Aircraft model
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GVI
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The GVI is the Gulfstream G650: the aeroplane that reset what an ultra-long-range business jet is, with two Rolls-Royce BR725 engines, a 7,000 nautical mile range and a cruise that approaches Mach 0.90. It will fly New York to Dubai or Los Angeles to Tokyo non-stop with eight passengers, which before it existed meant an airliner.
At this level the aeroplane is the least of the commitment. A G650 needs two type-rated crew, a maintenance programme, and a support structure that most owners buy rather than build; Gulfstream's own service network is a substantial part of what the money buys and is generally regarded as the best in the business. Residual values have held better than almost anything else in the category because demand for genuinely intercontinental range has never softened. The extended-range G650ER shares the type certificate and adds about 500 nautical miles.
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What it is
| Seats | 13 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Rolls-Royce BR725 |
| Horsepower | — |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR25 |
| Production start | 2012 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;pressurized/high-altitude;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 516 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 7,000 nm |
| Service ceiling | 51,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 3,800 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 105 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 6,299 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 3,000 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 13 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 46,600 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 2,400 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 99,600 lb |
| Empty weight | 53,000 lb |
| Usable fuel | 6,597 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 600 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $42,950,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $45,950,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 40 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 31 |
| Median year built | 2013.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 0 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 0 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 7 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 22.58 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 11 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 1 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 31 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 31 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 31 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, turbo-fan, 2 engines, 7+ seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 0.5 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 2 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 1.23 · 42 models in class.
- Severity: class median 10.
- Access: class median 9,850.
- Support: class median 197.5.
- Liquidity: class median 32.81.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.