Jim Carrey's Gulfstream V N162JC returns to Van Nuys after quick Monterey trip

Jim Carrey's Gulfstream V, tail number N162JC, flew from Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) to Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The aircraft departed Monterey at 22:32 UTC and landed at Van Nuys at 23:23 UTC. The flight took 52 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 218 nautical miles, or 250 miles. The aircraft reached a top ground speed of 472 knots and a highest altitude of 29,000 feet. The flight burned an estimated 371 US gallons of fuel, producing about 3,569 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 8,833 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.

The aircraft's average ground speed on this flight was 252 knots. The flight used about 3 percent of the Gulfstream V's total range. The longest runway at Monterey Regional Airport is 7,175 feet, and the field sits at 257 feet above sea level. At Van Nuys Airport, the longest runway is 8,001 feet, with an elevation of 802 feet.

This was the 16th tracked landing at Van Nuys in the last 36 flights for N162JC. The previous landing at Van Nuys was on October 6, 2026, 19 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 1,203 nautical miles. Other tracked aircraft at Van Nuys in the 24 hours before this landing included a Gulfstream V operated by Caesars, a Bombardier Global 7500 linked to Jay-Z and Beyoncé, a Gulfstream G650ER linked to Kim Kardashian, and a Gulfstream IV linked to Paris Hilton.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made four flights totaling 4.0 hours in the air. Those flights produced an estimated 16,556 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was from Grand Junction to Van Nuys on September 27, 2026, covering 551 nautical miles. The aircraft had been on the ground at Monterey for about three days before this trip.

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 Van Nuys could be related to personal travel or film production, but no public events or appearances tied to Jim Carrey in the Van Nuys area were found in available sources.

The aircraft's last flight before this one landed at Monterey on October 22, 2026. That flight from Van Nuys to Monterey took 50 minutes over 218 nautical miles.

The Gulfstream V is the original ultra-long-range Gulfstream model. The aircraft's estimated fuel burn is 430 US gallons per hour. Among tracked destinations in the 30 days before this flight, Van Nuys was the most common with 15 landings, followed by Monterey and Teterboro with three each.