Lionel Messi’s Gulfstream V
Messi's 2004-built Gulfstream V has his number 10 on the tail and the names of his family members painted on the airstairs. French media reported the jet flew 52 times in three months of 2022, a figure that made him a recurring subject of European emissions coverage.
What it costs to keep flying
If flown 300 hours a year, our model puts the annual bill at:
- Crew, hangar, insurance, training
- $1,350K
- Fuel & maintenance (300 h)
- $1,500K
- Depreciation
- $457K
- Cost of capital (5%)
- $400K
Estimate. Bespoke interiors, extra crew and hangar in premium locations push it higher.
The aircraft
- Type
- Gulfstream Aerospace GV
- Class
- Ultra-Long-Range
- Range
- 6,500 nm
- Max cruise
- 488 kts (Mach 0.89)
- Passengers
- 13–19
- Cabin
- 43.9 × 7.3 × 6.2 ft
- New price
- —
- Fuel burn
- 460 gal/h
Sources: simpleflying.com · aerocorner.com
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