Celebrity jet emissions

A heavy private jet (Gulfstream G650, Bombardier Global 7500, Dassault Falcon 7X) burns 350-500 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to roughly 3,500-5,000 kg of CO₂ per hour. Mid-size jets (Citation Latitude, Falcon 2000) sit around 200-300 gph and 2,000-3,000 kg CO₂/hour. Light jets emit less but typically fly shorter routes more frequently.

Per passenger-mile, private jets emit roughly 5-14× more CO₂ than commercial flights. A private jet often carries 2-5 passengers in a cabin built for 12-16, so the per-person footprint is multiplied. A short-haul private flight can emit more CO₂ per passenger than a year of average car driving.

We use the published fuel burn rate (gallons per hour) for each aircraft model, multiplied by 9.57 kg CO₂ per gallon of Jet-A (the EPA standard combustion factor for kerosene-based jet fuel). Flight duration comes from public ADS-B records (departure and arrival timestamps). Lifetime totals sum every tracked flight for that airframe or owner. Methodology is identical to the one used by aviation industry reporting bodies; we source raw data from ADSB Exchange, ADSB.fi, FlightRadar24, and airplanes.live.

No — they are best-effort estimates based on published fuel burn rates, which assume typical cruise profiles. Actual fuel consumption varies with payload, weather, routing, and cruise altitude, typically by ±10-15%. We surface the figures so the relative comparison (Celebrity A vs Celebrity B; Aircraft X vs Aircraft Y) is meaningful, not as audited carbon accounting. Treat them like a fuel-economy MPG rating: directionally accurate, useful for comparison.

Yes. ADS-B is an unencrypted public broadcast that every transponder-equipped aircraft is required to emit; anyone with a $30 SDR receiver can listen. Multiple data providers (ADSB Exchange, ADSB.fi, FlightRadar24, FlightAware, airplanes.live, plus the FAA SBS feeds) re-publish this data publicly. Celebplanes uses the same public sources. The FAA LADD program lets aircraft owners request privacy in some operator-facing channels but does not affect the underlying ADS-B broadcast.