

Bombardier Global 5500
The Global 5500 is the shorter companion to the Global 6500, offering the same Pearl 15 engines and Vision flight deck with a 5,900 nm range. It gives operators a three-zone Global cabin at a lower price point and serves as Bombardier's answer to the Gulfstream G500 and Falcon 6X.
In short: The Bombardier Global 5500 is a Large Jet with a range of 5,900 nm, a cruise speed of 516 knots and room for 12 passengers. It lists at about $49M new and costs roughly $4,900 an hour to operate (estimate).
Highlights
- 5,900 nm range at Mach 0.85
- Same engines and cockpit as the Global 6500
- Best-in-class short-field performance for the segment
Performance
- Range
- 5,900 nm
- Max cruise
- 516 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.9
- Max altitude
- 51,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 5,340 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,207 ft
- MTOW
- 92,500 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Rolls-Royce Pearl 15
- Thrust per engine
- 15,125 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 410 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Bombardier Vision flight deck (Collins Pro Line Fusion)
Cabin
- Passengers
- 12 / 16
- Cabin length
- 40.8 ft
- Cabin width
- 7.9 ft
- Cabin height
- 6.2 ft
- Cabin volume
- 1,884 cu ft
- Baggage
- 195 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 2
Economics
- New price
- $49M
- Variable cost / hr
- $4,900
- Fixed cost / yr
- $1,400,000
- First delivery
- 2019
- Units built
- 45
- Pre-owned range
- $35M – $45M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-13. Sources & methodology.
Dimensions & weights
- Length
- 96.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 94 ft
- Height
- 25.5 ft
- Max payload
- 7,139 lb
- Max fuel
- 39,250 lb
Programme milestones
- 2018-05Announced · Unveiled at EBACE with the Global 6500 en.wikipedia.org
- 2019-09-24Certification · Transport Canada type certificate en.wikipedia.org
- 2019-12-23Certification · FAA certification en.wikipedia.org
- 2020-07First delivery en.wikipedia.org
Sources (3)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$35M – $45M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.
Residual value curve
Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.
Year 10: 50% ≈ $24.5M
Compare with similar private jets
Sources and credits
- Bombardier Global 5500 · André Gerwing · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

