Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III N32MJ flies 1-hour 29-minute loop from Tillamook back to Tillamook
Why It MattersTracked flight data like this shows how an older large-cabin Gulfstream III is still used as a regional workhorse, flying short repeat legs far from its Van Nuys home base.
A 1982 Gulfstream III registered as N32MJ, owned by Magic Johnson Entertainment Inc of Los Angeles, flew a loop from Tillamook Airport (KTMK) back to Tillamook on October 28, 2026. The aircraft departed at 22:53 UTC and landed at 00:22 UTC, spending 1 hour 29 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between departure and arrival was 15 nautical miles. The jet reached an average ground speed of 10 knots and a top speed of 401 knots, with a maximum altitude of 25,300 feet. It burned about 714 gallons of Jet-A fuel, producing an estimated 6,863 kilograms of carbon dioxide.
This was the aircraft's second landing at Tillamook in the 30 days before the flight; the previous one was on October 27. Its home base is Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), about 716 nautical miles from Tillamook. In the preceding 30 days, N32MJ visited 12 airports and flew about 4,678 nautical miles across 25 tracked flights totaling 22.3 hours. Bakersfield, Portland and Mojave were the most common destinations, with seven landings each. The longest leg in that period was Bakersfield to Midland on October 16, at 869 nautical miles.
The Gulfstream III has a range of 3,650 nautical miles, a ceiling of 45,000 feet, seating for up to 19 passengers and a top speed of Mach 0.85 (459 knots). Tillamook Airport's longest runway is 5,001 feet, at 36 feet elevation.
