Tom Cruise's HondaJet N77VA flies from Coral Gable to Tampa in 42 minutes

Tom Cruise's HondaJet HA-420, tail number N77VA, flew from Homestead East Airstrip (KFLR) in Coral Gable, Florida, to Tampa International Airport (KTPA) on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The aircraft departed at 23:18 UTC and landed at 00:00 UTC, spending 42 minutes in the air. The flight covered a great-circle distance of 180 nautical miles, or 207 miles.

The aircraft reached a top ground speed of 366 knots and a highest altitude of 22,000 feet, with an average ground speed of 259 knots. Celebplanes estimates the flight burned about 56 US gallons of fuel, producing roughly 534 kilograms of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 1,322 miles. The HondaJet HA-420 is a light jet that typically seats four to five passengers, has a top speed of Mach 0.72, a range of 1,223 nautical miles, and a service ceiling of 43,000 feet.

This is the 14th tracked landing by N77VA at Tampa International Airport in the 40-flight window from August 28 to November 8, 2026. The previous landing at Tampa was on November 3, five days before this flight. Tom Cruise's home base is Clearwater Air Park (KCLW), located 12 nautical miles from Tampa International. His usual destinations include Fort Lauderdale Executive, Van Nuys, Naples Municipal, President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Teterboro, and Farnborough. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 11 airports and flew about 7,855 nautical miles. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 6 hours since its previous tracked landing at Coral Gable earlier the same day. Another tracked aircraft, Bob Basham's Dassault Falcon 900EX, landed at Tampa about 2 hours before this flight.

It has over-wing engine mounts and typically seats four passengers, up to five. The aircraft burns an estimated 80 US gallons of fuel per hour.

Tom Cruise is an actor, producer, and aviation enthusiast with a net worth of about $600 million and a global box office of more than $11.5 billion. He is a licensed pilot and has maintained a primary residence in Clearwater, Florida, since 2017. No public event or appearance by Tom Cruise has been announced in the Tampa Bay area for this date. The flight follows a pattern of regional travel that has included trips to upstate New York and North Carolina in recent weeks.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made 14 flights, spent 24.8 hours in the air, and produced about 19,095 kg of CO2. The longest leg in that period was from Ontario County IDA to Tampa on November 3, covering 932 nautical miles. The most common destinations in that window were Tampa with 13 landings, Ontario County IDA with 5 landings, and West Palm Beach with 2 landings.

The HondaJet is operated via Nexgen Flight Solutions and is used primarily for shorter hops around Florida and the East Coast. This flight from Coral Gable back to the Tampa area fits that profile, returning the aircraft to its operational base after a brief stop in South Florida. The aircraft used about 15 percent of its total range on this flight.