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Purdue Boilermakers Aircraft Documented Around Big Ten Spring Meetings 2026

N550VG was tied to Big Ten Spring Meetings 2026 in the trip record for May 18, 2026-May 20, 2026.

Estimated route, no live track
Complete outing
  1. 1West Lafayette, INPueblo, COKLAFKPUBMay 20, 20269:41 AM12:38 PMEDT2h 57mStats selected41m on ground
  2. 2Pueblo, COLong Beach, CAKPUBKLGBMay 20, 20261:19 PM3:42 PMEDT2h 23m3h 16m on ground
  3. 3Long Beach, CADayton, OHKLGBKDAYMay 20, 20266:58 PM11:31 PMEDT4h 33m

The documented event record links N550VG to Big Ten Spring Meetings 2026, with the flight arriving at Dayton, OH around the event window. The article is limited to the sourced event context and the ADS-B route; it does not identify who was aboard.

Selected flight record
Leg 1 of 3
Route
KLAF → KPUB
Departure
May 20, 2026, 9:41 AM ET
Arrival
May 20, 2026, 12:38 PM ET
Airborne
2h 57m
Track
Altitude
Cruise 43,000 ft · Max 43,050 ft
Speed
Avg 342 kt · Max 468 kt
Samples
21,731
Sources & methodology

Sources: JetSweep calendar event record for big ten spring meetings 2026; ADS-B route KLAF-KDAY.

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N550VG
FAA type
C55B · Cessna Citation Bravo family
Group
College FB
Registry
United States
Attribution
Registered owner
J Industries
current registry · not dated to this flight
Program tie
J INDUSTRIES LLC — confirmed prior serviceevidence predates this flight
funnel confirmed service · 1 confirmed flight_reason_labels for purdue on J INDUSTRIES LLC (1 documented, 1 approved/published) across 1 tail(s): N550VG; first 2026-05-21, lates
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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.