In 2001, John Travolta bought his $10 million Florida home with inbuilt airport and a 7,500-foot runway so that he can park his Boeing in front of his door

You might be a die-hard John Travolta fan. After all, the legendary American actor has given some of the best movies of his time, including Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction, and Face/Off. But do you know that Travolta is also an avid aviation buff? In fact, he is an accomplished pilot with the Federal Aviation Administration’s pilot database, claiming that the 72-year-old has the highest pilot medical certification possible. It means he is qualified to fly several different types of single- and multi-engine aircraft. No wonder Travolta’s $10 million mansion in Ocala, Florida, has its own plane landing strip.

Inside John Travolta’s luxury abode

John Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston’s luxury house, built on the 550-acre Jumbolair Aviation Estates, dates back to the 90s, as per a report by Hello Magazine. Besides featuring an airport and airstrip, there’s also a designated space for Travolta to park 2 of his jets right outside his home.

The property includes a 3,600-foot runway, a 7,600-square-foot mansion, an 8,700-square-foot conference centre, and approximately 17 unsold estates with runway access. Other salient elements of the mid-century property are 5 bedrooms, 5 and a half bathrooms, spacious open-plan living areas and a large pool situated in the lush garden.

John Travolta’s aircrafts

The house was John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s collaboration. The couple was married for almost 30 years before Kelly passed away after a battle with breast cancer in 2020. She was 57. During a 2004 interview with Architectural Digest, Kelly had revealed how it was always her husband’s dream to have a built-in airport inside the estate.

‘It was always John's dream to have planes in his front yard — to practically be able to pull up to the house — so that when you wanted to go to dinner, all you would have to do was step out the door, get on the plane and whisk off,’ said Kelly Preston. The duo had a unique vision: to watch their prized jet planes from inside the house, the bedroom, the great room and the dining room. So, the final design sees both jets with parking ports within only 100 m of the front door.

More features of John Travolta’s home

John Travolta owns a Gulfstream II luxury jet, has had a DC3 Dakota airliner, and a Lockheed Constellation. But the crown jewel of his air force, however, is his 1964 Boeing 707-138B, painted in its original '60s Qantas livery for a recent round-the-world goodwill tour. The plane is outfitted with every amenity possible, like bedrooms, TV/ recreation room, 3 dining areas, office space and crew quarters.

Apart from that, John Travolta’s property also includes a 16-car garage, which he has turned over into a parkour-style gym. There are 2 kitchens, as per Architectural Digest, one meant for serious cooking and another for lighter fare. There are crisp, low-slung sofas and contemporary hollow-backed Italian chairs in soothing hues of aqua and chartreuse

At present, John Travolta shares his home with his children - daughter Ella and son Ben. Travolta and Kelly’s son Jett tragically passed away at age 16 in 2009.