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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
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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