Xi Jinping / Chinese Presidential Flight vs Recep Tayyip Erdogan / Turkish Presidential Flight

Side-by-side comparison of Xi Jinping / Chinese Presidential Flight's and Recep Tayyip Erdogan / Turkish Presidential Flight's tracked private jets — aircraft, fuel burn, CO₂ per hour, home airports. Live data from public ADS-B records.

Xi Jinping / Chinese Presidential Flight

Government

Fleet: 2 types: Boeing 747-89L, Boeing 737-79L BBJ

Tails: B-2479, B-2481, B-3999

Recep Tayyip Erdogan / Turkish Presidential Flight

Government

Fleet: 4 types: Boeing 747-800 BBJ, Airbus A340-500, Airbus A330-200 Prestige, …

Tails: TC-TRK, TC-CAN, TC-TUR, TC-ATA

Head-to-head

Stat	Xi Jinping / Chinese Presidential Flight	Recep Tayyip Erdogan / Turkish Presidential Flight
Fleet size	3	4
Combined fuel burn	3,080 gph	3,010 gph
CO₂ / hour (heaviest aircraft)	13,449 kg	13,449 kg
Estimated annual CO₂	5917.5t	5783.1t
Home base	Beijing Daxing Intl (ZBAD)	Istanbul Airport (LTFM)
Category	Government	Government
Tail numbers	B-2479, B-2481, B-3999	TC-TRK, TC-CAN, TC-TUR, TC-ATA

Methodology and emissions math at celebplanes.com/methodology. Annual CO₂ is an estimate using a 200-hour-per-year industry baseline; actual usage varies. For each celebrity's live tracking and full flight history, click into their profile.

Attributions derived from FAA registry + ADSB Exchange + SEC filings; may be incomplete or outdated.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