Flying private is often considered to be the epitome of luxury. No lines for security, no waiting in a crowded airport terminal. You just hop right onto the plane and jet off to your destination. It comes with a high price tag. Depending on the aircraft type, number of passengers, and length of the flight, you could be shelling out anywhere from $2000 - $45000 per hour. Most private jet passengers charter their planes from companies like NetJets or FlexJet, but the wealthiest of the wealthy actually own their own aircraft.
So Who Flies the Most?
The company CelebrityPrivateJetTracker.com has a āleaderboardā of people who fly private the most, organized by a few different categories. It is updated live, and this data is as of December 3rd, 2024.
By Total Flight Time
Rank
Person
Occupation
Aircraft
Total Flight Time in 2024
1
Eric Schmidt
Former Google CEO
Gulfstream G650
56 days, 5 hours
2
Luke Bryan
Country Music Star
Learjet 60
45 days, 22 hours
3
Travis Scott
Rapper
Embraer E-190
42 days, 22 hours
4
Elon Musk
CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and X
Gulfstream G650
42 days, 14 hours
5
P. Diddy
Musician
Gulfstream V
42 days, 10 hours
Note: P. Diddy flew from January to September of 2024, when he was arrested. He has not flown since then
By Total CO2 Emissions
Rank
Person
Occupation
Aircraft
Total CO2 in 2024
1
Donald Trump
Businessman, politician
Boeing 757
27,785 metric tons
2
Travis Scott
Rapper
E-190
10,319 metric tons
3
Eric Schmitt
Google CEO
Gulfstream G650
6,814 metric tons
4
Elon Musk
CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and X
Gulfstream G650
5,105 metric tons
5
P.Diddy
Musician
Gulfstream V
5,019 metric tons
Note: P. Diddy flew from January to September of 2024, when he was arrested. He has not flown since then
When I was looking at his data, you can definitely see the trends of states he was going to. Do you notice something they all have in common?
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Iām sure thereās all sorts of NDAs and whatnot. I have a pilot friend who flies A330s for Delta. Heās done a good number of sports charters for NFL teams. He has a bunch of selfies with football players lol.
It sorta surprised me he had an E190. I knew he was obviously pretty wealthy since heās insanely famous, but I didnāt realize he was having an airliner as a private jet rich.
I was actually really surprised she wasnāt super high up on that list.
I mean, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and P. Diddy are definitely very controversial and hated by a lot of people. It seems like Eric Schmitt and Travis Scott (who appear often) are less controversial, but Iām sure thereās stuff. I was actually really surprised that Ron DeSantis had so many private jet. I mean, heās the governor of a fairly large state, but he could easily fly commercial. I bet heās not paying the bills either if itās work travel.
I was surprised he had so many flights, since they all occurred before he got arrested in September.
I found it interesting when looking at the fuel consumption stats how much a 757 (Trumpās) burns. He has fairly low flight numbers relative to other famous people, but he has by FAR more fuel burn then all of them. Although itāll significantly drop when he jets around on AF1 for the next few years when his 757 is put into storage.
