Tiger Woods’s Gulfstream G550
Woods flies a 2008 G550 that spent its early years in the NetJets fleet before he bought it and re-registered it with his initials. It is operated for him by Executive Jet Management, and golf media routinely watch its movements for clues about whether he will play a tournament.
What it costs to keep flying
If flown 300 hours a year, our model puts the annual bill at:
- Crew, hangar, insurance, training
- $1,450K
- Fuel & maintenance (300 h)
- $1,560K
- Depreciation
- $1,201K
- Cost of capital (5%)
- $1,050K
Estimate. Bespoke interiors, extra crew and hangar in premium locations push it higher.
The aircraft
- Type
- Gulfstream Aerospace G550
- Class
- Ultra-Long-Range
- Range
- 6,750 nm
- Max cruise
- 488 kts (Mach 0.89)
- Passengers
- 14–19
- Cabin
- 43.9 × 7.3 × 6.2 ft
- New price
- —
- Fuel burn
- 450 gal/h
Sources: simpleflying.com · golf.com
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