A head-to-head look at two of the most-chartered aircraft in the heavy jet class.
EMBRAER
The Embraer Legacy 650E offers a true three-zone heavy-jet cabin at pricing that often undercuts much smaller aircraft. 14 passengers, 3,900 nm range and a walk-in baggage hold accessible in flight make it a charter-buyer favourite for European, Middle-East and transcontinental US missions.
FULL EMBRAER LEGACY 650E PAGE →DASSAULT
The Dassault Falcon 2000LXS combines wide-body heavy-jet cabin space with short-runway capability that rivals super-midsize jets. Ten passengers fly transcontinental in genuine comfort, with access to airports most heavy jets cannot use — including London City.
FULL DASSAULT FALCON 2000LXS PAGE →SPECIFICATIONS
| METRIC | Legacy 650E | Falcon 2000LXS |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 14 | 10 |
| Range | 3,900 nm | 4,000 nm |
| Cruise speed | Mach 0.80 | Mach 0.85 |
| Cabin height | 6'0" | 6'2" |
| Cabin width | 6'10" | 7'8" |
| Baggage | 286 cu ft | 131 cu ft |
| Runway | 5,741 ft | 4,675 ft |
CHARTER PRICING
| Geneva → New York | from CHF 88,000 |
| London → Cairo | from £45,000 |
| Geneva → Riyadh | from CHF 64,000 |
| Teterboro → Los Angeles | from $58,000 |
All-inclusive indicative one-way pricing. Confirmed quote in 10 minutes.
EXPERT VERDICT
The Legacy 650E pulls ahead on group capacity; the Falcon 2000LXS answers with range / non-stop reach, cabin comfort, airport access and speed & block time. Both sit in the heavy jet class, so charter pricing is broadly aligned — let the use case (range, group size, airport pair) drive the final call.
Range / non-stop reach
Falcon 2000LXS
4,000 nm of range — the better choice for transcontinental and intercontinental missions.
Cabin comfort
Falcon 2000LXS
Taller and/or wider cabin (6'2" × 7'8") — better for long flights and stand-up movement.
Group capacity
Legacy 650E
Seats up to 14 — the right pick when the manifest grows.
Airport access
Falcon 2000LXS
Shorter 4,675 ft balanced-field requirement — opens up restricted alpine, island and city-adjacent airfields.
Speed & block time
Falcon 2000LXS
Cruise of Mach 0.85 — shaves meaningful minutes off every long leg.
Verdict based on published manufacturer specifications, charter market data and Limitless Sky brokerage experience.
PROS & CONS
EMBRAER
PROS
CONS
DASSAULT
PROS
CONS
REAL-WORLD MISSIONS
Four scenarios our charter desk sees regularly — and which of these two we would actually quote.
SCENARIO 01
Larger cabin seats the full group (14).
SEE FULL AIRCRAFT →SCENARIO 02
Larger cabin seats the full group (14).
SEE FULL AIRCRAFT →SCENARIO 03
Longer range (4,000 nm) wins the non-stop reach.
SEE FULL AIRCRAFT →SCENARIO 04
Larger cabin seats the full group (14).
SEE FULL AIRCRAFT →ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS
| ROUTE | DISTANCE | RECOMMENDED | WHY |
|---|---|---|---|
| London → New York | 3,000 nm | Either | Both aircraft fly this comfortably non-stop — choose on cabin and price. |
| Paris → Dubai | 2,950 nm | Either | Both aircraft fly this comfortably non-stop — choose on cabin and price. |
| Miami → São Paulo | 3,500 nm | Either | Both aircraft fly this comfortably non-stop — choose on cabin and price. |
| Hong Kong → Sydney | 3,950 nm | Either | Both would require a tech stop on this routing — talk to us about positioning. |
Distances are great-circle approximations; actual fuel planning accounts for winds, weather and reserves.
FAQ
The Embraer Legacy 650E has a published range of 3,900 nm; the Dassault Falcon 2000LXS is rated at 4,000 nm. The longer-range aircraft opens up more non-stop city pairs without a tech stop.
Cruise speeds are Mach 0.80 for the Embraer Legacy 650E and Mach 0.85 for the Dassault Falcon 2000LXS. On a Geneva → New York-style mission the faster aircraft typically saves 10–25 minutes block time.
The Embraer Legacy 650E seats 14; the Dassault Falcon 2000LXS seats 10. Charter prices below assume a typical executive layout — high-density configurations are available on request.
Indicative one-way pricing on a benchmark mission: Embraer Legacy 650E from from CHF 88,000, Dassault Falcon 2000LXS from from CHF 64,000. Confirmed quote in 10 minutes — pricing varies with empty-leg availability, season and routing.
Both belong to the Heavy Jet category, but range, payload and runway performance differ. See the route-recommendations table on this page for our specific pick per corridor.
MORE COMPARISONS
LEGACY 650E × FALCON 2000LXS CLUSTER
CHARTER EITHER AIRCRAFT
WHERE THESE AIRCRAFT FLY
Tell us your route and party size — we'll recommend the right aircraft and send a confirmed quote in 10 minutes.
REQUEST A QUOTE