Tom Cruise makes quick hop from Miami to Fort Lauderdale on May 9

Tom Cruise flew from Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport early on May 9, 2026, covering the roughly 25 miles in just 22 minutes aboard his Bombardier Challenger 350, N350XX. Departing at 12:53 a.m. and arriving at 1:16 a.m., the low-altitude jaunt—topping out at 3,050 feet—barely qualified as more than a taxi ride with wings.

Such brief Florida-internal flights are routine for Cruise, whose recurring destinations include Fort Lauderdale Executive among other South Florida spots like Naples and Palm Beach. With his primary residence a luxurious penthouse in Clearwater, these quick hops often shuttle him around the state for personal or business matters tied to his life there, including his long-standing Scientology commitments at the church's Clearwater headquarters.

This trip follows a whirlwind of recent travel: from Phoenix to Miami the day before, and earlier ping-ponging between Clearwater and New Orleans. Cruise's jet logs over 367 flights and 350,000 miles, a testament to his peripatetic lifestyle—though as the NBAA once wryly noted, tracking celebrity planes is akin to noting license plates on the interstate.