Bombardier Global Express
N51SE · ICAO: A660AB · Heavy jet
Fuel burn
400 gal/hr
CO₂ per hour
3,843 kg
Car miles equiv.
9,511
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John Stanton Private jet tracker
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John Stanton was the first employee at McCaw Cellular and left as vice chairman, then spent the 1990s building two carriers of his own: Western Wireless, which he ran from 1992, and VoiceStream Wireless, spun out in 1995. Deutsche Telekom bought VoiceStream and renamed it T-Mobile USA — the whole American T-Mobile business grew out of the company he founded. He went into the Wireless Hall of Fame in 2004, chaired Clearwire from 2008 to 2013, and co-founded Trilogy International Partners in 2005, which he and his wife Theresa Gillespie took fully private in 2024 through their SG Enterprises. Forbes had him at $2.4B in May 2025.
He bought into the Mariners in December 2000 and became chairman in 2016 when Nintendo sold its majority stake for $661M — the end of the Japanese ownership that had kept the club in Seattle since 1992. He has been the controlling owner since. He sits on the Microsoft board, joined in 2014, and the Costco board, joined in 2015, and was a Columbia Sportswear director from 1997.
N51SE is a 2004 Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express, serial 9138, hex A660AB, registered to TPS LLC at a PO box in Medina — the Lake Washington town where Bill Gates lives, and a short hop across the water from the Bellevue house Stanton and Gillespie actually live in. The 'TPS' initials look like the family's but nothing on the record says so, and no press has ever connected him to this airframe. Registry-only, like most of this cluster.
Note · We track John Stanton's planes, not John Stanton in person. Flight data shows when and where each plane flew. It does not show who was on board.
Home base
King County Intl / Boeing Field (KBFI · BFI)
Frequent destinations
KPSCKSUNKPHXKPSPKORDKJFK
Where is John Stanton's private jet right now?
We do not see it in the air right now. The last flight we tracked for John Stanton's Bombardier Global Express (N51SE) landed at King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) on October 6, 2026. Follow it on the live jet tracker map.
The map shows where John Stanton's plane has flown. Each dot is a recorded position.
How much CO₂ do John Stanton's private jet flights emit?
Over the last 2 completed flights we tracked, John Stanton's private jet spent about 10 hours in the air. We estimate those flights put out 36.7 metric tons of CO₂.
Total flights
2
Total CO₂
36.7t
Flight hours
10h
What private jet does John Stanton own?
We track one private jet for John Stanton: a Bombardier Global Express with tail number N51SE.
Where has John Stanton's private jet flown?
These are the last 2 flights we tracked for John Stanton's private jet, newest first. Open a flight to see its route map, time in the air, top altitude and speed.
CompletedN51SEOct 6, 2026, 02:17 PMDepartureKIAD — Washington Dulles International AirportArrivalKBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
CompletedN51SE
Oct 6, 2026, 02:17 PMDeparture
KIAD — Washington Dulles International Airport
Arrival
KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Flight path
Duration
5h 17m
Max altitude
43,025 ft
Max speed
461 kts
Arrived
Oct 6, 2026, 07:34 PM
CompletedN51SEOct 5, 2026, 03:07 PMDepartureKBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
CompletedN51SE
Oct 5, 2026, 03:07 PMDeparture
KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
John Stanton private jet FAQ
Does John Stanton have a private jet?
Yes. We track 1 plane linked to John Stanton: a Bombardier Global Express (N51SE). The flight log on this page comes from public ADS-B signals. It shows where the plane went, not who was on board.
What private jet does John Stanton own?
John Stanton flies a Bombardier Global Express. Its tail number is N51SE. You can track it live on this page, along with its flight history and CO₂.
How many private jets does John Stanton own?
John Stanton owns 1 tracked plane: N51SE (Bombardier Global Express). That count only covers planes we can tie to John Stanton through public registration and ADS-B records. A plane held through an undisclosed company, or one that is chartered, would not show up here.
What kind of plane does John Stanton fly?
John Stanton flies a Bombardier Global Express, tail number N51SE. It is in the Ultra Long Range class. It can fly 6,700 nautical miles without stopping and seats up to 18 people.
How much is John Stanton's private jet worth?
John Stanton flies a Bombardier Global Express (N51SE). Used ones usually ask $8–15 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.
What is John Stanton's private jet tail number?
John Stanton's private jet tail number is N51SE. The plane is a Bombardier Global Express. Each tail number links to a live tracking page. There you can see the plane's flight history, fuel burn and CO₂.
How much CO₂ does John Stanton's jet emit per hour?
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.