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Tracked in retained FAA snapshots since May 31, 2026; no identity changes or exact-tail indexed filings are currently loaded.
Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Airport routes
Blacksburg, VA
Home base · 33% of legs
46
Airports visited
Blacksburg, VA ↔ Dulles, VA
Busiest corridor · 18 trips
96
Trips tracked · latest trip Aug 7, 2026
2024-05 → 2026-08
Tracked span
Flight history
Every tracked trip with route and shape. Event tags mark calendar-linked trips; documented rows have a published JetSweep story or research note.
95 trips · 175 legs
Ownership Story
ownership connectionupdated 2026-06-25
The N80FW co-ownership record that points directly to Virginia Tech Foundation
N80FW is not just a donor-linked Roanoke business jet. FAA records list the Virginia Tech Foundation as a co-owner alongside Medical Facilities of America and the Fralin/Waldron names.
N80FW is a Cessna Citation Sovereign, serial 680-0238, with Mode-S hex AAE016. The current FAA registry names Medical Facilities of America Inc. as the registered owner of record, but the same FAA record lists Virginia Tech Foundation Inc., W. Heywood Fralin, and Karen H. Waldron as other co-owner names.
The FAA CARES renewal packet reviewed by JetSweep is the stronger aircraft-file layer: it identifies the registration type as co-ownership and carries the same owner chain, with Medical Facilities of America as owner 1 and Virginia Tech Foundation as owner 2, plus Fralin and Waldron on the additional-owner page.
That changes the public read. The aircraft should be treated as a Virginia Tech Foundation co-owned aircraft with Fralin-Waldron/MFA context, not merely as a generic booster jet inferred from donor proximity. Virginia Tech Foundation is a separate foundation entity that manages and distributes private resources to advance Virginia Tech's mission.
The Brian White Boca Raton turn and the prior ACC Spring Meetings movements fit that ownership context. The records still do not prove a complete passenger manifest, recruiting purpose, or that Virginia Tech the university legally owns the aircraft.
Current FAA record for N80FW: Cessna 680 serial 680-0238, Mode-S AAE016, co-owned registration, MFA registered owner, and Virginia Tech Foundation / Fralin / Waldron other-owner names.
Aircraft fileFAA CARES renewal packet N80FW / serial 680-0238
Registration renewal packet reviewed by JetSweep from the June 23, 2026 CARES PDF export: co-ownership registration, MFA owner 1, Virginia Tech Foundation owner 2, and Fralin/Waldron additional owner names.
Virginia Tech News identifies Heywood Fralin as chairman of Medical Facilities of America, a former Virginia Tech Board of Visitors member, and part of the Fralin family's $50M biomedical research gift.
Ownership
Attributed to Virginia Tech Foundation / Fralin-Waldron co-ownership group · ownership connection · high confidence
Registered owner
MEDICAL FACILITIES OF AMERICA INC
FAA Registry N80FW ↗ · Current FAA record for N80FW: Cessna 680 serial 680-0238, Mode-S AAE016, co-owned registration, MFA registered owner, and Virginia Tech Foundation / Fralin / Waldron other-owner names.
What this does not claim. Current records support Virginia Tech Foundation co-ownership and Fralin-Waldron/MFA context. They do not prove passengers, recruiting purpose, or direct university legal ownership.
We track the aircraft, not who is aboard. Ownership reflects the FAA registrant; attribution and purpose, where shown, are tiered by evidence. Some tails are blocked from public display.
