Gulfstream G800 Charter

The Gulfstream G800 is Gulfstream's answer to the Bombardier Global 8000: the G700 cabin re-optimised for maximum range. Launched in 2021 and certified in 2025, the G800 pairs the G700's Symmetry flight deck and 4,850 ft cabin altitude with 8,200 nautical miles of NBAA IFR range at long-range cruise — the highest brochure range in production business aviation. Deliveries began in 2025 and will build through 2026–2027 as the type replaces late-build G650ERs in the Gulfstream ULR line.

For charter clients the G800 is the ultimate Gulfstream ULR platform — the aircraft to specify when a client insists on a Gulfstream and simultaneously requires 8,000-plus-nm mission capability. Direct competition is the Bombardier Global 8000; the two aircraft trade nose-for-nose on range and cabin philosophy, with Gulfstream offering a slightly longer nominal range and Bombardier offering a wider, four-zone cabin format.

Cabin dimensions: 46 feet 10 inches long, 8 feet 2 inches wide and 6 feet 3 inches tall — the Gulfstream large-cabin cross-section carried across the G500/G600/G700/G800 family. Standard layout is a 19-passenger four-zone configuration including forward crew rest, forward club-four, mid-cabin conference or club-six, entertainment lounge and aft private stateroom. Cabin management is standard PlaneView Cabin with 4K displays, voice control, Bluetooth pairing and Ka-band Wi-Fi.

Cabin altitude at FL410 is 2,916 ft — best-in-class alongside the Global 8000. Gulfstream's 100 per cent fresh-air ventilation replaces cabin air every two minutes; ionisation and low-cabin-altitude cruise are the twin pillars of the current Gulfstream cabin-wellness story. Baggage volume is 195 cubic feet, in-flight accessible.

Twin Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines deliver 18,250 pounds of thrust each with G800-specific tuning for improved cruise efficiency. Maximum operating Mach is 0.935; long-range cruise Mach 0.85. Certified ceiling is FL510. NBAA IFR range with eight passengers at long-range cruise is 8,200 nautical miles — the highest in production business aviation. At Mach 0.90 high-speed cruise the G800 delivers 7,000 nm — still class-leading among production aircraft.

Balanced field length at MTOW is 6,000 ft. Landing distance is 3,000 ft. The Symmetry flight deck with active-control side-sticks, 10 combined-vision touch-screen displays and Gulfstream's combined-vision head-up display remains the reference business-jet cockpit alongside the Bombardier Vision Flight Deck.

Charter hourly rates run $19,000–$23,000 in North America; €19,500–€24,000 in Europe. Empty-leg availability through 2027 will be minimal. Indicative pricing: London to Sydney from £355,000; Los Angeles to Bangkok from $335,000; Perth to Zurich from AU$425,000; Hong Kong to New York from $320,000.

Against the G700 the G800 adds 700 nm of range at 10 per cent higher cost with a slightly shorter cabin. Against the Bombardier Global 8000 the G800 offers 200 nm more brochure range and Gulfstream service network against Bombardier's wider four-zone cabin. Charter the G800 when the mission requires Gulfstream ULR capability at maximum range, and cabin format matters less than nonstop capability.