Scott Satterfield and his family arrived in Louisville on Tuesday, just hours before he'll be named Louisville's new football coach.

Satterfield, wearing a Cardinals pin, exited the private plane at Louisville International Airport along with his wife, Beth, and three kids, Alli, Bryce and Isaac, just after 1:15 p.m.. They were joined by Louisville athletic director Vince Tyra.

The group walked from the tarmac into the hangar and entered a black SUV. They headed out from the airport within minutes.

Data from Flight Aware, a website that tracks flight activity, shows the plane left Louisville for Hickory Regional Airport in North Carolina just after 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, landed before noon and immediately returned before 12:30.

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The Hickory airport is located about an hour south of Boone, North Carolina, where Satterfield previously coached at Appalachian State.

Flight records show the Canadair Challenger twin-jet is registered to JR Real Estate LLC in Kentucky.

That company is registered to Junior Bridgeman, the former Louisville basketball and NBA star, according to state business records. Bridgeman has made a fortune in the food and beverage industry after his playing career and previously served on the University of Louisville’ board of trustees.

The Courier Journal broke the news of Satterfield's hiring on Monday. He is scheduled to be introduced as head coach following a 4 p.m. meeting of the University of Louisville Athletic Association Board of Directors and related committees.

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