You can speak the carpet's command word as an action to make the carpet hover and fly. It moves according to your spoken directions, provided that you are within 30 feet of it.

This carpet is 5 feet by 7 feet and has a flying speed of 40 feet. It can carry up to 1,200 pounds, but its flying speed becomes 20 feet while carrying over 600 pounds.

Notes: Set: Speed (Flying), Movement, Utility, Exploration