Celebplanes Profile Links Bahrain's King Hamad to Boeing Jets and 791.5 Tonnes of Estimated CO₂
Why It MattersPublic ADS-B tracking now lets outside observers attach emissions estimates to individual VIP and head-of-state aircraft, increasing environmental scrutiny of government-linked private flying.
A Celebplanes profile of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain tracks three private jets linked to him: a Boeing 747-400 (A9C-HMK), a Boeing 767-400ER (A9C-HMH) and a third aircraft, A9C-HAK, described as a Boeing 747 BBJ. Hamad has ruled Bahrain since 1999, first as Emir and, from 2002, as King. The page says the royal family travels in two private Boeing 747 BBJ aircraft, A9C-HAK and A9C-HMK. According to the profile, A9C-HAK was originally built for the Sultan of Oman before passing to the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi, and King Hamad has owned it since 2007.
Over the last 50 completed flights the site tracked, the jets spent about 103 hours in the air. Using ADS-B flight times, manufacturer fuel-burn figures and the EPA factor of 9.57 kg of CO₂ per gallon of jet fuel, it estimates those flights emitted 791.5 metric tons of CO₂. For each of the Boeing 747-400 A9C-HMK and the Boeing 767-400ER A9C-HMH, the page lists fuel burn of 800 gallons per hour, 7,685 kg of CO₂ per hour and a car-mile equivalent of 19,023.
The site stresses that it tracks aircraft, not the king in person, and that ADS-B data shows where planes flew, not who was on board. Aircraft held through undisclosed companies, or chartered, would not appear. The profile also links the king to one yacht, Al Raya (110 m / 361 ft), last reported in the Ligurian Sea 34 minutes before the page was captured. The sister site Celebyachts, which lists the yacht under his name as reported rather than proven ownership, estimates its value at $250 million.
