Dassault Aviation Falcon 900LX
The Falcon 900LX is the latest version of the Falcon 900 trijet family, adding blended winglets for a 4,750 nm range and Dassault's EASy II flight deck. It remains the lightest large-cabin jet in production, which translates into low fuel burn, access to short runways and one of the best operating economics in its class.
In short: The Dassault Aviation Falcon 900LX is a Large Jet with a range of 4,750 nm, a cruise speed of 482 knots and room for 12 passengers. It lists at about $45M new and costs roughly $4,200 an hour to operate (estimate).
4,750 nm
Range
482 kts
Max cruise
12–14
Passengers
$45M
New price
Highlights
- Lightest large-cabin jet in production
- Trijet safety with 4,750 nm range
- Access to short and steep-approach airports
Performance
- Range
- 4,750 nm
- Max cruise
- 482 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.87
- Max altitude
- 51,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 5,360 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,415 ft
- MTOW
- 49,000 lb
- Engines
- 3 × Honeywell TFE731-60
- Thrust per engine
- 5,000 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 300 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Dassault EASy II (Honeywell Primus Epic)
Cabin
- Passengers
- 12 / 14
- Cabin length
- 33.2 ft
- Cabin width
- 7.7 ft
- Cabin height
- 6.2 ft
- Cabin volume
- 1,270 cu ft
- Baggage
- 127 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 2
Economics
- New price
- $45M
- Variable cost / hr
- $4,200
- Fixed cost / yr
- $1,250,000
- First delivery
- 2010
- Units built
- 110
- Pre-owned range
- $22M – $38M
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
- 66.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 70.2 ft
- Height
- 25.2 ft
- Max fuel
- 20,905 lb
Programme milestones
- 2008-05Announced · Announced at EBACE en.wikipedia.org
- 2010-07-16Certification · EASA and FAA certification prnewswire.com
- 2010First delivery prnewswire.com
Sources (2)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$22M – $38M
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% ≈ $22.5M
Compare with similar private jets
Compare: Falcon 900LX vs Falcon 900EX EASy vs Falcon 900EX vs G450 →
Sources and credits
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 900LX · André Gerwing · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons