Embraer Praetor 600 / Legacy 500 vs Gulfstream G200
The Praetor 600 flies further: 4,018 nm against 3,400 nm for the G200. The G200 has the bigger cabin: 869 cu ft against 840 cu ft for the Praetor 600. The G200 is faster at high-speed cruise: 470 kts against 466 kts for the Praetor 600.
Praetor 600 or G200?
Which flies further, the Praetor 600 or the G200?
The Praetor 600 flies further: 4,018 nm against 3,400 nm for the G200.
Which has the bigger cabin, the Praetor 600 or the G200?
The G200 has the bigger cabin: 869 cu ft against 840 cu ft for the Praetor 600.
Which is faster, the Praetor 600 or the G200?
The G200 is faster at high-speed cruise: 470 kts against 466 kts for the Praetor 600.
Which seats more passengers?
The G200 seats more in a typical charter layout: up to 9 against up to 8 for the Praetor 600.
Which costs more to buy, the Praetor 600 or the G200?
Pre-owned, the Praetor 600 sells for about $18 million to $29 million (October 2025) and the G200 for about $2.2 million to $7.0 million (November 2026). New, they listed at $24.0 million (2025) and $23 million (1999).
Which is easier to charter in Canada?
6 Praetor 600 and 9 G200 are on the Canadian CTA charter list today. Both charter at super-midsize jet rates; availability on your dates decides the price.
Praetor 600 vs G200 specifications
Verified figures, checked October 2026. Fleet counts from the the Canadian Transportation Agency's register of air licences (11 September 2026).
| Specification | Praetor 600 Embraer | G200 Gulfstream |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Range | 4,018 nm (7,441 km) (best) | 3,400 nm (6,297 km) |
| High-speed cruise | 466 kts | 470 kts (best) |
| Long-range cruise | 433 kts (best) | 430 kts |
| Maximum speed | Mach 0.83 | Mach 0.85 (best) |
| Maximum altitude | 45,000 ft | 45,000 ft |
| Take-off distance | 4,717 ft (best) | 6,083 ft |
| Landing distance | 2,165 ft (best) | 2,590 ft |
| Cabin | ||
| Typical charter seats | 8 | 8 to 9 (best) |
| Maximum seats | 12 (best) | 10 |
| Beds (typical layout) | 4 | Not published |
| Cabin zones | 2 | 2 |
| Cabin length | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) (best) | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) |
| Cabin width | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) (best) |
| Cabin height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) (best) |
| Cabin volume | 840 cu ft | 869 cu ft (best) |
| Baggage | 155 cu ft, reachable in flight (best) | 150 cu ft, reachable in flight |
| Cabin altitude | 5,800 ft at 45,000 ft | Not published |
| Engines and weights | ||
| Engines | 2 × Honeywell HTF7500E | 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306A |
| Thrust per engine | 7,528 lbf | 6,040 lbf |
| Maximum take-off weight | 42,857 lb | 35,450 lb |
| Fuel capacity | 16,137 lb | 15,010 lb |
| Price and ownership | ||
| First delivered | 2019 | 1999 |
| In production | Yes | No |
| New price | $24.0M (2025) | $23M (1999) |
| Pre-owned price | $18M to $29M | $2.2M to $7.0M |
| Operating cost per hour | $8,673 | $8,813 |
| Charter fleet | ||
| On Canada charter list | 6 aircraft | 9 aircraft (best) |
Gold marks the best figure in each row. Take-off distance: At maximum take-off weight, sea level. Cabin length: Manufacturers measure cabin length differently; volume is the fairer comparison. Operating cost per hour: As reported; some sources quote variable cost only, others include fixed costs. See the basis under each aircraft.
Both aircraft at a glance
Embraer Praetor 600 / Legacy 500
- Seats
- 8 (max 12)
- Range
- 4,018 nm
- Cabin
- 840 cu ft
- In production
- Yes
- Charter fleet
- 6 in Canada
Canadian operators: Airsprint, Flightpath Charter Airways, Skyservice Business Aviation
Praetor 600 specs, interior and price →
Gulfstream G200
- Seats
- 8 to 9 (max 10)
- Range
- 3,400 nm
- Cabin
- 869 cu ft
- In production
- No
- Charter fleet
- 9 in Canada
Canadian operators: Skyservice Business Aviation, Chartright Air Group, NovaJet
G200 specs, interior and price →Questions, answered
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Ask a specialistWhich flies further, the Praetor 600 or the G200?+
The Praetor 600 flies further: 4,018 nm against 3,400 nm for the G200.
