Gulfstream G650ER
N459BL · ICAO: A593AF · Heavy jet
Fuel burn
470 gal/hr
CO₂ per hour
4,515 kg
Car miles equiv.
11,176
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Melinda French Gates
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Melinda French Gates ran the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as co-chair until June 2024, when she resigned and took $12.5B out of the settlement to commit through her own vehicles. Pivotal Ventures, the Kirkland-based investment and incubation company she founded in 2015, is the main one; it backs women's economic mobility, caregiving infrastructure and political participation in the US. She has pledged $1B through 2026 to work on behalf of women and families.
N459BL is a 2018 Gulfstream G650ER, S/N 6321, hex A593AF — the airframe that flew as N194WM when it was listed under Bill Gates on this roster. The FAA MASTER row names TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee, which is a registration structure rather than an operator: it keeps the beneficial owner off the public registry. The tie to Pivotal Ventures comes from the hangar and from who flies it, not from anything the registry states, and that is the standard this attribution rests on.
Base is Boeing Field, in the Gates family hangar complex on the west side. Because the airframe and the crew are shared history with the other G650ER, expect the two to appear at the same fields — a legacy of one household fleet split in two, not evidence that the aircraft fly together.
Note · Celebplanes tracks Melinda French Gates's registered aircraft — not Melinda French Gates personally. ADS-B data shows when and where the plane moved; who was aboard any given flight is unknown.
Aircraft owner
TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee — the owner trust behind her Pivotal Ventures
Home base
King County Intl / Boeing Field (KBFI · BFI)
Melinda French Gates's fleet (1 aircraft)
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About Melinda French Gates's private jet
Does Melinda French Gates have a private jet?
Yes. Celebplanes tracks 1 aircraft associated with Melinda French Gates: a Gulfstream G650ER (N459BL). The aircraft is registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee — the owner trust behind her Pivotal Ventures, not to Melinda French Gates personally. Every movement is logged from the public ADS-B broadcast, so the flight history on this page is a record of the aircraft, not of who was aboard.
What private jet does Melinda French Gates own?
Melinda French Gates flies a Gulfstream G650ER (registration N459BL). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.
How many private jets does Melinda French Gates own?
Melinda French Gates flies 1 tracked aircraft: N459BL (Gulfstream G650ER). The aircraft is registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee — the owner trust behind her Pivotal Ventures, not to Melinda French Gates personally. This is the count Celebplanes can evidence from public registration and ADS-B records; aircraft held through undisclosed entities or chartered rather than owned would not appear here.
What kind of plane does Melinda French Gates fly?
Melinda French Gates flies a Gulfstream G650ER — Ultra Long Range class, 7,500 nm range, seating up to 19 (registration N459BL). The aircraft is registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee — the owner trust behind her Pivotal Ventures, not to Melinda French Gates personally.
What is Melinda French Gates's private jet tail number?
Melinda French Gates's private jet tail number is N459BL (a Gulfstream G650ER). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.
Attributions derived from FAA registry + ADSB Exchange + SEC filings; may be incomplete or outdated. Methodology · Report an error. Observational use only.