Vinod Khosla returns to Bay Area amid ongoing Martins Beach settlement talks

The billionaire venture capitalist's private jet lands in Hayward the same week his legal team enters settlement negotiations over beach access and he weighs in on the OpenAI trial.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla

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Departure

KTEB — Teterboro

Arrival

KHWD — Hayward Executive

Airborne

5h 42m

Distance

2,214 nm

CO₂

23.5t

Vinod Khosla flew from Teterboro, New Jersey to Hayward, California on May 16, a five-hour 42-minute Gulfstream V hop that put him back in the Bay Area late Sunday night. The trip follows a brief East Coast swing that included a stop in Augusta, Georgia, earlier in the week.

The billionaire venture capitalist lands as his long-running legal battle over public access to Martins Beach enters a critical phase. The California State Lands Commission and Coastal Commission agreed to a six-month pause in settlement talks on April 28, per the San Francisco Examiner. Meanwhile, Khosla made headlines last month by telling Fortune that Elon Musk’s desire to be CEO of OpenAI sparked the feud with Sam Altman, revealing his perspective as an early OpenAI backer.

Khosla, who lives in Portola Valley and owns the disputed Half Moon Bay property, regularly shuttles between the coasts for investment meetings and court appearances. The Martins Beach case remains in San Mateo County Superior Court, with the next status check scheduled for August.

Gulfstream V exterior — Vinod Khosla's private jet (N85NV) — Exterior & cabin layout · Gulfstream V

Gulfstream V cabin floor plan — Vinod Khosla's private jet interior layout — Exterior & cabin layout · Gulfstream V

The aircraft

Type

Gulfstream V

Tail

N85NV

Max alt

43,050 ft

Max speed

470 kt

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