The Aerocardal Gulfstream G-150 took off at 2:11 PM from Arturo Merino Benítez Airport in Santiago, Chile. After crossing the Andes Mountains south of Mendoza, it flew over Argentine continental airspace in a northwest-southeast direction over Neuquén, Río Negro, and Chubut provinces. From the southern tip of the Valdés Peninsula, it entered the Argentine Sea and landed at Mount Pleasant Air Base after a three-hour flight.

After a brief stop at the Malvina Islands airstrip, the jet departed for Punta Arenas, once again flying over Argentine airspace in southern Patagonia. Finally, the aircraft began its return leg to the Chilean capital, skirting the border with Chile.

The episode reignites the debate on the control and oversight of sovereign national airspace in the face of civil and military operations that link the occupied islands with the mainland without official public information or explanations about the overflight permits granted.