Private jet ground transportation at Van Nuys Airport (VNY)
P1 meets private flights at the Van Nuys FBOs with a security-trained driver based in Los Angeles and an unmarked, equipped SUV. The pickup follows the aircraft, the driver is staged before it lands, and the drive over the hill to Bel Air, Beverly Hills, or the coast is planned around the traffic and the closures of the day.
Meeting your flight at Van Nuys Airport
Van Nuys Airport is run by Los Angeles World Airports and sits in the San Fernando Valley, on the far side of the Santa Monica Mountains from Bel Air, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica. Five FBOs serve jets: Signature's three terminals, Jet Aviation, and Clay Lacy Aviation. It is also a user-fee customs airport, so an international arrival can clear on the field.
Every Van Nuys trip is driven by a security professional based in Los Angeles and run to the same P1 standard as every other market. Most members keep the driver for the day once they land: the vehicle crosses the mountains by the 405 or one of the canyon roads, then stays with the principal through meetings in Century City, a lunch in Beverly Hills, and an evening on the Westside, staged at each stop. The Movement Brief gives the meeting point, the route, and the plan for the day.
Santa Monica Airport is scheduled to close at the end of 2028, which will move more private flights to Van Nuys and LAX and put more demand on the Van Nuys ramps. For Westside principals who land at Santa Monica today, that adds a crossing of the mountains to each arrival, and P1 plans the route and the staging as part of the pickup.
- Signature East
- Signature West
- Signature VNY NorthThe former Castle & Cooke, part of Signature since September 2026
- Jet Aviation
- Clay Lacy Aviation
FBO list checked October 2026. The Movement Brief names the FBO and the meeting point for each arrival.
How a P1 pickup works at VNY
- 01
The flight is tracked
Send the tail number or flight details with the request. The pickup follows the aircraft, so an early, late, or diverted arrival re-times it without a phone call.
- 02
Access is arranged ahead
Operations confirms the FBO, its entrance, and its procedure for vehicles on the ramp, and puts the meeting point in the Movement Brief.
- 03
The driver is staged before wheels down
The vehicle is inspected and in place before the aircraft lands, at the aircraft where the FBO allows it, otherwise at the FBO door.
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Your team follows the trip
Assistants, family, and the flight crew you authorize see where the vehicle is, and each is updated when the passengers are on their way.
If a flight cannot land at Van Nuys, the alternates are Hollywood Burbank (BUR), elsewhere in the Valley, and LAX. The pickup moves with the aircraft: the driver goes to the airport it lands at, your team receives the new meeting point and time, and the route to the Westside is re-planned from there.
From the aircraft through the rest of the day
Most members book P1 by the hour, so the driver who meets the aircraft stays with the principal for the day, not just the ride from VNY.
- Booked by the hourReserve the driver and vehicle for the day, or for the hours you need. The vehicle stays with the principal instead of dropping off and leaving.
- Staged at every stopWhile the principal is in a meeting, a shop, or at dinner, the driver waits nearby at the right entrance, ready to leave when the principal is.
- Plans that changeAdd a stop, change the destination, or keep the vehicle longer from the app. Each change is priced and approved on the spot, and operations updates the driver.
- Bel Air
- Beverly Hills
- Santa Monica
- Calabasas
- Malibu
Planning an arrival at VNY
Noise rules
Van Nuys has strict noise rules. Aircraft at 77 dBA or louder are barred at all times, those above 74 dBA cannot take off from 10 pm to 7 am, and jets are asked to avoid 11 pm to 7 am, so a late departure can depend on the aircraft type. The return to the FBO is timed to the flight department's plan.
Awards season and February
January to March is awards season, ending with the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre, when Hollywood Boulevard closes from Orange Drive to Highland Avenue for about 12 days. February also brings the Genesis Invitational at Riviera and Frieze Los Angeles at Santa Monica Airport, and in February 2027 the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium. The Movement Brief carries the closures for each day.
Fire closures
Wildfires can close roads with little warning, as they did in 2025, when PCH and the burn zones required passes to enter. For trips to Malibu or the Palisades, the Movement Brief carries the closures for the day, and the route changes if a road closes during the drive.
A security professional waiting at the aircraft, not just a car
A security professional at the wheel
Drivers from law enforcement, the military, or executive protection, trained in protective driving and emergency medical response.
An equipped, unmarked vehicle
A late-model luxury SUV with a trauma kit, an AED, secure Wi-Fi, and a Principal Kit, and nothing on the outside that draws attention.
Live tracking for your team
Assistants, pilots, and family you authorize follow the vehicle in real time, with an update at each milestone.
A 24/7 operations center
Every trip is monitored from the advance brief to the final drop-off, and any change is handled immediately.
P1 Membership begins with a minimum $25,000 prepaid annual service commitment.
The full amount is available toward eligible P1 services. Member pricing and national network access are provided for an initial 12-month term.
- No membership tiers
- No expiring hours
- No use-it-or-lose-it balance
Questions about VNY arrivals
P1 meets flights at Signature East, Signature West, Signature VNY North (the former Castle & Cooke, part of Signature since September 2026), Jet Aviation, and Clay Lacy Aviation. Your flight department picks the FBO; the Movement Brief names it and the meeting point.
Where the FBO allows it, the driver meets the aircraft; otherwise the meeting point is the FBO door. Each of the five FBOs has its own procedure, and operations confirms it before the trip.
Send the tail number or flight details, the expected arrival time, the passengers, and the first destination. Add luggage and anyone traveling separately, such as staff going to a different address; a second vehicle is coordinated as one trip under one brief.
The pickup follows the aircraft, so the driver goes to Hollywood Burbank or LAX if that is where it lands, and your team receives the new meeting point and time. An early or late arrival at Van Nuys re-times the pickup the same way, without a phone call.
That is how most members use P1. Booked by the hour, the driver and vehicle stay with the principal from the aircraft through the day, staged at each stop, whether that is an office in Century City, shopping in Beverly Hills, or dinner in Malibu. Stops can be added or the vehicle kept longer from the app, with each change priced and approved on the spot.
Every driver is a security professional based in Los Angeles, typically from law enforcement, the military, or executive protection, trained in protective driving, CPR and AED, and bleeding control, with background checks and drug screening every year. Drivers are armed where lawful and appropriately licensed.
Yes. The crew link shows where the vehicle is staged and when the passengers are heading back, so the crew can plan the departure around the airport's noise rules. It never shows destinations or family details.
Yes. Van Nuys is a user-fee customs airport, so an international arrival can clear on the field rather than at LAX. Operations confirms where the passengers come out after clearing, and the Movement Brief names the meeting point.
P1 is offered through membership rather than by the ride. P1 Membership begins with a minimum $25,000 prepaid annual service commitment, and the full amount is available toward eligible P1 services. The rate schedule is shared after a membership request.
Every airport P1 serves is on the private jet ground transportation page.
Plan your next arrival at VNY
Send us the itinerary and we will coordinate the security vehicle, family and staff vehicles, airport arrivals, and any advance work under one membership, with one operations team and one standard.