Kim Kardashian's Gulfstream G650ER N1980K flies 1,033 nm round trip from Van Nuys

Kim Kardashian's Gulfstream G650ER, registered N1980K, flew from Van Nuys Airport to Van Nuys Airport on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The aircraft departed at 15:34 UTC and landed at 17:42 UTC, spending 2 hours 7 minutes in the air. The flight covered a great-circle distance of 1,033 nautical miles, or about 1,188 miles.

The aircraft reached a top speed of 555 knots and a highest altitude of 45,025 feet. It burned an estimated 997 US gallons of fuel, producing about 9,573 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 23,696 miles. The Gulfstream G650ER is an ultra-long-range jet with a range of 7,500 nautical miles, a top speed of Mach 0.925, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 19 passengers.

This was the 16th tracked landing at Van Nuys in the window from August 9 to October 25, 2026. The last landing at Van Nuys was on October 25, two days before this flight. Van Nuys is the home base on file for N1980K. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 12 flights totaling 85.7 hours in the air, using 10 airports in 6 countries. The longest leg in that period was from Honolulu, Oahu to Batam on October 9, 2026, covering 5,815 nautical miles.

Kim Kardashian is a media personality and businesswoman with a net worth of about $1.7 billion, mostly from her Skims stake. She lives in the Hidden Hills mansion she retained after her divorce from Kanye West. Her aircraft, a Gulfstream G650ER, has drawn criticism for short hops, including a 17-mile flight from Los Angeles to Van Nuys on October 25, 2026, as reported by celebplanes. The aircraft was ranked number five on Yard Group's 2022 celebrity CO2 emissions list, with 1,752 metric tons.

The flight ended at the home base, and the aircraft had been on the ground for about 43 hours before this trip. The movement itself is routine for a jet that has made this California leg dozens of times.

The aircraft's average ground speed on this flight was 487 knots. The trip used 14 percent of the Gulfstream G650ER's total range. Van Nuys Airport has a longest runway of 8,001 feet and sits at an elevation of 802 feet.

In the tracked window from August 9 to October 25, 2026, the aircraft made 40 flights. Van Nuys was the most common destination with 15 landings, followed by Luton Airport in Luton with 4 landings and Los Angeles International Airport with 2 landings.

Recent flights before this trip included a 12-hour 19-minute leg from Rome to Los Angeles on October 24, covering 5,519 nautical miles. On October 22, the aircraft flew from Van Nuys to Rome in 10 hours 11 minutes over 5,508 nautical miles.