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Steve Ballmer

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Former CEO of Microsoft (2000–2014); current owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Net worth ~$143–166B, surging past Bill Gates in 2024. Receives roughly $1B annually in Microsoft dividends. Largest individual Microsoft shareholder (~4%). Hunts Point WA waterfront mansion (1987 purchase $1.325M, now $12M+); $9.8M neighbouring purchase Dec 2019. Whidbey Island compound (10 parcels). Ballmer Group philanthropic LLC has donated $6.5B+.

N709DS is a 2017 Gulfstream G650 (S/N 6285, hex A97659) through CBAIR LLC.

Base: Seattle / Hunts Point (BFI). Most frequent destination: Los Angeles (LAX, VNY, LGB) — reflecting Clippers ownership. Also Las Vegas, Portland, Denver, Sun Valley (Allen & Co. conference), Detroit area, and Kona, Hawaii. His G650 is among the most-tracked celebrity jets — 421,000+ miles, 5,000+ metric tons CO₂.

Home base
King County Intl / Boeing Field (KBFI · BFI)
Frequent destinations
KLAXKVNYKLGBKLASKPDXPHKO

Lifetime emissions & flights

Total flights

4

Total CO₂

42.7t

Flight hours

10h

Steve Ballmer's fleet (1 aircraft)

Gulfstream G650

N709DS · ICAO: A97659 · Heavy jet

Track on map
Fuel burn
460 gal/hr
CO₂ per hour
4,419 kg
Car miles equiv.
10,938

Flight history — last 4 flights

CompletedN709DS
Jun 18, 2026, 10:03 PM
Departure
IL02 — Herbert C. Maas Airport
Arrival
KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Flight path
Flight path for Steve Ballmer's N709DS from IL02 — Herbert C. Maas Airport to KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Duration
3h 27m
Max altitude
47,025 ft
Max speed
499 kts
Arrived
Jun 19, 2026, 01:31 AM
CompletedN709DS
Jun 17, 2026, 04:15 PM
Departure
K9S4 — Mineral County Airport
Arrival
KMDW — Chicago Midway International Airport
Flight path
Flight path for Steve Ballmer's N709DS from K9S4 — Mineral County Airport to KMDW — Chicago Midway International Airport
Duration
2h 24m
Max altitude
49,025 ft
Max speed
637 kts
Arrived
Jun 17, 2026, 06:39 PM
CompletedN709DS
Jun 12, 2026, 07:10 PM
Departure
FA99 — Fantasy Field Airstrip
Arrival
KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Flight path
Flight path for Steve Ballmer's N709DS from FA99 — Fantasy Field Airstrip to KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Duration
18m
Max altitude
17,950 ft
Max speed
402 kts
Arrived
Jun 12, 2026, 07:28 PM
CompletedN709DS
Jun 11, 2026, 12:35 AM
Departure
0XA0 — RNW Airport
Arrival
KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Flight path
Flight path for Steve Ballmer's N709DS from 0XA0 — RNW Airport to KBFI — King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Duration
3h 29m
Max altitude
47,025 ft
Max speed
511 kts
Arrived
Jun 11, 2026, 04:04 AM

About Steve Ballmer's private jet

What private jet does Steve Ballmer own?

Steve Ballmer flies a Gulfstream G650 (registration N709DS). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.

What is Steve Ballmer's private jet tail number?

Steve Ballmer's private jet tail number is N709DS (a Gulfstream G650). Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.

How much CO₂ does Steve Ballmer's jet emit per hour?

Steve Ballmer's Gulfstream G650 (N709DS) burns roughly 460 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to about 4,419 kg of CO₂ per flight hour — equivalent to roughly 10,938 miles of average passenger-car driving.

Where does Steve Ballmer fly out of?

Steve Ballmer's home base is King County Intl / Boeing Field (KBFI / BFI), with frequent destinations including KLAX, KVNY, KLGB, KLAS.

How much CO₂ has Steve Ballmer's jet emitted on tracked flights?

Across 4 tracked flights (10 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Steve Ballmer's aircraft have emitted approximately 42.7t 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 Steve Ballmer'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.