Jay-Z & Beyoncé's Global 7500 returns to Van Nuys after a short hop from Las Vegas

Jay-Z & Beyoncé's Bombardier Global 7500, tail number N44440, flew from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas to Van Nuys Airport in California on Monday, October 26, 2026. The aircraft departed at 21:54 UTC and landed at 22:37 UTC. The flight took 43 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 200 nautical miles, or 231 miles. The aircraft reached a top ground speed of 419 knots and a highest altitude of 22,000 feet. Our estimate shows the flight burned about 295 US gallons of fuel and produced about 2,836 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 7,019 miles. The Bombardier Global 7500 is built for ultra-long-range travel, with a range of 7,700 nautical miles, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 19 passengers.

The Bombardier Global 7500 can reach a top speed of Mach 0.925, or 516 knots. It has four living zones and a 54.4 foot cabin. A Global 8000 upgrade is available. On this flight, the average ground speed was 278 knots. The aircraft used about 3 percent of its range.

This was the aircraft's third tracked landing at Van Nuys in our tracking window. The last landing at Van Nuys was on October 25, 2026, one day before this flight. The home base on file for Jay-Z & Beyoncé is Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, 2,129 nautical miles from Van Nuys. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited eight airports in one country and flew about 8,742 nautical miles. Other tracked aircraft that landed at Van Nuys in the 24 hours before this landing included Paris Hilton's Gulfstream IV, Jim Carrey's Gulfstream V, Steve Tisch's Gulfstream G500, Steve Wynn's Gulfstream G700, Travis Scott's Embraer E-190, and Len Blavatnik's Gulfstream G650.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made 9 flights, spent 20.5 hours in the air, and produced about 80,729 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was from Teterboro to Van Nuys on October 20, covering 2,130 nautical miles. The most common destinations in that window were Westhampton Beach with 6 landings, Teterboro with 3 landings, and Van Nuys with 2 landings.

Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter are the founders of Roc Nation and Parkwood Entertainment, respectively, with a combined net worth of more than $3 billion. N44440 is registered to MAV 4 LLC and was reported as a $40 million wedding-anniversary gift. The aircraft frequently travels between the Hamptons, Miami, Los Angeles, and European tour stops. A web search did not find a specific public appearance or event tied to Jay-Z or Beyoncé near Van Nuys on this date.

The departure airport in Las Vegas has a longest runway of 14,835 feet and an elevation of 2,181 feet. The arrival airport in Van Nuys has a longest runway of 8,001 feet and an elevation of 802 feet. The aircraft's fuel burn is estimated at 410 US gallons per hour.

The flight moved the aircraft from Las Vegas back to a frequent West Coast destination. The aircraft's movements continue to follow a pattern of travel between the New York area and Southern California.