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Dassault Falcon 50 / 50EX vs Gulfstream G200
The G200 flies further: 3,400 nm against 3,260 nm for the Falcon 50. The G200 has the bigger cabin: 869 cu ft against 700 cu ft for the Falcon 50. The Falcon 50 is faster at high-speed cruise: 480 kts against 470 kts for the G200.
The short answer
Falcon 50 or G200?
Which flies further, the Falcon 50 or the G200?
The G200 flies further: 3,400 nm against 3,260 nm for the Falcon 50.
Which has the bigger cabin, the Falcon 50 or the G200?
The G200 has the bigger cabin: 869 cu ft against 700 cu ft for the Falcon 50.
Which is faster, the Falcon 50 or the G200?
The Falcon 50 is faster at high-speed cruise: 480 kts against 470 kts for the G200.
Which seats more passengers?
They are level at up to 9.
Which costs more to buy, the Falcon 50 or the G200?
Pre-owned, the Falcon 50 sells for about $2.5 million to $5.3 million (October 2026) and the G200 for about $2.2 million to $7.0 million (November 2026). New, they listed at $21.1 million (2006) and $23 million (1999).
Which is easier to charter in Mexico?
1 Falcon 50 and 5 G200 are on the Mexican AFAC charter list today. Both charter at super-midsize jet rates; availability on your dates decides the price.
Side by side
Falcon 50 vs G200 specifications
Verified figures, checked October 2026. Fleet counts from the AFAC air taxi permit records (checked 18 October 2026).
| Specification | Falcon 50 Dassault | G200 Gulfstream |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Range | 3,260 nm (6,038 km) | 3,400 nm (6,297 km) (best) |
| High-speed cruise | 480 kts (best) | 470 kts |
| Long-range cruise | 430 kts (Mach 0.75) | 430 kts |
| Maximum speed | Mach 0.86 (best) | Mach 0.85 |
| Maximum altitude | 49,000 ft (best) | 45,000 ft |
| Take-off distance | 4,935 ft (best) | 6,083 ft |
| Landing distance | 3,500 ft | 2,590 ft (best) |
| Cabin | ||
| Typical charter seats | 9 | 8 to 9 |
| Maximum seats | 10 | 10 |
| Beds (typical layout) | 3 | Not published |
| Cabin zones | 2 | 2 |
| Cabin length | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) (best) |
| Cabin width | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) (best) |
| Cabin height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) (best) |
| Cabin volume | 700 cu ft | 869 cu ft (best) |
| Baggage | 115 cu ft | 150 cu ft, reachable in flight (best) |
| Engines and weights | ||
| Engines | 3 × Honeywell TFE731-40 | 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306A |
| Thrust per engine | 3,704 lbf | 6,040 lbf |
| Maximum take-off weight | 39,700 lb | 35,450 lb |
| Fuel capacity | 15,520 lb | 15,010 lb |
| Price and ownership | ||
| First delivered | 1997 | 1999 |
| In production | No | No |
| New price | $21.1M (2006) | $23M (1999) |
| Pre-owned price | $2.5M to $5.3M | $2.2M to $7.0M |
| Operating cost per hour | $9,525 | $8,813 |
| Charter fleet | ||
| On Mexico charter list | 1 aircraft | 5 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.
The aircraft
Both aircraft at a glance
Dassault
Dassault Falcon 50 / 50EX
- Seats
- 9 (max 10)
- Range
- 3,260 nm
- Cabin
- 700 cu ft
- In production
- No
- Charter fleet
- 1 in Mexico
Mexican operators: SOALA
Falcon 50 specs, interior and price →
Gulfstream
Gulfstream G200
- Seats
- 8 to 9 (max 10)
- Range
- 3,400 nm
- Cabin
- 869 cu ft
- In production
- No
- Charter fleet
- 5 in Mexico
Mexican operators: Aerosafin, Pabe Tax, FlyMex
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FAQ
Questions, answered
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Ask a specialistWhich flies further, the Falcon 50 or the G200?+
The G200 flies further: 3,400 nm against 3,260 nm for the Falcon 50.
Which has the bigger cabin, the Falcon 50 or the G200?+
The G200 has the bigger cabin: 869 cu ft against 700 cu ft for the Falcon 50.
Which is faster, the Falcon 50 or the G200?+
The Falcon 50 is faster at high-speed cruise: 480 kts against 470 kts for the G200.
