Aircraft ownership record
Lionel Messi's private jet
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is publicly associated with a Gulfstream V, reported under LV-IRQ, usually based at Miami (MIA). Everything below comes from civil aircraft registers, corporate filings and dated aviation photography.
The short answer
Lionel Messi flies a Gulfstream V registered as LV-IRQ. The airframe is usually held by a trust, holding company or management operator rather than by Lionel Messi personally — that is standard practice for business aircraft and does not imply anything unusual. Home base for reported movements is Miami (MIA).
Registration records
Each mark below opens its public register record — registered owner, aircraft type, country of registry and ICAO 24-bit address.
Routes this aircraft flies most
| Route | Airports | CO2 (2 h estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (MIA) → Buenos Aires (EZE) | KMIA → SAEZ | 10112.0 t |
| Miami (MIA) → Palma (PMI) | KMIA → LEPA | 10112.0 t |
| Miami (MIA) → New York (TEB) | KMIA → KTEB | 10112.0 t |
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Questions people ask
- What private jet does Lionel Messi use?
- Public register and aviation-photography records associate Lionel Messi with a Gulfstream V, reported under the mark LV-IRQ. The registered owner is usually a trust, holding company or management operator rather than the individual.
- What is Lionel Messi's jet tail number?
- The reported registration is LV-IRQ. 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 Lionel Messi'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 Lionel Messi's jet usually based?
- Movements reported for this airframe centre on Miami (MIA). 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 V burns roughly 1600 kg of jet fuel per flight hour, and each kilogram releases about 3.16 kg of CO2 — around 10112.0 tonnes for a two-hour hop.