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Patrick Mahomes is the face of a Kansas City private jet company, yet there is no Patrick Mahomes private jet. The FAA aircraft register has no airplane in his name.
What he has instead is a deal. Since before his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs’ starter, Mahomes has been the paid ambassador of Airshare, a Kansas fractional jet operator, and he flies its Bombardier Challenger 350s and Embraer Phenom 300s for family and business trips.
This guide covers the jets he actually flies, how the Airshare arrangement works, what the registry shows, the 2023 accident on an Airshare-managed jet that put him in a 2026 controversy, and how his setup compares with other NFL stars.
Quick facts about Patrick Mahomes’ private jet
Patrick Mahomes’ Private Jet Fleet
Mahomes does not own an airplane, so his “fleet” is Airshare’s. The company sells fractional shares and jet cards on two types, and a 2022 FOX4 report showed the larger one as his family’s jet.
What the FAA register shows
We searched the FAA releasable aircraft database (October 23, 2026 release) for Mahomes and for company names built on it. No aircraft is registered to him. Executive AirShare LLC, at Airshare’s Overland Park, Kansas address, holds 21 jets: seven Bombardier BD-100-1A10s, the Challenger 300, 350 and 3500 type, built 2021 to 2024, and 14 Phenom 300s. Fractional jets are often registered to their share owners, so that is not the whole fleet.
The Origin Story: A Rookie, a Local Jet Company and a Family in Tyler, Texas
The Airshare relationship is older than his stardom. It began as a way to get his family to Arrowhead Stadium and grew into a sponsorship the company renewed as he won MVPs and Super Bowls.
2017
Drafted by the Chiefs. Airshare CEO John Owen told KCTV5 the Mahomes partnership began that year. The company was already the Chiefs’ first official private aircraft partner.
June 2018
The multiyear deal is announced. Then called Executive AirShare, the company agrees to fly his family from Tyler, Texas to Kansas City for home games and gives him personal-use flights each year.
May 2021
Airshare orders Challenger 350s. A firm order for three, with options for 17 more. Its marketing chief says Mahomes loves changing his plans on the fly.
September 2022
The family jet goes on TV. FOX4 Kansas City shows the Challenger 350 his family uses, with touchscreen controls and big screens for game film.
March 2023
A fatal upset on an Airshare-managed jet. Passenger Dana Hyde is killed aboard Challenger 300 N300ER, a jet Mahomes had no connection to.
June 2023
The deal is extended. Airshare announces a multiyear extension, and Mahomes calls it one of his first partnerships.
December 2024
The NTSB final report. The board blames crew errors, not turbulence, for the 2023 upset.
October 2026
The call to cut ties. A group called Friends of Dana Hyde publicly asks Mahomes to end his Airshare partnership.
Inside the Challenger 350 the Mahomes Family Flies
The aircraft most tied to Mahomes is the Bombardier Challenger 350, a super-midsize jet with a stand-up cabin and coast-to-coast range. In a 2022 FOX4 tour, Airshare showed the version his family uses, with touchscreen cabin controls and a premium sound system.
The screens matter to a quarterback. FOX4 reported that Mahomes can study game film on them, or put a movie on for Brittany Mahomes and the rest of the family.
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Bombardier’s 3,200 nautical mile range figure assumes eight passengers, two crew and NBAA IFR reserves. That is enough to reach Las Vegas, Miami or either coast from Kansas City without a stop.
Airshare’s newer jets are the Challenger 3500, the updated version of the same airframe, which Bombardier rates at 3,400 nautical miles. When Airshare ordered its first Challenger 350s in 2021, it said they would seat nine, including a three-seat divan.
How the Airshare Deal Actually Works
Airshare is a fractional operator. Its customers buy a share of an aircraft or a jet card, and the company supplies a jet and crew from its fleet when they call.
In an October 2024 interview with Business Jet Traveler, Airshare’s marketing chief Andy Tretiak said a one-sixteenth share buys 20 days of use a year, with up to 14 flight hours a day. A jet card buys 10 days, usable within 24 months.
Mahomes’ terms have never been made public. The 2018 announcement said he would appear in Airshare’s campaigns and receive personal-use flights each year, and CEO John Owen later told FOX4 that he has “full access to the fleet.”
Why ambassadors look like owners
A jet that turns up for a fractional customer carries the operator’s registration, not the passenger’s. That is why photos of Mahomes boarding a Challenger get written up as his own jet, and why some outlets still describe him as owning one.
The company has grown alongside him. Business Jet Traveler reported that Airshare tripled its fleet in 2023 after buying Wheels Up’s aircraft management division.
The 2026 Controversy: The Dana Hyde Accident
On October 23, 2026, a group called Friends of Dana Hyde issued a press release calling on Mahomes to “sever all ties with AIRSHARE.” Hyde, a former public servant in the Obama administration, died after an in-flight upset on a Challenger 300 in March 2023.
