Iowa State's jet N8TA flew Dallas → Ames → Dallas during the 2026 Big 12 Spring Meetings, 2026-05-24

Estimated route, no live track

Complete outing

1Dallas, TXAmes, IAKDAL → KAMWMay 24, 202611:53 AM1:24 PMEDT1h 31mStats selected8h 16m on ground
2Ames, IADallas, TXKAMW → KDALMay 24, 20269:41 PM11:14 PMEDT1h 33m

N8TA, an aircraft tied to Iowa State, flew Dallas → Ames → Dallas on May 24, falling inside the 2026 Big 12 Spring Meetings window at the Big 12 host venue. The aircraft-to-program tie is the documented basis; passenger lists are not public.

Selected flight record

Leg 2 of 2

Route: KAMW → KDAL
Departure: May 24, 2026, 9:41 PM ET
Arrival: May 24, 2026, 11:14 PM ET
Airborne: 1h 33m

Track

Altitude: Cruise 38,000 ft · Max 40,000 ft
Speed: Avg 385 kt · Max 469 kt
Samples: 3,732

Sources & methodology

Sources: trips DB; ADS-B-derived route; Big 12 2026 Spring Meetings schedule (the Big 12 host venue).

Flight cost methodology →

Aircraft & ownership

Aircraft

Tail: N8TA
FAA type: CL30 · Bombardier Challenger 300 family
Group: Athletes
Registry: United States

Attribution

Attributed to Troy Aikman · registry confirmed · high confidence

Registered owner

Aikman Enterprises IncValid

FAA Registry N8TA ↗current registry · not dated to this flight

Operator

Priester Aviation, LLCpart 135

certificate PRIA · observed 2026-05-01 and 2026-08-04, not on this date

Program tie

Priester Aviation, LLC — confirmed prior servicedocumented

funnel confirmed service · 2 confirmed flight_reason_labels for iowa-state on Priester Aviation, LLC (2 documented, 2 approved/published) across 1 tail(s): N8TA; first 2026-05-2

Principal

Troy Aikmantracker