Gulfstream G650ER
Flying nowN459BL · 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 Private jet tracker
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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 east 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 · We track Melinda French Gates's planes, not Melinda French Gates in person. Flight data shows when and where each plane flew. It does not show who was on board.
Aircraft owner
TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee — the owner trust behind her Pivotal Ventures
Home base
King County Intl / Boeing Field (KBFI · BFI)
Where is Melinda French Gates's private jet right now?
Melinda French Gates's Gulfstream G650ER (N459BL) is in the air right now. It took off from London Stansted Airport (EGSS). Follow it on the live jet tracker map.
The map shows where Melinda French Gates's plane has flown. Each dot is a recorded position.
How much CO₂ do Melinda French Gates's private jet flights emit?
Over the last 11 completed flights we tracked, Melinda French Gates's private jet spent about 46 hours in the air. We estimate those flights put out 206.7 metric tons of CO₂.
Total flights
11
Total CO₂
206.7t
Flight hours
46h
What private jet does Melinda French Gates own?
We track one private jet for Melinda French Gates: a Gulfstream G650ER with tail number N459BL.
Where has Melinda French Gates's private jet flown?
These are the last 12 flights we tracked for Melinda French Gates's private jet, newest first. Open a flight to see its route map, time in the air, top altitude and speed.
In flightN459BLDepartureEGSS — London Stansted Airport
In flightN459BL
Departure
EGSS — London Stansted Airport
Flight path
Flight in progress — path generates on landing
Duration
Max altitude
45,025 ft
Max speed
523 kts
CompletedN459BLOct 7, 2026, 12:47 AMDepartureKBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing FieldArrivalEGSS — London Stansted Airport
CompletedN459BL
Oct 7, 2026, 12:47 AMDeparture
KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Arrival
EGSS — London Stansted Airport
Flight path
Melinda French Gates private jet FAQ
Does Melinda French Gates have a private jet?
Yes. We track 1 plane linked to Melinda French Gates: a Gulfstream G650ER (N459BL). The plane is registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee — the owner trust behind her Pivotal Ventures, not to Melinda French Gates. The flight log on this page comes from public ADS-B signals. It shows where the plane went, not who was on board.
What plane does Melinda French Gates fly on?
Melinda French Gates flies a Gulfstream G650ER. Its tail number is N459BL. You can track it live on this page, along with its flight history and CO₂.
How many planes does Melinda French Gates fly on?
Melinda French Gates flies on 1 tracked plane: N459BL (Gulfstream G650ER). The plane is registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee — the owner trust behind her Pivotal Ventures, not to Melinda French Gates. That count only covers planes we can tie to Melinda French Gates 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 Melinda French Gates fly?
Melinda French Gates flies a Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N459BL. It is in the Ultra Long Range class. It can fly 7,500 nautical miles without stopping and seats up to 19 people. The plane is registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc as trustee — the owner trust behind her Pivotal Ventures, not to Melinda French Gates.
What is Melinda French Gates's private jet tail number?
Melinda French Gates's private jet tail number is N459BL. The plane is a Gulfstream G650ER. 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 Melinda French Gates'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.