Tom Cruise’s Gulfstream IV
A licensed pilot since 1994, Cruise is widely reported to own a Gulfstream IV and a 1946 P-51 Mustang, the latter appearing in Top Gun: Maverick with Cruise at the controls. Reports of a Challenger 350 and a HondaJet in his hangar are less firmly confirmed.
What it costs to keep flying
If flown 300 hours a year, our model puts the annual bill at:
- Crew, hangar, insurance, training
- $1,200K
- Fuel & maintenance (300 h)
- $1,380K
- Depreciation
- $268K
- Cost of capital (5%)
- $213K
Estimate. Bespoke interiors, extra crew and hangar in premium locations push it higher.
The aircraft
- Type
- Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-SP
- Class
- Large Jet
- Range
- 4,220 nm
- Max cruise
- 476 kts (Mach 0.88)
- Passengers
- 12–16
- Cabin
- 40.3 × 7.3 × 6.2 ft
- New price
- —
- Fuel burn
- 480 gal/h
Sources: simpleflying.com · aerocorner.com
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