Jimmy Haslam's Falcon 2000EX N715CB Flies 108 Nautical Miles from Columbus to Cleveland in 25 Minutes

A Dassault Falcon 2000EX, tail number N715CB, linked to Jimmy Haslam, owner of Pilot Flying J and the Cleveland Browns, flew from Columbus to Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport in 25 minutes on Saturday. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 108 nautical miles, about 125 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 256 knots and reached a highest altitude of 12,525 feet. Based on celebplanes estimates, the flight burned about 106 US gallons of fuel and produced about 1,017 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 2,518 miles.

Columbus's John Glenn International has a longest runway of 10,114 feet at 815 feet elevation; Burke Lakefront's longest runway is 6,604 feet at 583 feet elevation. Burke Lakefront is a general aviation field near downtown Cleveland, close to the Browns' headquarters and training facilities. No public appearance or team event was listed for Haslam at the airport on October 31.

Earlier on October 31, the jet flew from Knoxville/Maryville to Cleveland in 56 minutes over 363 nautical miles, and from Cleveland to Columbus in 35 minutes over 107 nautical miles. The aircraft had about 3 hours on the ground before this flight. This was the 10th tracked landing by N715CB at Cleveland in the preceding 30 days. Over the same 30-day window, the aircraft made 40 flights visiting 10 airports. The most common destinations were Cleveland Burke Lakefront (KBKL, 10 landings), Knoxville/Maryville (KTYS, 7 landings) and Cleveland Hopkins (KCLE, 6 landings).

The Falcon 2000EX is a super midsize, extended-range model with an EASy flight deck, a range of 3,800 nautical miles, a ceiling of 47,000 feet and a top speed of Mach 0.86 (508 knots). It seats up to 12 passengers and has an estimated fuel burn of 250 US gallons per hour.