Aircraft ownership record
Kim Kardashian's private jet
Kim Kardashian (SKIMS · SKKY Partners) is publicly associated with a Gulfstream G650ER, reported under N1980K, usually based at Los Angeles (VNY). Everything below comes from civil aircraft registers, corporate filings and dated aviation photography.
The short answer
Kim Kardashian flies a Gulfstream G650ER registered as N1980K. The airframe is usually held by a trust, holding company or management operator rather than by Kim Kardashian personally — that is standard practice for business aircraft and does not imply anything unusual. Home base for reported movements is Los Angeles (VNY).
Registration records
Each mark below opens its public register record — registered owner, aircraft type, country of registry and ICAO 24-bit address.
Routes this aircraft flies most
| Route | Airports | CO2 (2 h estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (VNY) → New York (TEB) | KVNY → KTEB | 11123.2 t |
| Los Angeles (VNY) → San José del Cabo (SJD) | KVNY → MMSD | 11123.2 t |
| Los Angeles (VNY) → Paris (LBG) | KVNY → LFPB | 11123.2 t |
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Questions people ask
- What private jet does Kim Kardashian use?
- Public register and aviation-photography records associate Kim Kardashian with a Gulfstream G650ER, reported under the mark N1980K. The registered owner is usually a trust, holding company or management operator rather than the individual.
- What is Kim Kardashian's jet tail number?
- The reported registration is N1980K. Each mark links to its civil register record, where the current registered owner, aircraft type and ICAO 24-bit address are published.
- Can I track Kim Kardashian's jet live?
- Yes, when the aircraft is broadcasting. Transponder position data is public, so the airframe appears on the live tracker while it is in receiver coverage. Aircraft enrolled in the FAA's LADD or PIA privacy programmes, or flying over oceans and remote regions, will show gaps.
- Where is Kim Kardashian's jet usually based?
- Movements reported for this airframe centre on Los Angeles (VNY). Business aircraft return to a home base between trips, so departures most often begin there.
- How much CO2 does a flight on this aircraft produce?
- A Gulfstream G650ER burns roughly 1760 kg of jet fuel per flight hour, and each kilogram releases about 3.16 kg of CO2 — around 11123.2 tonnes for a two-hour hop.