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Notre Dame hosts USC: a jet in from Orlando

A Notre Dame-tied jet arrived in South Bend from Orlando the day before the October 18 USC game.

Oct 17, 2025N81QD
Estimated route, no live track
Flight
  1. Orlando, FLSouth Bend, INKMCO → KSBNOct 17, 202510:27 AM12:35 PMEDT2h 8m

Notre Dame defeated USC 34-24 at Notre Dame Stadium on October 18, 2025, during a recruiting weekend that drew roughly 60 prospects. A Notre Dame-tied jet (N81QD) flew into South Bend (KSBN) from Orlando (KMCO) on October 17. On3 and 247Sports documented the large visitor turnout for the game.

Selected flight record
Flight record
Route
KMCO → KSBN
Departure
Oct 17, 2025, 10:27 AM ET
Arrival
Oct 17, 2025, 12:35 PM ET
Airborne
2h 8m
Paired legs
returnSouth Bend, IN → Fort Wayne, IN → Orlando, FLOct 19, 2025, 7:58 AM
Sources & methodology

Sources: ESPN, On3, 247Sports; flight track via public ADS-B.

247sports.com ↗espn.com ↗on3.com ↗
Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N81QD
FAA type
BE40 · Beechjet 400 family
Group
FBS Independents
Registry
United States
Attribution
Registered owner
Quality Dining
current registry · not dated to this flight
Program tie
QUALITY DINING INC — confirmed prior servicedocumented
funnel confirmed service · 1 confirmed flight_reason_labels for notre-dame on QUALITY DINING INC (0 documented, 1 approved/published) across 1 tail(s): N81QD; first 2025-10-17,
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ADS-B data is a public aircraft-movement record. This page separates observed movement from cited context and avoids passenger claims unless a source document supports them.