Gulfstream V
Heavy Jet - 13 passengers, 6,500 nm published range
About the Gulfstream V
The Gulfstream V was the first purpose-built ultra-long-range business jet, and it opened the city pairs the class is now defined by. Two Rolls-Royce BR710 engines take it 6,500 nm with eight passengers and four crew, above the weather at 51,000 ft, in the same cabin the G550 later inherited. It is the affordable way into genuine intercontinental range: New York to the Middle East or the United States west coast to Europe, in a stand-up cabin, without G550 or G650 money.
Who charters it
The value option when a client needs real intercontinental range and the trip will not carry a G550 or G650. Same cabin as a G550 and the same 51,000 ft ceiling, at meaningfully less per hour, and there are enough on Part 135 certificates that availability is workable. Two things to check. Range falls away faster than people expect with a full cabin: 6,500 nm is quoted with eight aboard and the same source gives 5,500 nm with twelve, so a long leg with a large group needs a payload-range check rather than the headline. And these are 1997 to 2002 airframes, so cabin condition, connectivity and refurbishment history vary widely between tails. Charter hourly figures shown here are non-binding estimate ranges, not quotes.
Specifications
- Class
- Heavy
- Manufacturer
- Gulfstream Aerospace
- Published range
- 6,500 nm
- Range with four passengers
- 6,500 nm
- Reserve-adjusted (85% of four-passenger range)
- 5,525 nm
- Seats
- 13 typical, 19 max
- Service ceiling
- 51,000 ft
- Takeoff field
- 6,100 ft
- Cabin height
- 6'2"
- Cabin width
- 7'4"
- Cabin length
- 43'11"
- Indicative rate
- Est. $8,500 - $12,000/hr
- Production
- Out of production
Specifications current as of 2026-09-28. Published range assumes still air, an optimum profile, and a light payload. Rates are indicative and vary with routing, availability, and operator.
Worth knowing
- First purpose-built ultra-long-range business jet and winner of the 1997 Collier Trophy
- Two Rolls-Royce BR710A1-10 turbofans rated at about 14,750 lbf each
- 51,000 ft ceiling, above most weather and most traffic
- Same cabin cross-section and length as the later G550
- 226 cu ft of baggage, and separate crew and passenger lavatories
Colorado mountain airports: capable
Rated from published numbers and its kinship with the G550, which is rated capable here and shares this airframe. The 93.5 ft wingspan is inside Aspen's 95 ft limit but only just, with about a foot and a half to spare, so it is one of the largest aircraft that can legally use the airport and worth confirming with the FBO rather than assuming. The 6,100 ft sea-level takeoff distance is the longest of the Gulfstreams profiled here, and a heavy jet at density altitude gives up fuel before it gives up runway, so get a runway analysis at weight.
Planning guidance only. The operator, the AFM performance data, and conditions on the day are the final authority.
Is the Gulfstream V right for your trip?
See how far it reaches from your departure airport, or send us the trip and we will price it against the alternatives.