Jim Carrey's Gulfstream V N162JC Flies 81 Nautical Miles From Bakersfield to Van Nuys in 27 Minutes

Gulfstream V N162JC, associated with Jim Carrey, flew from Bakersfield to Van Nuys on November 13, 2026. It departed Bakersfield at 01:17 UTC and landed at Van Nuys at 01:45 UTC, a 27-minute flight over a great-circle distance of 81 nautical miles (93 miles). The aircraft reached a top ground speed of 326 knots and a highest altitude of 13,175 feet, averaging 177 knots on the leg. It burned an estimated 196 US gallons of fuel, producing about 1,884 kilograms of CO2.

Bakersfield's longest runway is 10,849 feet at an elevation of 510 feet; Van Nuys' longest runway is 8,001 feet at 802 feet elevation. This was the 16th tracked landing at Van Nuys for N162JC among the 37 flights recorded since May 22, 2026, and the previous landing there was on November 11, 2026. Van Nuys is Carrey's home base, and his usual destinations include Kahului, Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles and New York. The aircraft's previous flight was a 37-minute trip from Van Nuys that landed at Bakersfield on November 13, 2026, the shortest tracked for N162JC in recent months.

In the 30 days before the flight, the aircraft visited 7 airports in 2 countries, completed 11 flights totaling 17.4 hours in the air, and covered about 6,115 nautical miles, with estimated CO2 output of about 71,832 kilograms. Its longest leg was Knoxville/Maryville to San Jose on October 30, 2026, at 1,819 nautical miles. In the 24 hours before the landing, a Bombardier Global 6000 operated by Alo Yoga landed at Van Nuys about 5 hours earlier, and a Gulfstream G650 operated by Ronald Perelman landed about 4 hours earlier.

The Gulfstream V, Gulfstream's first ultra-long-range jet, has 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, with an estimated fuel burn of 430 US gallons per hour. The aircraft has very limited verified flight tracking, which may indicate reduced activity, charter usage or limited ADS-B visibility. Carrey, an actor, comedian and producer with a net worth of about $180 million, sold his Brentwood home in August 2025 for $17 million, a 41 percent discount on the original asking price of $28.9 million, and may have relocated to Maui. The purpose of the Bakersfield flight is unclear, and no public events tied to Carrey in the Bakersfield area were found.