George Lucas lands in San Francisco after brief Teterboro stop

George Lucas flew from Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (KOAK) on June 7, a 44-minute hop at 30,000 feet aboard his Gulfstream V, N138GL. The trip follows a pattern of cross-country movements: two days earlier, the aircraft departed from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey for the Los Angeles area, and earlier in the week it flew from Chicago to Teterboro. The Oakland arrival returns Lucas to his home base near Marin County and Skywalker Ranch.

The Van Nuys-to-Oakland leg itself appears to be a quick repositioning flight rather than a trip tied to a specific public event. Van Nuys is a common hub for Los Angeles-area private aviation, and Oakland is Lucas's usual point of entry for the Bay Area. No major public appearances, conferences, or premieres in the San Francisco area this weekend align with the flight time, according to current event listings.

Still, the recent flight history shows Lucas has been moving steadily between California, the Midwest, and the East Coast. The prior trip from Teterboro to the Los Angeles area on June 5, a five-hour, 2,560-mile flight, likely involved business or personal meetings in the New York region — Teterboro is the preferred airport for Manhattan-area arrivals. The Chicago-to-Teterboro leg on June 2 matches a return from the Midwest, possibly from a visit to the Gulfstream maintenance facility in Appleton, Wisconsin, as noted by celebrityprivatejettracker.com, or from other commitments in the region. The short hop to Oakland today simply brings him home.