Which has the bigger cabin, the Praetor 600 or the G200?+
The G200 has the bigger cabin: 869 cu ft against 840 cu ft for the Praetor 600.
Which is faster, the Praetor 600 or the G200?+
The G200 is faster at high-speed cruise: 470 kts against 466 kts for the Praetor 600.
Which seats more passengers?+
The G200 seats more in a typical charter layout: up to 9 against up to 8 for the Praetor 600.
Which costs more to buy, the Praetor 600 or the G200?+
Pre-owned, the Praetor 600 sells for about $18 million to $29 million (October 2025) and the G200 for about $2.2 million to $7.0 million (November 2026). New, they listed at $24.0 million (2025) and $23 million (1999).
Which is easier to charter in Canada?+
6 Praetor 600 and 9 G200 are on the Canadian CTA charter list today. Both charter at super-midsize jet rates; availability on your dates decides the price.
Where these numbers come from
- AVweb: FAA issues emergency AD for Embraer Praetor, Legacy jets (Apr 2026)
- Aviation Safety Network: Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 and Praetor 600 occurrences
- Luxaviation ONE: Embraer Praetor 600 fact sheet (Jul 2025)
- EASA: Type-Certificate Data Sheet EASA.IM.A.526, Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550, Issue 12 (Sep 2026)
- AeroMorning: Next-generation Praetor 600E earns triple certification from ANAC, FAA and EASA (Apr 2026)
- Controller.com: 2022 Praetor 600 S/N 55020160 listing (Oct 2026)
- Aviation Week: Aircraft Overview, Embraer's Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 (2026)
- CRAFT: Embraer Praetor 600 ownership and operating costs (Oct 2026)
- SHK Sweden: Final report SHK 2025:19e, serious incident to Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600 9H-MFX at Stockholm Bromma (Dec 2025)
- Jetcraft: Embraer Praetor 600 overview, 2018 to present (Jun 2025)
- Embraer: Praetor 600 brochure and specifications (Jun 2020)
- BEA: Rapport d'enquete, accident de l'Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 RA-02788, Paris Le Bourget, BEA2017-0674 (Jun 2020)
- GlobalAir.com: Embraer Praetor 600 specifications and operating cost (Oct 2026)
- Aircraft.com: 2016 Legacy 500 S/N 55000060, N1Y, listing (Oct 2026)
- Guardian Jet: 2019 Praetor 600 S/N 55020104 spec sheet (Mar 2024)
- AircraftExchange: 2022 Praetor 600 S/N 55020162 listing (Oct 2026)
- GlobalAir.com: 2019 Praetor 600 S/N 55020114, OE-HPL, listing (Oct 2026)
- AircraftExchange: 2020 Praetor 600 S/N 55020136, N550LC, listing (Oct 2026)
- Jetcraft: Embraer Legacy 500 overview, 2014 to 2020 (Feb 2022)
- CRAFT: Embraer Praetor 500 ownership and operating costs (Oct 2026)
- Aviation Week: 20/Twenty, preowned Embraer Praetor 600s hard to find and hold value, Mark Huber (Oct 2025)
- Aviation Week: Aircraft Overview, Embraer Praetor 500 and 600 (read Oct 2026)
- AIN: Embraer's Q2 deliveries strongest in 16 years, Curt Epstein (Jul 2026)
- AIN: Legacy 500 cleared for service entry (Sep 2014)
- jetAVIVA: Strong demand, limited supply, the Praetor 600 market pulse (Oct 2025)
- Aviation Safety Network: IAI 1126 Galaxy and Gulfstream G200 (GALX) occurrences, 25 listed
- CRAFT: Gulfstream G280 specifications (Oct 2026): 2 x Honeywell HTF7250G of 7,624 lbf each, cabin 25 ft 10 in long, 6 ft 11 in wide, 6 ft 1 in high, high-speed cruise 482 ktas
- Guardian Jet: Gulfstream G200 brochure, performance, market, operating costs (Nov 2026): 60 for sale, asks $2,249,000 to $6,995,000, model years 2000 to 2011
- FAA: Type Certificate Data Sheet A53NM, Revision 8 (Jul 2005), copy on Yumpu: Galaxy approved 16 December 1998 (S/N 004 to 056), Gulfstream 200 approved 16 January 2002 (S/N 057 and later), two PW306A engines; IAI transferred the certificate to Gulfstream Aerospace LP on 26 March 2002
- CRAFT: Gulfstream G200 ownership and operating costs (Oct 2026): $8,813 per flight hour at 200 hours a year, annual total $1,762,585
- Jetcraft: Gulfstream G200 overview, 1997 to 2011 (Jun 2020): cabin volume 869 cu ft
