Aircraft ownership record
Elon Musk's private jet
Elon Musk (Tesla · SpaceX · xAI) is publicly associated with a Gulfstream G650ER, reported under N628TS and N8628 and N502SX, usually based at Austin (AUS). Everything below comes from civil aircraft registers, corporate filings and dated aviation photography.
The short answer
Elon Musk flies a Gulfstream G650ER registered as N628TS, N8628, N502SX. The airframe is usually held by a trust, holding company or management operator rather than by Elon Musk personally — that is standard practice for business aircraft and does not imply anything unusual. Home base for reported movements is Austin (AUS).
Registration records
Routes this aircraft flies most
| Route | Airports | CO2 (2 h estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Austin (AUS) → Los Angeles (LAX) | KAUS → KLAX | 11123.2 t |
| Austin (AUS) → New York (TEB) | KAUS → KTEB | 11123.2 t |
| Austin (AUS) → London (LHR) | KAUS → EGLL | 11123.2 t |
| Austin (AUS) → San Jose (SJC) | KAUS → KSJC | 11123.2 t |
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Questions people ask
- What private jet does Elon Musk use?
- Public register and aviation-photography records associate Elon Musk with a Gulfstream G650ER, reported under the marks N628TS, N8628, N502SX. The registered owner is usually a trust, holding company or management operator rather than the individual.
- What is Elon Musk's jet tail number?
- The reported registrations are N628TS, N8628, N502SX. Each mark links to its civil register record, where the current registered owner, aircraft type and ICAO 24-bit address are published.
- Can I track Elon Musk's jet live?
- Yes, when the aircraft is broadcasting. Transponder position data is public, so the airframe appears on the live tracker while it is in receiver coverage. Aircraft enrolled in the FAA's LADD or PIA privacy programmes, or flying over oceans and remote regions, will show gaps.
- Where is Elon Musk's jet usually based?
- Movements reported for this airframe centre on Austin (AUS). Business aircraft return to a home base between trips, so departures most often begin there.
- How much CO2 does a flight on this aircraft produce?
- A Gulfstream G650ER burns roughly 1760 kg of jet fuel per flight hour, and each kilogram releases about 3.16 kg of CO2 — around 11123.2 tonnes for a two-hour hop.