Kim Kardashian's Gulfstream G650ER N1980K flies 17 nm from Los Angeles to Van Nuys

Kim Kardashian's Gulfstream G650ER, registered N1980K, flew from Los Angeles International Airport to Van Nuys Airport on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The flight departed at 19:52 UTC and landed at 20:11 UTC, spending 20 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 17 nautical miles, or about 19 miles.

The aircraft covered 17 nm at an average ground speed of 50 knots, reaching a top speed of 271 knots and a highest altitude of 4,900 feet. The flight burned an estimated 155 US gallons of fuel, producing about 1,494 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 3,697 miles. The Gulfstream G650ER is an ultra-long-range jet with a range of 7,500 nm, a top speed of Mach 0.925, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 19 passengers.

The aircraft burned an estimated 470 US gallons of fuel per hour. Los Angeles International Airport has a longest runway of 12,894 feet at an elevation of 125 feet. Van Nuys Airport has a longest runway of 8,001 feet at an elevation of 802 feet.

This was the 16th tracked landing at Van Nuys in the window from August 5 to October 24, 2026, and the first since October 17, eight days earlier. Van Nuys is the home base on file for N1980K. In the 24 hours before this landing, two other tracked aircraft arrived at Van Nuys: a Gulfstream IV SP registered to Dr. Phil, and a Gulfstream V registered to Caesars, both landing about one hour earlier.

Kim Kardashian is a media personality and businesswoman with a net worth of about $1.7 billion, mostly from her stake in Skims. She lives in a Hidden Hills mansion she retained after her divorce from Kanye West. Her aircraft, a Gulfstream G650ER, has been tracked on frequent short hops between Van Nuys and Camarillo, as well as longer runs to destinations including San Diego, Savannah, Coeur d'Alene, and Athens.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 11 flights totaling 85.4 hours in the air. Those flights produced about 385,528 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was from Honolulu, Oahu to Batam on October 9, 2026, covering 5,815 nautical miles. The aircraft used 10 airports in 6 countries over about 37,348 nautical miles.

The flight ended at the home base, and the aircraft had been on the ground for about 12 hours before this trip, following a previous landing at Los Angeles. The movement itself is routine for a jet that has made this short California leg dozens of times.

Three days before this flight, on October 22, 2026, the aircraft flew from Van Nuys to Rome, a 10-hour 11-minute trip of 5,508 nautical miles.