Chartered Flights on Private Jets by the administrators of West Virginia University

Morgantown to Houston, TX (round trip)

Trip Details
  1. Date
    Apr 29-30, 2021
  2. Route
    LBE-MGW-HOU-RON(1)-MGW-LBE
  3. Destinations
    Morgantown, WV
    Houston, TX
  4. Aircraft
    Challenger 350 (N468CE)
  5. Flight Hours
    6.2
  6. Approx. Distance
    2,019.60 nmi
  7. Flight Crew
    Dennis Michael Whitacre
    Justin Travis Spencer
Cost
  1. Hourly Rate
    $4,745.25
  2. Landing Fees
    $360.00
  3. Fuel Surcharge
    $1,262.69
  4. Crew Expenses
    $750.00
  5. Domestic Tax
    $34.40
  6. Est. Federal Tax†
    $2,387.07
  7. Total
    $31,827.64
  8. (per passenger)
    $5,304.61
$ The cost of this flight is greater than one year of tuition.

† Federal Excise Tax is only an estimate of the actual, at 7.5%. It is not included in the total.

Carbon Footprint
  1. Fuel Burned‡
    1,872.40 gal
  2. CO2 Emitted*
    16.74 metric tons

‡ Challenger 350 burns 302 gal/h.
* US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data shows the average CO2 emitted by burning 1 gallon of jet fuel/AVGAS is 8,939.50 grams.

Passengers (6)
1. E. Gordon Gee
Dept.
WVU President
VP/Div.
President's Office
2. Heather Bresch
Dept.
Possible project partner / Vantage Ventures
VP/Div.
Academic Affairs
3. Sarah Biller
Dept.
Exec. Director, Vantage Ventures
VP/Div.
Academic Affairs
4. James Hoyer
Dept.
AVP Strategic Initiatives
VP/Div.
Strategic Initiatives
5. Bernard Joseph Davisson
Dept.
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
VP/Div.
President's Office
6. David Alvarez
Dept.
WVU Board of Governors Chair
VP/Div.
President's Office
Justification
  1. Justification

    Donor relations / Healthcare

    President Gee and a team from WVU will travel to meet with the Robertson family regarding their interest in partnering with the University and making a donation of land and otherwise for the creation of an educational campus and teaching hospital at Canaan Valley. They will also meet with an innovative health tech entrepreneur at the Texas Medical Center who is interested in bringing his capabilities to tackle gaps in rural healthcare.

  2. Signed for by
    Amy Garbrick
  3. Approved by
    Amy Garbrick
Trip Itinerary

itinerary.pdf (75.1 kB)

Reservation Form

reservation.pdf (73.1 kB)

Invoice (2021-04)

2021-04.pdf

Information on this site is classified as public record and was obtained from a legal request pursuant to W.Va. Code § 29B-1-1 et. seq. (WVFOIA).

This site is not affiliated with West Virginia University or LJ Aviation.

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