On the afternoon of Friday, August 9th, 2024, presidential candidate Donald Trump was onboard his private 757 en route to Bozeman, Montana, for a rally. 

However, the aircraft diverted to Billings due to a "mechanical issue" with the Boeing jet, forcing an emergency landing at the south-central Montana airport with no further issues. Trump later boarded a second jet to reach Bozeman that evening. 

What Happened?

While the live data of this flight cannot be tracked and/or replayed, the basis of the flight is that while en route to Bozeman for an evening political rally, an unknown mechanical issue forced the jet to land short of its intended destination by about 120 miles. 

Since Billings is to the east of Bozeman, it can be inferred that Trump was travelling west for this flight, although the origin of the flight has also not been released. When on the ground in Billings, Trump released a short video that he had landed in Montana but did not specify that he was in Billings and not Bozeman's intended destination.