INEOS Gulfstream G600 M-INKE flies 4,211 nm from West Palm Beach to Nice in 8 hours
Why It MattersA 4,211 nm crossing using about 64 percent of the G600's stated range shows how ultra-long-range jets let a corporate flight department run frequent transatlantic legs without intermediate stops.
What happened
INEOS's Gulfstream G600, registration M-INKE, landed at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 21:22 UTC. The aircraft had departed President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, at 13:22 UTC and was airborne for 8 hours 0 minutes.
The great-circle distance between the two airports is 4,211 nautical miles (4,846 miles). The jet reached a highest altitude of 45,025 feet and a top ground speed of 594 knots, averaging 526 knots over the leg. Estimated fuel burn was about 3,522 US gallons, roughly 440 gallons per hour.
This was the 12th landing by an INEOS aircraft at Nice in the 30 days before the flight. The previous one came on October 29, when M-AMBA, another G600 in the fleet, arrived at Nice. Nice was the most common destination in that window with 11 landings, followed by Farnborough with 10.
The longest leg in the window was M-INKE's October 29 flight from Farnborough to West Palm Beach, covering 3,790 nautical miles. The aircraft spent about 13 hours on the ground at West Palm Beach after that landing before flying on to Nice.
The fleet's home base is Isle of Man Airport in Castletown, 779 nautical miles from Nice; usual destinations include Farnborough, London Luton, Geneva and Manchester. The three Gulfstream G600s, including M-INKE, are held through Hampshire Aviation LLP, the INEOS flight department, and are shared among Sir Jim Ratcliffe and co-owners Andy Currie and John Reece.
The aircraft and the operator
The G600 is an ultra-long-range jet with a range of 6,600 nautical miles, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, a top speed of Mach 0.925 (515 knots) and seating for up to 19 passengers. The West Palm Beach to Nice leg used about 64 percent of that maximum range.
INEOS, founded by Ratcliffe in 1998, employs about 26,000 people across 190 sites and has roughly $65 billion in annual revenue. Its sporting interests include OGC Nice, the INEOS Grenadiers cycling team and the INEOS Britannia America's Cup entry.
Industry impact & what to watch
A leg that consumes roughly two-thirds of an aircraft's stated range, flown with a 13-hour turnaround the day after a 3,790 nautical mile crossing in the opposite direction, illustrates how ultra-long-range cabins are used by large corporate flight departments. The aircraft are positioned as transatlantic shuttles, with the margin between mission distance and maximum range being what allows weather and routing flexibility without a fuel stop.
The pattern of 12 Nice landings in 30 days from one fleet also shows how a single corporate owner with a sporting and business footprint on the Côte d'Azur can generate steady, predictable demand at a leisure-heavy airport. For FBOs and handlers at Nice, that kind of repeat traffic is a base load that sits alongside seasonal charter peaks.
What would settle how typical this schedule is is the fleet's movement record over the coming weeks: whether Nice stays the leading destination ahead of Farnborough, and whether further West Palm Beach crossings follow.
