Gulfstream Aerospace G280
The G280 is Gulfstream's super-midsize entry, built in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries and delivered since 2012. It pairs a transcontinental 3,600 nm range with the PlaneView280 flight deck and one of the largest cabins in its class, making it a favorite of fractional operators and corporate flight departments alike.
In short: The Gulfstream Aerospace G280 is a Super-Midsize Jet with a range of 3,600 nm, a cruise speed of 482 knots and room for 8 passengers. It lists at about $25.5M new and costs roughly $3,300 an hour to operate (estimate).
3,600 nm
Range
482 kts
Max cruise
8–10
Passengers
$25.5M
New price
Highlights
- 3,600 nm range with true coast-to-coast capability
- Class-leading cabin with 19 large oval windows
- Strong short-field performance for challenging airports
Performance
- Range
- 3,600 nm
- Max cruise
- 482 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.85
- Max altitude
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 4,750 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,720 ft
- MTOW
- 39,600 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Honeywell HTF7250G
- Thrust per engine
- 7,624 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 285 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Gulfstream PlaneView280
Cabin
- Passengers
- 8 / 10
- Cabin length
- 25.8 ft
- Cabin width
- 7.2 ft
- Cabin height
- 6.3 ft
- Cabin volume
- 935 cu ft
- Baggage
- 154 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 2
Economics
- New price
- $25.5M
- Variable cost / hr
- $3,300
- Fixed cost / yr
- $950,000
- First delivery
- 2012
- Units built
- 330
- Pre-owned range
- $13M – $23M
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
- 66.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 63 ft
- Height
- 21.3 ft
- Max payload
- 4,050 lb
- Max fuel
- 14,600 lb
Programme milestones
- 2008Announced · Programme launched (as G250) en.wikipedia.org
- 2009-12-11First flight · First flight (Tel Aviv, as G250) en.wikipedia.org
- 2012-09-04Certification · FAA and Israeli type certification en.wikipedia.org
- 2012First delivery · First deliveries en.wikipedia.org
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$13M – $23M
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: 46% ≈ $11.7M
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Sources and credits
- Gulfstream Aerospace G280 · Coldstreamer20 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons