Jim Carrey returns to Van Nuys after a week of coast-to-coast flights

Jim Carrey's Gulfstream V (N162JC) departed Van Nuys Airport at 19:07 UTC on May 12, 2026, and returned to the same airport 11 minutes later, climbing no higher than 900 feet. A flight that goes nowhere is almost certainly a maintenance run or a repositioning move, not a journey with a destination.

The same week, Carrey's aircraft had been busy. On May 7, it flew from Teterboro to Van Nuys; on May 10, from Van Nuys to Las Vegas and back; on May 11, from Van Nuys to Denver, then to Telluride, then back to Van Nuys. The pattern suggests Carrey was on a multi-stop trip that ended with a short local flight — possibly to test a system or move the jet to a different hangar.

Carrey sold his Brentwood home of 30 years in August 2025 for $17 million, a steep discount from the original $28.9 million asking price, per People and the Brentwood News. He has spoken of taking a break from acting, though he returned for "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" in 2024. With no public event or production tied to this brief flight, the most likely explanation is routine aircraft handling.