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Clive Palmer — Mineralogy chairman (Australia). Bombardier Global 6000 (VH-VQN).

Note · Celebplanes tracks Clive Palmer's registered aircraft — not Clive Palmer personally. ADS-B data shows when and where the plane moved; who was aboard any given flight is unknown.

Lifetime emissions & flights

Total flights

2

Total CO₂

12.6t

Flight hours

3h

Clive Palmer's fleet (1 aircraft)

Bombardier Global 6000

VH-VQN · ICAO: F50007 · Heavy jet

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Fuel burn
430 gal/hr
CO₂ per hour
4,131 kg
Car miles equiv.
10,225

Flight history — last 2 flights

CompletedVH-VQN
Jun 25, 2026, 10:43 AM
Departure
YSCB — Canberra Airport
Arrival
YBBN — Brisbane International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Clive Palmer's VH-VQN from YSCB — Canberra Airport to YBBN — Brisbane International Airport
Duration
1h 25m
Max altitude
41,000 ft
Max speed
522 kts
Arrived
Jun 25, 2026, 12:09 PM
CompletedVH-VQN
Jun 25, 2026, 04:28 AM
Departure
YBBN — Brisbane International Airport
Arrival
YSCB — Canberra Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Clive Palmer's VH-VQN from YBBN — Brisbane International Airport to YSCB — Canberra Airport
Duration
1h 36m
Max altitude
40,025 ft
Max speed
499 kts
Arrived
Jun 25, 2026, 06:05 AM

About Clive Palmer's private jet

What private jet does Clive Palmer own?

Clive Palmer flies a Bombardier Global 6000 (registration VH-VQN). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.

What is Clive Palmer's private jet tail number?

Clive Palmer's private jet tail number is VH-VQN (a Bombardier Global 6000). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.

How much CO₂ does Clive Palmer's jet emit per hour?

Clive Palmer's Bombardier Global 6000 (VH-VQN) burns roughly 430 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to about 4,131 kg of CO₂ per flight hour — equivalent to roughly 10,225 miles of average passenger-car driving.

How much CO₂ has Clive Palmer's jet emitted on tracked flights?

Across 2 tracked flights (3 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Clive Palmer's aircraft have emitted approximately 12.6t of CO₂. These figures are calculated from public ADS-B flight times multiplied by manufacturer-published fuel burn × the EPA standard 9.57 kg CO₂/gallon for Jet-A.

Is it legal to track Clive Palmer's jet?

Yes. Every transponder-equipped aircraft broadcasts unencrypted ADS-B position data continuously, by FAA mandate. Celebplanes aggregates this public broadcast from ADSB Exchange, ADSB.fi, FlightRadar24 and airplanes.live — the same sources used by news outlets and academic researchers. See celebplanes.com/methodology for details.

Attributions derived from FAA registry + ADSB Exchange + SEC filings; may be incomplete or outdated. Methodology · Report an error. Observational use only.