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Peter Thiel

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Co-founder of PayPal; Co-founder and Chairman of Palantir Technologies; Partner at Founders Fund. Net worth ~$27.5B. Early investor in Facebook, LinkedIn, Yelp, SpaceX, Airbnb, Stripe, Anduril, OpenAI, Rumble. Moved primary residence from SF to LA in early 2018. $12M Buenos Aires mansion (2024–25); reported (unverified) Maui and New Zealand properties.

DISCREPANCY: N878DB is verified as a Gulfstream V, not a G550. S/N 5167, built 2007, hex AC145B, registered through Thorondor LLC (Tolkien's King of Eagles). Not flown since late 2024; parked at Leadville Airport (LXV), Colorado as of May 2026.

Home airports: LAX, SFO, SJC. Frequent destinations: Hawaii (Lihue — repeated trips), Florida (Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale), New York (Teterboro), Texas (Waco), Michigan (Oakland County), Georgia (Savannah — maintenance), Mexico (Puerto Vallarta). 83 tracked flights, ~1,454 metric tons CO₂.

Home base
Los Angeles Intl (KLAX · LAX)
Frequent destinations
PHLIKPBIKFXEKTEBKSAVMMPR

Lifetime emissions & flights

Total flights

11

Total CO₂

118.1t

Flight hours

30h

Peter Thiel's fleet (1 aircraft)

Gulfstream V

N878DB · ICAO: AC145B · Heavy jet

Track on map
Fuel burn
410 gal/hr
CO₂ per hour
3,939 kg
Car miles equiv.
9,749

Flight history — last 11 flights

CompletedN878DB
Jun 19, 2026, 09:05 PM
Departure
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Arrival
CYYJ — Victoria International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport to CYYJ — Victoria International Airport
Duration
2h 16m
Max altitude
45,000 ft
Max speed
529 kts
Arrived
Jun 19, 2026, 11:21 PM
CompletedN878DB
Jun 18, 2026, 11:22 PM
Departure
KPSB — Mid-State Regional Airport
Arrival
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from KPSB — Mid-State Regional Airport to KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Duration
4h 41m
Max altitude
45,025 ft
Max speed
464 kts
Arrived
Jun 19, 2026, 04:03 AM
CompletedN878DB
Jun 18, 2026, 09:41 PM
Departure
KGYY — Gary/Chicago International Airport
Arrival
KUNV — State College Regional Airport
Flight path
No flight path available
Duration
1h 28m
Max altitude
39,000 ft
Max speed
579 kts
Arrived
Jun 18, 2026, 11:10 PM
CompletedN878DB
Jun 16, 2026, 06:38 AM
Departure
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Arrival
KMDW — Chicago Midway International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport to KMDW — Chicago Midway International Airport
Duration
3h 22m
Max altitude
45,025 ft
Max speed
570 kts
Arrived
Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 AM
CompletedN878DB
Jun 14, 2026, 05:34 AM
Departure
KUNV — State College Regional Airport
Arrival
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from KUNV — State College Regional Airport to KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Duration
5h 4m
Max altitude
46,050 ft
Max speed
472 kts
Arrived
Jun 14, 2026, 10:38 AM
CompletedN878DB
Jun 14, 2026, 12:26 AM
Departure
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Arrival
KUNV — State College Regional Airport
Flight path
No flight path available
Duration
4h 7m
Max altitude
47,050 ft
Max speed
575 kts
Arrived
Jun 14, 2026, 04:33 AM
CompletedN878DB
May 25, 2026, 01:35 AM
Departure
KSGU — St George Regional Airport
Arrival
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from KSGU — St George Regional Airport to KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Duration
55m
Max altitude
38,025 ft
Max speed
496 kts
Arrived
May 25, 2026, 02:31 AM
CompletedN878DB
May 23, 2026, 11:27 PM
Departure
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Arrival
KSGU — St George Regional Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport to KSGU — St George Regional Airport
Duration
1h 8m
Max altitude
39,025 ft
Max speed
504 kts
Arrived
May 24, 2026, 12:36 AM
CompletedN878DB
May 21, 2026, 07:37 AM
Departure
KSFO — San Francisco International Airport
Arrival
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from KSFO — San Francisco International Airport to KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Duration
59m
Max altitude
27,025 ft
Max speed
492 kts
Arrived
May 21, 2026, 08:36 AM
CompletedN878DB
May 20, 2026, 07:20 AM
Departure
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Arrival
KSFO — San Francisco International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport to KSFO — San Francisco International Airport
Duration
1h 7m
Max altitude
36,025 ft
Max speed
478 kts
Arrived
May 20, 2026, 08:27 AM
CompletedN878DB
May 11, 2026, 04:44 AM
Departure
PHNL — Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Arrival
KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Peter Thiel's N878DB from PHNL — Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to KLAX — Los Angeles International Airport
Duration
4h 48m
Max altitude
45,025 ft
Max speed
559 kts
Arrived
May 11, 2026, 09:32 AM

About Peter Thiel's private jet

What private jet does Peter Thiel own?

Peter Thiel flies a Gulfstream V (registration N878DB). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.

What is Peter Thiel's private jet tail number?

Peter Thiel's private jet tail number is N878DB (a Gulfstream V). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.

How much CO₂ does Peter Thiel's jet emit per hour?

Peter Thiel's Gulfstream V (N878DB) burns roughly 410 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to about 3,939 kg of CO₂ per flight hour — equivalent to roughly 9,749 miles of average passenger-car driving.

Where does Peter Thiel fly out of?

Peter Thiel's home base is Los Angeles Intl (KLAX / LAX), with frequent destinations including PHLI, KPBI, KFXE, KTEB.

How much CO₂ has Peter Thiel's jet emitted on tracked flights?

Across 11 tracked flights (30 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Peter Thiel's aircraft have emitted approximately 118.1t 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.

Is it legal to track Peter Thiel's jet?

Yes. Every transponder-equipped aircraft broadcasts unencrypted ADS-B position data continuously, by FAA mandate. Celebplanes aggregates this public broadcast from ADSB Exchange, ADSB.fi, FlightRadar24 and airplanes.live — the same sources used by news outlets and academic researchers. See celebplanes.com/methodology for details.

Attributions derived from FAA registry + ADSB Exchange + SEC filings; may be incomplete or outdated. Methodology · Report an error. Observational use only.