Gulfstream V N889KH Flies 7 nm in 10 Minutes at Van Nuys
Why It MattersA short repositioning hop by a long-range jet shows how large-cabin aircraft on charter management are moved between bases, concentrating emissions and fuel burn into trips that use little of their range.
A 1998 Gulfstream V, registration N889KH, covered 7 nautical miles in 10 minutes on Monday, November 9, 2026. It departed Van Nuys at 17:33 UTC and landed at 17:43 UTC, averaging a ground speed of 237 knots and reaching a highest altitude of 3,850 feet. The flight burned an estimated 69 US gallons of fuel and produced about 660 kg of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 1,634 miles. It used less than 1 percent of the aircraft's range.
In the 30 days before the flight, N889KH made 27 flights totaling 61.3 hours in the air, producing about 247,272 kg of CO2. It visited 24 airports in 8 countries and flew about 25,226 nautical miles, with its longest leg from Mar del Plata to Miami on October 29 covering 4,049 nautical miles. This was its fourth landing at Van Nuys in a tracked window of 39 flights between September 28 and November 7, 2026; the previous Van Nuys landing was on November 7. The aircraft is based at Van Nuys, and its most common destinations in that window were Teterboro, Miami and Van Nuys.
The Gulfstream V has a range of 6,675 nautical miles, a top speed of Mach 0.885 and a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seats up to 16 passengers. The aircraft is registered to Innova Aviation LLC in Pasadena and managed by Pegasus Elite Aviation, which markets it for charter, so some flights may carry paying passengers rather than the owner.
