Every flight Vivek Ramaswamy took on his secret private jet in 2026

Ramaswamy has a new private jet, accruing an estimated $243,219 in fuel costs over 54 flights from Columbus to places like Akron, Port Clinton, Portugal and Greece in 2026.

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Vivek Ramaswamy took his private jet from Columbus to Akron on June 18 for a high-priced fundraiser with the Timken family.

The notorious conman Vivek Ramaswamy earned unfavorable headlines in Aug. 2025 for using his private jet to campaign in far-flung places like Portsmouth and Akron.

It’s the type of issue that used to sink political campaigns. But in this era, it’s still a damning idistillation of the alleged billionaire’s struggles to connect with everyday people.

He could have parked the private jet for the campaign season. But that’s not in Ramaswamy’s nature, which led to Dr. Amy Acton trolling him on Twitter, and Ramaswamy testing the message that she was “tracking the movements” of his family earlier this year.

It must not have tested well, because his campaign never used it.

Dr. Acton earned 1.5 million views by trolling Vivek Ramaswamy’s trip to Turks & Caicos on Jan. 9. By early February, Ramaswamy was testing campaign messaging about Dr. Acton “personally tracking the movements” of the Ramaswamy family.

Ramaswamy seemed to curb private jet use after January. His Cessna Citation X, registered to V Leasing LLC, took three flights in Feb., nine flights in March, one flight in April and two flights in May.

It’s been parked in Quad City International Airport in Moline, Illinois, since May 4th.

Ramaswamy’s Cessna Citation X has been parked in Illinois for over two weeks.

But in typical Ramaswamy fashion, this is all a sleight of hand.

According to an aviation source granted anonymity by The Rooster for obvious reasons, the alleged billionaire has a new private jet, a Bombardier Global 5500 operated by MDO Capital that flies out of Ohio State’s airport.

Ramaswamy has spent more than quadruple Ohio’s median annual income on fuel costs for his private jet since March.

Beyond that, flight records obtained by The Rooster match Ramaswamy’s previously reported public and private appearances.

Records show that Ramaswamy took his jet, which can handle international trips, on a 27-minute flight yesterday to attend a fundraiser hosted by State Senator Jane Timken (R-North Canton) and her steel baron husband:

On Monday, The Rooster mentioned that a Twitter user reported seeing Ramaswamy at Legoland in Carlsbad, California over the weekend… likely on his way to attend the United States Men’s National Team opening game at the World Cup.

As it turns out, Ramaswamy was in Carlsbad at that time:

The Rooster previously reported that New York Knicks security denied Ramaswamy entry to the team’s post-game celebrations after the Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals on May 25.

We also know that, for reasons only known to himself and God, Ramaswamy delivered a keynote speech at a data center conference in Salt Lake City on May 22.

Last Monday, while detailing Ramaswamy’s lack of campaigning throughout the month of May, The Rooster reported on Ramaswamy meeting Dr. Mehmet Oz in Washington D.C. on May 13.

The flight logs confirmed that trip:

Ramaswamy has obviously gone to great lengths to obfuscate his ownership of the plane. But in typical fashion, not hard enough.

And now, without further ado, here are all the flights Ramaswamy has taken, including secret trips to the Dominican Republic, Greece, Portugal, Turks & Caicos, and Puerto Rico since March:

• JAN. 2: Farmingdale, New York (KFRG) to Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFLL)

• MARCH 20: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFLL) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• MARCH 20: Ohio State (KOSU) to Cockburn Town, Bahamas

• MARCH 22: Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands to San Juan, Puerto Rico (TJIG)

• MARCH 23: San Juan, Puerto Rico (TJIG) to Cabarete, Dominican Republics

• MARCH 27: Dominican Republic to Alikarnassós, Greece.

• MARCH 29: Alikarnassôs, Greece to Athens, Greece (LGAV)

• APRIL 2: Athens, Greece (LGAV) to Lisbon, Portugal (LPPT)

• APRIL 2: Lisbon, Portugal (LPPT) to Beja, Portugal (LPBJ)

• APRIL 5: Beja, Portugal (LPBJ) to Lisbon, Portugal (LPPT)

• APRIL 5: Lisbon, Portugal (LPPT) to Columbus, Ohio (KCHM)

• APRIL 5: Columbus, Ohio (KCMH) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• APRIL 7: Ohio State to Port Clinton, Ohio (KPCW)

• APRIL 7: Port Clinton (KPCW) to Ohio State (KOSU)

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• APRIL 8: Ohio State (KOSU) to Cleveland, Ohio (KBKL)

• APRIL 8: Cleveland, Ohio (KBKL) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• APRIL 9: Ohio State (KOSU) to Kissame, Florida (KISM)

• APRIL 11: Kissame, Florida (KISM) to Orlando, Florida (KMCO)

• APRIL 12: Orlando, Florida (KMCO) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• APRIL 15: Ohio State (KOSU) to Youngstown, Ohio (KYNG)

• APRIL 15: Youngstown, Ohio (KYNG) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• APRIL 18: Ohio State (KOSU) to Teterboro, New Jersey (KTEB)

• APRIL 19: Teterboro, New Jersey (KETB) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• APRIL 26: Ohio State (KOSU) to Raleigh, North Carolina (KRDU)

• APRIL 26: Raleigh, North Carolina (KRDU) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• APRIL 26: Ohio State (KOSU) to Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFLL)

• MAY 5: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFLL) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• MAY 6: Ohio State (KOSU) to Miami, Florida (KMIA)

• MAY 6: Miami, Florida (KMIA) to Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFLL)

• MAY 7: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFLL) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• May 7: Ohio State (KOSU) to Hartford, Connecticut (KBDL)

• May 12: Hartford, Connecticut (KBDL) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• MAY 13: Ohio State (KOSU) to Washington D.C. (KIAD)

• MAY 13: Washington D.C. (KIAD) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• MAY 14: Ohio State (KOSU) to Scottsdale, Arizona (KSDL)

• MAY 18: Scottsdale, Arizona (KSDL) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• MAY 21: Ohio State (KOSU) to Cleveland, Ohio (KCGF)

• MAY 21: Cleveland, Ohio (KCGF) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• MAY 22: Ohio State (KOSU) to Salt Lake City, Utah (KSLC)

• MAY 25: Salt Lake City, Utah (KLSLC) to Cleveland, Ohio (KCLE)

• MAY 25: Cleveland, Ohio (KCLE) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• MAY 25: Ohio State (KOSU) to Cleveland, Ohio (KCLE)

• MAY 25: Cleveland, Ohio (KCLE) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• MAY 26: Ohio State (KOSU) to Hartford, Connecticut (KBDL)

• JUNE 10: Hartford, Connecticut (KBDL) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• JUNE 11: Ohio State (KOSU) to Nashville, Tennessee (KJWN)

• JUNE 11: Nashville, Tennessee (KJWN) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• JUNE 11: Ohio State (KOSU) to Carlsbad, California (KCRQ)

• JUNE 14: Carlsbad, California (KCRQ) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• JUNE 16: Ohio State (KOSU) to Chicago, Illinois (KMDW)

• JUNE 16: Chicago, Illinois (KMDW) to Ohio State (KOSU)

• JUNE 18: Ohio State (KOSU) to Akron, Ohio (KCAK)

• JUNE 18: Akron, Ohio (KCAK) to Ohio State (KOSU)

Ramaswamy’s post-primary campaign finance report listed $121,330.81 in “aircraft lease” expenses.