Jim Carrey's Gulfstream V N162JC flies from Van Nuys to Monterey in 50 minutes

Jim Carrey's Gulfstream V, tail number N162JC, flew from Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) to Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The aircraft departed Van Nuys at 17:06 UTC and landed at Monterey at 17:56 UTC. The flight took 50 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 218 nautical miles, or 250 miles. The aircraft reached a top ground speed of 424 knots and a highest altitude of 22,150 feet. The flight burned an estimated 359 US gallons of fuel, producing about 3,453 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 8,546 miles. The Gulfstream V is an ultra-long-range jet with a range of 6,675 nautical miles, a top speed of Mach 0.885, a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 16 passengers.

This was the third tracked landing at Monterey in the last 36 flights for N162JC. The previous landing at Monterey was on October 6, 2026, 17 days before this flight. Jim Carrey's home base is Van Nuys Airport, and his usual destinations include Kahului, Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited three airports in one country and flew about 1,568 nautical miles. Another tracked aircraft, a Cessna Citation Latitude operated by Truist Financial, landed at Monterey about 16 hours before N162JC.

Jim Carrey is an actor, comedian, and producer with a net worth of about $180 million. He sold his Brentwood home in August 2025 for $17 million, a 41 percent discount on the original asking price of $28.9 million. He may have relocated to Maui after the sale. The flight to Monterey could be related to personal travel or film production, but no public events or appearances tied to Jim Carrey in the Monterey area were found in available sources.

The Gulfstream V N162JC has been tracked on 36 flights since May 2026, with Van Nuys as the most common destination. The aircraft's last flight before this one landed at Van Nuys on October 6, 2026.

The aircraft's average ground speed on this flight was 260 knots. The flight used about 3 percent of the Gulfstream V's total range. Van Nuys Airport has a longest runway of 8,001 feet at an elevation of 802 feet. Monterey Regional Airport's longest runway is 7,175 feet at an elevation of 257 feet. The distance from Van Nuys to Monterey is 217 nautical miles.

In the 30 days before this flight, N162JC completed 4 flights totaling 4.6 hours in the air. Those flights produced an estimated 19,019 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was from Van Nuys to Grand Junction on September 24, 2026, covering 583 nautical miles. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 16 days before this flight.

Recent flights by the same owner include a trip from Monterey to Van Nuys on October 6, 2026, lasting 47 minutes over 217 nautical miles. On October 5, 2026, the aircraft flew from Van Nuys to Monterey in 49 minutes. Other recent flights include a September 27 trip from Grand Junction to Van Nuys and a September 24 flight from Van Nuys to Grand Junction.