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Nebraska Aircraft Reached Chicago for Big Ten Football Media Days

N45HF arrived the evening before Nebraska's scheduled conference session.

Jul 29, 2026N45HF
Estimated route, no live track
Complete outing
  1. 1Lincoln, NEChicago, ILKLNK → KMDWJul 29, 20264:42 PM5:50 PMEDT1h 8mStats selected24h 52m on ground
  2. 2Chicago, ILLincoln, NEKMDW → KLNKJul 30, 20266:42 PM7:48 PMEDT1h 6m

Nebraska's university-owned N45HF flew from Lincoln to Chicago on July 29, one day before the Cornhuskers' Big Ten Football Media Days appearance. The conference scheduled Nebraska for 11:30 a.m. July 30 and listed head coach Matt Rhule with three players. The aircraft returned to Lincoln after the session, giving the paired trip a clear event explanation without establishing the travel party.

Selected flight record
Leg 1 of 2
Route
KLNK → KMDW
Departure
Jul 29, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
Arrival
Jul 29, 2026, 5:50 PM ET
Airborne
1h 8m
Sources & methodology

Source: Big Ten Conference.

bigten.org ↗

Flight cost methodology →

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N45HF
FAA type
LJ45 · Learjet 45 family
Group
Big Ten
Registry
United States
Attribution

Attributed to Matt Rhule / Nebraska · registry confirmed · high confidence

Registered owner
Board of Regents of the Univ of NebraskaValid
FAA Registry N45HF ↗
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