Bombardier Challenger 605
N157NS · ICAO: A0E56D · Heavy jet

Norfolk Southern Corporation — Class I rail (~22,000 miles eastern US). CEO Mark George. Atlanta HQ at MidCity Center. N157NS is a Challenger 605.
Total flights
30
Total CO₂
120.3t
Flight hours
45h
N157NS · ICAO: A0E56D · Heavy jet
Norfolk Southern flies a Bombardier Challenger 605 (registration N157NS). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.
Norfolk Southern's private jet tail number is N157NS (a Bombardier Challenger 605). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.
Norfolk Southern's Bombardier Challenger 605 (N157NS) burns roughly 280 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to about 2,690 kg of CO₂ per flight hour — equivalent to roughly 6,658 miles of average passenger-car driving.
Norfolk Southern's home base is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta Intl (KATL / ATL), with frequent destinations including KIAD, KCLT, KMSP, KORD.
Across 30 tracked flights (45 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Norfolk Southern's aircraft have emitted approximately 120.3t 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.
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