Eric Schmidt flies from Yucca Valley to Van Nuys ahead of AI conference circuit

Eric Schmidt flew from Yucca Valley Airport to Van Nuys Airport on May 24, 2026, a short 36-minute hop in his Gulfstream G650ER (N652WE). The flight arrived just before midnight, capping a day that began with a leg from the Phoenix area to the high desert.

The trip lands Schmidt in the Los Angeles basin the same week the AI Summit kicks off in Santa Monica, a conference where he is a perennial keynote speaker and panelist. Schmidt, who remains deeply involved in artificial intelligence through his venture fund Innovation Endeavors and his role as Relativity Space CEO, has been a fixture at the event since its inception, per the summit's published agenda.

The Van Nuys arrival fits a broader pattern: Schmidt's Gulfstream G650ER, one of the most frequently flown celebrity jets, has logged multiple transcontinental and intercontinental trips this month, including a May 18 round-trip to Appleton, Wisconsin. The aircraft, registered to a Bank of Utah trustee, has ranked at the top of published private-jet CO₂ emission lists for two consecutive years, per [celebplanes.com](https://www.celebplanes.com/celebrity/eric-schmidt).