Larry Ellison's Cessna Citation CJ4 flies from Santa Ynez to Los Angeles in 29 minutes

Larry Ellison's Cessna Citation CJ4, tail number N417C, flew from Santa Ynez Airport (KIZA) to Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The aircraft departed at 22:00 UTC and landed at 22:29 UTC, spending 29 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 88 nm, or 102 miles.

The flight averaged a ground speed of 183 kt and reached a top speed of 300 kt, climbing to a highest altitude of 9,000 ft. The CJ4 is a light jet with a range of 2,165 nm, a top speed of Mach 0.77, and a ceiling of 45,000 ft. It typically seats seven passengers and up to ten. Our estimate puts fuel burn at about 63 US gallons and CO2 at about 603 kg, roughly the same as driving a car 1,493 miles.

This is the eighth tracked landing at Los Angeles by any of Ellison's three aircraft in the window from August 27 to October 16, 2026. The previous landing at KLAX was four days earlier, on October 15, also by N417C. Ellison's home base is President Donald J. Trump International Airport (KDJT) in West Palm Beach, and his usual destinations include Witham Field, Van Nuys, San Jose, Honolulu, London Oxford, and Kenora. In the 30 days before this flight, his fleet made 18 flights totaling 20.2 hours in the air.

Larry Ellison is the co-founder, chairman, and CTO of Oracle Corporation, with a net worth of roughly $194 to $196 billion. He is also the controlling shareholder of Paramount Skydance, holding about 50 percent. He filed a declaration of domicile in Manalapan, Florida in May 2023 and owns a $173 million estate there. No public events or meetings tied to Ellison or his companies were reported near Los Angeles on this date.

The CJ4 had spent about three days on the ground at Santa Ynez before this flight, following a previous landing there on October 16. The aircraft's route history shows a series of West Coast trips in recent weeks, including stops in Seattle, Mountain View, and Van Nuys. This short hop fits a pattern of regional repositioning flights.

The CJ4 used only 4 percent of its range on this flight. Santa Ynez Airport has a longest runway of 2,803 feet at an elevation of 674 feet. Los Angeles International Airport's longest runway is 12,894 feet at 125 feet elevation. The distance from Ellison's home base at President Donald J. Trump International Airport to Los Angeles is 2,021 nautical miles.

In the tracked window from August 27 to October 16, 2026, Ellison's three aircraft made 40 flights. The most common destinations were West Palm Beach with eight landings, Los Angeles with eight, and Van Nuys with six. The longest leg in that period was a Van Nuys to West Palm Beach flight on October 9, covering 2,026 nautical miles, flown by the Gulfstream G650.

This flight adds one more data point to Ellison's tracked movements, showing the CJ4 returning to a frequent West Coast hub after a brief stay in Santa Ynez.