The group said it wrote to Mahomes on September 24 and October 19, 2026 without a reply. It also asked him to explain why he extended his Airshare contract about three months after Hyde’s death. As of October 25, 2026, we found no public response from Mahomes or Airshare.
What the NTSB found
The accident was first reported as severe turbulence. The National Transportation Safety Board’s final report, ERA23LA135, says the crew reported no remarkable turbulence, and weather data showed no evidence of it along the route.
The aircraft was Bombardier Challenger 300 N300ER, owned by Conexon LLC and flying a non-revenue Part 91 trip from Keene, New Hampshire to Leesburg, Virginia. Executive Flight Services, the company that does business as Airshare, managed the jet and employed both pilots.
The NTSB found that the crew left the right pitot probe cover on, took off after an aborted takeoff despite a No-Go advisory message, and then chose the wrong checklist in flight. The resulting upset exceeded the airplane’s maneuvering load limits near 23,000 feet (7,000 m).
Hyde’s seatbelt was not fastened. The board also cited the captain’s use of the autopilot while troubleshooting, his pilot-induced oscillations, and the crew’s inadequate crew resource management. The other four people aboard were not hurt, and the jet diverted to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut.
Where Mahomes fits
Mahomes was not aboard N300ER and had no connection to that flight. The controversy is about his role as Airshare’s paid ambassador. The group says Hyde’s family is pursuing claims against Airshare and Bombardier, the jet’s manufacturer.
Patrick Mahomes’ Most Famous Private Jet Moments
Flying his family in for every home game
The original 2018 deal had a simple centerpiece: Airshare would fly Mahomes’ family directly from Tyler, Texas, his hometown, to Kansas City for home games. Owen told FOX4 in 2022 that the whole partnership “started with us flying his family to all the home games.”
The Match in Las Vegas
In June 2023, Airshare became the official private aviation partner of Capital One’s The Match, the televised golf event that paired Mahomes and Travis Kelce against Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Airshare said it would fly all four players to the event at the Wynn Las Vegas.
The Chiefs’ front office in the air
Airshare also works for the team itself. Owen told KCTV5 in February 2023 that the service had become “a front office tool,” used to bring free agents to Kansas City, and that he had a dozen or two airplanes flying to Scottsdale in the week of Super Bowl LVII.
How Mahomes Compares With Other NFL Stars
The ambassador model is common among star athletes, because a sponsor’s fleet costs the player nothing to maintain. Our guide to NFL players with private jets found only a handful who own an aircraft outright.
Mahomes’ teammate shows the contrast. Travis Kelce has no jet in his name either, while his brother Jason’s 2021 Pilatus PC-24, N620JK, is registered to Kelce Air LLC.
Russell Wilson is the clearest owner in the league. His 2000 Gulfstream IV-SP, serial 1382, is registered N330RW to West2East 330 LLC.
| Player | Aircraft | Registration | Arrangement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | Airshare Challenger 350 and Phenom 300 fleet | None in his name | Customer and brand ambassador |
| Jason Kelce | Pilatus PC-24 (2021) | N620JK | Owns, via Kelce Air LLC |
| Russell Wilson | Gulfstream IV-SP (2000) | N330RW | Owns, via West2East 330 LLC |
| Travis Kelce | None | None in his name | No registered aircraft |
For Mahomes, the arrangement trades a tail number for a sponsor. He gets a Challenger 350 on short notice, and Airshare gets the most recognizable face in Kansas City, along with the scrutiny that came with it in 2026.
FAQ
Sources and references used for research and fact-checking.
- Federal Aviation Administration, Aircraft Registration Releasable Aircraft Database (October 23, 2026 release)
- AIN, Executive AirShare Deal Enables Hot Routes for Chiefs QB
- FOX4 Kansas City, An inside look into Patrick Mahomes' private jet
- KCTV5, Inside Look: KC-based private jet company flies Chiefs' family members, free agents
- Private Jet Card Comparisons, Airshare places order, options for 20 Challenger 350 super-midsize private jets
- Private Jet Card Comparisons, Airshare extends partnership with two-time NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes
- Business Jet Traveler, Patrick Mahomes scores many touchdowns with Airshare
- Airshare, About Airshare
- Friends of Dana Hyde via PR Newswire, Patrick Mahomes called on to renounce all ties to private jet provider Airshare
- National Transportation Safety Board, Aviation Investigation Final Report ERA23LA135, Bombardier BD-100-1A10 N300ER
- Bombardier, Challenger 350 factsheet
- Bombardier, Challenger 3500
- Flightline Weekly, Embraer's Phenom 300 again named world's best-selling light jet
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Tim is the owner and lead editor of AeroCorner since 2019, overseeing aviation content covering aircraft, airlines, airports, and the broader aviation industry. Through years of researching, writing, editing, and publishing aviation-focused content, he has developed extensive practical knowledge of commercial aviation and air travel. Based in Asia and a frequent traveler himself, Tim also brings firsthand passenger experience to AeroCorner’s coverage. Outside of publishing, he has also explored aviation firsthand through hands-on flight training in New Zealand.