Dick's Sporting Goods Bombardier Global 6500 N717DX flies 3,382 nm from Amsterdam to Pittsburgh
Why It MattersA single ultra-long-range corporate jet crossing the North Atlantic on about half its range shows how large-cabin aircraft serve routine transatlantic corporate travel for home-based flight departments.
Dick's Sporting Goods' Bombardier Global 6500, tail number N717DX, landed at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 23:47 UTC. It had departed Amsterdam Airport Schiphol at 15:57 UTC, spending 7 hours 50 minutes in the air. The flight covered a great-circle distance of 3,382 nm (3,892 miles), reaching a top ground speed of 484 knots, averaging 432 knots and climbing to 47,025 feet. The aircraft burned an estimated 3,368 US gallons of fuel, producing about 32,352 kg of CO2, and used 51 percent of its maximum range.
The Global 6500 is an ultra-long-range jet with a range of 6,600 nm, a top speed of Mach 0.90 and a certified ceiling of 51,000 feet. It typically seats 13 passengers and can carry up to 17.
Before this flight the aircraft had been on the ground for about 21 hours, following a previous tracked landing at Amsterdam on October 26. It was the 16th landing at Pittsburgh by the company's two aircraft in the tracked window from September 30 to October 26; the previous Pittsburgh arrival came one day earlier, when the Gulfstream G280 N345DX landed on October 26. Pittsburgh is the home base for both jets, which completed 40 flights in that window, with Pittsburgh (15 landings), Boston (2) and Harrisburg (2) the most common destinations. On October 22, N717DX flew Pittsburgh to Paris, covering 3,388 nm, the longest leg in the prior 30 days.
