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Iowa State's Cessna Citation Excel flew to the White House college-sports roundtable

The N111GU made the Washington run from Ames, IA and was back on home field the same day it finished.

Estimated route, no live track
Complete outing
  1. 1Ames, IAManassas, VAKAMWKHEFMar 6, 202611:23 AM1:15 PMEST1h 51mStats selected6h 1m on ground
  2. 2Manassas, VAAmes, IAKHEFKAMWMar 6, 20267:15 PM9:37 PMEST2h 22m

The White House college-sports roundtable ran in Washington on Mar 6, 2026, and Iowa State's own aircraft made the trip. President Trump convened commissioners, university leaders and athletics officials on March 6 to talk NIL, governance and a possible executive order on college sports. Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard attended the roundtable, and afterward called it "fascinating and theatrical."

The Cessna Citation Excel, registered to Iowa State University of Science And Technology, departed Ames, IA at 11:23 ET on Mar 6, 2026 and returned at 21:37 ET after the Washington stop.

The registration ties the aircraft to the school; the flight record does not say who was aboard, and the event dates are the only link between this trip and the meeting itself.

Selected flight record
Leg 1 of 2
Route
KAMW → KHEF
Departure
Mar 6, 2026, 11:23 AM ET
Arrival
Mar 6, 2026, 1:15 PM ET
Airborne
1h 51m
Sources & methodology

Sources: White House; FAA aircraft registry.

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Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N111GU
FAA type
C56X · Cessna Citation Excel / XLS family
Group
Big 12
Registry
United States
Attribution

Attributed to Iowa State · registry confirmed · high confidence

Registered owner
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FAA Registry N641SU (ex-N111GU)current registry · not dated to this flight
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