Gulfstream G280
N280LS · ICAO: A2CF06 · Midsize jet

General Dynamics is one of the largest U.S. defense contractors, based in Reston, Virginia. It builds the Abrams tank and other combat vehicles through General Dynamics Land Systems, nuclear submarines through Electric Boat, and Navy ships through Bath Iron Works. It also owns Gulfstream Aerospace.
N280LS is a 2014 Gulfstream G280, serial 2001, hex A2CF06. The FAA lists Plane 79 LLC of Sterling Heights, Michigan as the owner. Sterling Heights is home to General Dynamics Land Systems, and spotter photos of the jet are captioned with the Land Systems name. That is where the tie comes from, since the LLC name itself does not say.
Oakland County is the base because it is the nearest business airport to Sterling Heights, not because of observed flights. Washington Dulles is listed for the Reston headquarters and Savannah for Gulfstream.
Note · We track General Dynamics's planes, not General Dynamics in person. Flight data shows when and where each plane flew. It does not show who was on board.
We have not tracked a flight for General Dynamics's private jet yet. When it flies, it will show up here and on our live map. Follow it on the live jet tracker map.
We track one private jet for General Dynamics: a Gulfstream G280 with tail number N280LS.
N280LS · ICAO: A2CF06 · Midsize jet
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Yes. We track 1 plane linked to General Dynamics: a Gulfstream G280 (N280LS). The flight log on this page comes from public ADS-B signals. It shows where the plane went, not who was on board.
General Dynamics flies a Gulfstream G280. Its tail number is N280LS. You can track it live on this page, along with its flight history and CO₂.
General Dynamics owns 1 tracked plane: N280LS (Gulfstream G280). That count only covers planes we can tie to General Dynamics through public registration and ADS-B records. A plane held through an undisclosed company, or one that is chartered, would not show up here.
General Dynamics flies a Gulfstream G280, tail number N280LS. It is in the Super Midsize class. It can fly 3,600 nautical miles without stopping and seats up to 10 people.
General Dynamics flies a Gulfstream G280 (N280LS). A new Gulfstream G280 lists for about $26 million before options and cabin fit-out. Used ones usually ask $15–22 million. These are mid-2026 market figures, not an appraisal of this plane. Its real value depends on its flight hours, engine maintenance plan and cabin layout.
General Dynamics's private jet tail number is N280LS. The plane is a Gulfstream G280. Each tail number links to a live tracking page. There you can see the plane's flight history, fuel burn and CO₂.
Owner matches come from the FAA registry, adsb.lol (ODbL) and ADSB.fi data, and SEC filings. They may be incomplete or out of date. Methodology · Report an error. For observational use only.
About 2,306 kg for every hour in the air. General Dynamics's Gulfstream G280 (N280LS) burns roughly 240 gallons of jet fuel an hour. That is about the same CO₂ as driving an average car 5,707 miles.
General Dynamics's home airport is Oakland County Intl (Detroit) (KPTK / PTK). Frequent stops include KIAD and KSAV.
Yes. The FAA requires planes with transponders to broadcast their position over ADS-B, and the signal is not encrypted. We collect that public data from adsb.lol and ADSB.fi, two open flight-tracking networks. News outlets and university researchers use the same kind of data. Our methodology page explains how it works.