American Express Gulfstream G650ER N650GB Flies London Luton to New Delhi in 8h 16m
Why It MattersCorporate flight departments are routing ultra-long-range jets on nonstop Europe-to-India sectors well inside their range limits, which sustains demand for large-cabin aircraft on that corridor.
American Express Gulfstream G650ER N650GB flew from London Luton Airport (EGGW) to Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, departing at 19:00 UTC and landing at 03:16 UTC on November 1, 2026, for a flight time of 8 hours and 16 minutes. The great-circle distance was 3,630 nautical miles (4,178 miles), about 48 percent of the G650ER's 7,500-nautical-mile maximum range. The aircraft reached a top altitude of 45,025 feet and a top ground speed of 547 knots, with an average ground speed of 439 knots. Celebplanes estimates the flight burned about 3,887 US gallons of fuel.
It was the first tracked landing at New Delhi for any of American Express's four jets in the 30-day window ending November 1, 2026. Before departing Luton, N650GB had been on the ground there for about two days, following a tracked landing on October 30, 2026, on a 2,972-nautical-mile flight from Newburgh. In the 30 days before this flight, the company's four aircraft flew 40 tracked flights across 16 airports in 3 countries, covering about 41,592 nautical miles; the most common destinations were Newark (KEWR, 12 landings), Newburgh (KSWF, 10 landings) and Luton (EGGW, 3 landings).
The FAA lists four jets under the 'GB' tail series: two Gulfstream G650ERs (N650GB and N652GB) and two Gulfstream G600s (N604GB and N609GB). The corporate flight department is based at New York Stewart International Airport (KSWF) in Newburgh, New York, about 6,307 nautical miles from New Delhi, with aircraft registered to American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc. The G650ER is an ultra-long-range jet that seats up to 19 passengers, entered service in 2014, can reach Mach 0.925 and fly as high as 51,000 feet.
