Gulfstream G650ER
N1989R · ICAO: A18986 · Heavy jet

Rory McIlroy — Northern Irish PGA Tour pro; 5× major champion (2014 Masters, 2× US PGA, 2014 Open Championship, 2025 Masters — career grand slam complete). PGA Tour Player Director. Lives in Jupiter, FL. N1989R is a Gulfstream G650ER — hex resolved live by registration fallback.
Total flights
14
Total CO₂
154.9t
Flight hours
34h
N1989R · ICAO: A18986 · Heavy jet
Rory McIlroy flies a Gulfstream G650ER (registration N1989R). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.
Rory McIlroy's private jet tail number is N1989R (a Gulfstream G650ER). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.
Rory McIlroy's Gulfstream G650ER (N1989R) burns roughly 470 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to about 4,515 kg of CO₂ per flight hour — equivalent to roughly 11,176 miles of average passenger-car driving.
Rory McIlroy's home base is Palm Beach Intl (KPBI / PBI), with frequent destinations including EGAA, KAUG, EGLL, KLAS.
Across 14 tracked flights (34 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Rory McIlroy's aircraft have emitted approximately 154.9t 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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