Tom Cruise flies to upstate New York after Florida Scientology appearances

Tom Cruise flew from Williston Municipal Airport in Florida to Canandaigua Airport in upstate New York aboard his HondaJet HA-420 on June 15, a 2-hour-18-minute hop that took him from the Gulf Coast nearly to the Finger Lakes. The timing suggests Cruise is returning to his Canandaigua-area property after an extended Florida stretch: his aircraft had shuttled between Clearwater and Canandaigua four times since late May.

The same week, a report from [Globe Magazine](https://globemagazine.com/tom-cruise-is-leaving-the-uk-and-returning-to-the-us-a-new-chapter-with-a-clean-slate-exclusive/) cited unnamed sources saying Cruise plans to leave the UK and base himself in Clearwater to be closer to his son Connor. Other coverage from [NashvilleGab](https://nashvillegab.com/tom-cruise-appears-at-church-of-scientology-event-after-insider-comments/) and [RadarOnline](https://radaronline.com/p/tom-cruise-john-travolta-elisabeth-moss-cheered-scientology-david-miscavige/) noted Cruise was photographed in the front row at the Church of Scientology's March 14 birthday celebration in Clearwater, where he applauded leader David Miscavige. Cruise has been a Scientologist since 1986 and maintains a penthouse in Clearwater's SkyView tower.

Cruise's flight pattern this spring reflects a familiar east-coast circuit: Florida for church and family, upstate New York as a secondary base. With over 350,000 tracked miles and two aircraft operated through Nexgen Flight Solutions, the licensed pilot remains one of the most active celebrity aviators in the private-jet flight logs.