- EASA: Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.IM.A.013, Issue 05 (May 2025): Galaxy approved by the Israeli CAAI on 16 December 1998 (S/N 004 to 056), Gulfstream 200 on 16 January 2002 (S/N 057 and later), identical except for the name; EASA certification 3 September 2004
- Novajet: Gulfstream G200 fleet page (2026): 9 passengers, full galley, enclosed lavatory, seats that berth two together for sleeping
- CRAFT: Gulfstream G200 specifications (Nov 2026): baggage 150 cu ft; GlobalAir splits it as 125 cu ft external and 25 cu ft internal
- Guardian Jet: 2010 Gulfstream G200 N234EU S/N 234 specifications (Dec 2022): nine passengers, four-place forward club, aft right three-place divan opposite two club seats, forward galley, aft lavatory, Gogo Avance L5
- EASA: Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.IM.A.348, Gulfstream G280, Issue 06 (May 2025): maximum takeoff weight 39,600 lb
- Guardian Jet: 2001 Gulfstream G-200 N816CC S/N 20 specifications (Aug 2013): eight passengers in forward and aft four-place clubs, forward galley with sink, coffee maker and ice drawers, aft lavatory with pocket door
- Jetcraft: 2007 Gulfstream G200 S/N 174 specifications (Jun 2020): ten passengers, four-place forward club, aft four-place conference group opposite a two-place berthable divan, forward galley with microwave and coffee maker, aft lavatory, jump seat
- Jetcraft: 2009 Gulfstream G200 S/N 223 specifications (Oct 2022): ten passengers, four-place forward club with pocket door, aft four-place conference group opposite a two-place divan, fully enclosed aft lavatory, cockpit jump seat
- Jetcraft: 2008 Gulfstream G200 S/N 173 specifications (Jun 2026): nine passengers, forward galley, aft lavatory, Gogo ATG-5000 internet
- Jetcraft: 2010 Gulfstream G200 S/N 244 specifications (2025): nine passengers, SwiftBroadband internet, jump seat
- Guardian Jet: Gulfstream G200 N358TD S/N 170 specifications: nine passengers, aft left three-place divan, pocket doors to the forward galley and aft lavatory, Aircell ATG 4000 internet
- Jetcraft: 2010 Gulfstream G200 S/N 234 specifications (Mar 2020): nine passengers, four single club chairs forward, three-place divan opposite two single chairs aft, forward galley, aft lavatory, one jump seat
- Business Jet Traveler: Gulfstream G200 (2026): price new $23M
- Gulfstream via Aviation Pros: Gulfstream G280 certified by FAA and Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (Sep 2012): range 3,600 nm at Mach 0.80
- Gulfstream via Airframer: Final Gulfstream G200 rolls off production line (Dec 2011): the 250th and last G200, 14-year run, FAA certification in 1998, originally the Galaxy, Gulfstream bought Galaxy Aerospace in 2001, succeeded by the G280
- Aviation Week: 20/Twenty, Gulfstream G280 (Jan 2021): 4,750 ft of runway at maximum takeoff weight, ISA, sea level
- GlobalAir: Gulfstream G200 specifications (Nov 2026): Collins Pro Line IV five-tube EFIS
- Wikipedia: Gulfstream G200: follow-on design began in 2005, launched as the G250 in 2008 and renamed the G280
- Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau: Final report, Nestoil PLC Gulfstream G200 5N-BTF, Abuja, 25 January 2018
- AIN: Gulfstream delivers last G200 (Dec 2011): end of a 14-year production run at the Dallas plant
- Aerossurance: G200 leaves runway in Abuja due to improper handling, on the Nigerian final report
- Aviation Safety Network: IAI Gulfstream G200 N199DF, Scottsdale, 10 February 2025, parked and unoccupied, struck by a Learjet 35A that veered off the runway, one other fatality (NTSB preliminary report)
- Aviation Safety Network: Gulfstream G200 N718QS, Jackson Hole, 22 November 2010, runway overrun (NTSB WPR11IA055)
- Aviation Safety Network: Gulfstream G200 N813WM, Tegucigalpa, 22 May 2018, runway overrun, written off (CIAA Honduras report AHAC-ACCID-04-2018)
- Schubach Aviation: Gulfstream G200 fleet page (2026): 25 cu ft baggage compartment accessible in flight; divan for two can be used as a bed
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