Which seats more passengers?+
They are level at up to 9.
Which costs more to buy, the Falcon 50 or the G200?+
Pre-owned, the Falcon 50 sells for about $2.5 million to $5.3 million (October 2026) and the G200 for about $2.2 million to $7.0 million (November 2026). New, they listed at $21.1 million (2006) and $23 million (1999).
Which is easier to charter in Mexico?+
1 Falcon 50 and 5 G200 are on the Mexican AFAC charter list today. Both charter at super-midsize jet rates; availability on your dates decides the price.
Sources
Where these numbers come from
- Aviation Safety Network: Dassault Falcon 50 (FA50) occurrences
- Dassault Aviation: Falcon 50 heritage page, Falcon 50 EX section (Oct 2026): range 3,260 nm at Mach 0.75
- Dassault Falcon: Falcon 900LX specifications (Oct 2026): 4,750 nm, cabin 33.20 ft long, 92 in wide, 74 in tall, three TFE731-60 of 5,000 lb, up to 12 to 14 passengers
- GlobalAir: Falcon 50-40 specifications (Oct 2026): conversion of the Falcon 50 to TFE 731-40 engines, about 200 nm more range
- Aviation Week: London's downtown airport okays Falcon 50 (Dec 1996): approved with an approach angle of no less than 5.5 degrees
- Holstein Aviation: 2006 Falcon 50EX S/N 346 N346EX specifications (Apr 2026): 10 passengers, forward double club, aft club opposite four-place divan, Avance L5
- FAA: Type Certificate Data Sheet A46EU, Revision 13 (Feb 2006): maximum operating altitude 49,000 ft for S/N 156 and on; GlobalAir and CRAFT give 49,000 ft for the 50EX
- CRAFT: Dassault Falcon 50EX ownership and operating costs (Oct 2026): $9,525 an hour at 200 hours a year, $1,905,040 a year
- GlobalAir: Falcon 50EX specifications (Oct 2026): cabin volume 700 cu ft
- Luxaviation: Falcon 50EX F-HCDD charter sheet (Mar 2020): three single beds at night, one lavatory, baggage not accessible in flight, no Wi-Fi
- Wikipedia: Dassault Falcon 50: 352 built 1976 to 2008, 100 of them 50EXs (S/N 253 to 352)
- AIN: Total CEO killed in Moscow Falcon 50EX crash (Oct 2014): Unijet Falcon 50EX F-GLSA, four killed
- Jet Aviva: 1997 Falcon 50EX S/N 253 N6AK eBrochure (Dec 2023): 9 passengers, forward double club, aft club opposite three-place divan, forward galley, aft lavatory, Gogo Wi-Fi
- Guardian Jet: Falcon 50EX S/N 303 N902TB specifications (Feb 2020): 8 passengers, forward and aft four-place clubs, crew-only jump seat, aft lavatory
- Controller: 1997 Falcon 50EX S/N 258 listing (Oct 2026): 9 passengers, full forward galley with oven and microwave, fully enclosed aft lavatory
- Omni Jet: 2000 Falcon 50EX S/N 290 N68YB brochure (2025): right-side forward galley, aft lavatory, Gogo Biz ATG-4000 Wi-Fi, Aviation Partners blended winglets
- Business Jet Traveler: Dassault Falcon 50EX (Nov 2016, updated Jun 2026): typical passengers 9; GlobalAir lists 9 standard
- AIN: Airport staff, ATC, pilots implicated in fatal Falcon crash (Oct 2016), on the Interstate Aviation Committee final report on Falcon 50EX F-GLSA
- NTSB: Aviation accident final report ERA18FA264, Dassault Falcon 50 N114TD, Greenville Downtown Airport, 27 Sep 2018
- EASA: Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.062, MF50/MF900/Falcon 900EX, Issue 10 (Sep 2026): Falcon 50EX is a commercial designation for Falcon 50 aircraft with modifications M1810 (TFE 731-40), M1939, M1890 (EFIS), M1940, M2159 and M1200; certified November 1996
- GlobalAir: Falcon 50 aircraft for sale (Oct 2026): 1984 Falcon 50 S/N 138, N903CS, asking $2,450,000
- GlobalAir: Falcon 50EX aircraft for sale (Oct 2026): 1999 Falcon 50EX S/N 279, N58HL, asking $5,250,000; other asks $3.75 million to $5.095 million
- 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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