Which is cheaper to charter, the Challenger 650 or the Global 6000?

The Challenger 650 is the cheaper of the two, at $8,700–10,600 an hour against $11,800–14,400 for the Global 6000.

Which has the longer range, the Challenger 650 or the Global 6000?

The Global 6000, at 6,000 nm against 4,000 nm.

Compare · both heavy jets

Challenger 650 vs Global 6000

The Global 6000 costs about $3,100 an hour more. What that buys, and what it closes off: the Challenger 650 can use KJAC and the other cannot.

At a glance
Class	Heavy · Heavy
Seats	12 · 13
Range	4,000 · 6,000 nm
Hourly	$8,700 · $12,000

Challenger 650 · 68.4 ft long · 64.3 ft span Dashed: Global 6000, same scale

Specification against specification

Published figures. The better of the two on each measure is marked.

Challenger 650 compared with Global 6000
Measure	Challenger 650	Global 6000
Passengers	12	13
Range	4,000 nm	6,000 nm
Cruise	470 kt	488 kt
Cabin heightThe specification that most changes how a four-hour flight feels.	6.1 ft	6.3 ft
Cabin length	28.3 ft	43.3 ft
Runway neededShorter is better: it decides which fields are open to you.	5,640 ft	6,476 ft
WingspanSpan-limited fields refuse on this number alone.	64.3 ft	94 ft
Hourly rate	$8,700–10,600	$11,800–14,400

On Teterboro to West Palm Beach — 902 nm, a route both can fly — the Challenger 650 prices at about $23,500 and the Global 6000 at $31,000: a difference of $7,200 for the same trip. Estimates, not offers.

Where only one of them can go

Busy fields where one is excluded outright by published runway length or a wingspan limit. This decides more trips than any range figure.

Fields open to one aircraft only
Field	Open to	Why the other cannot
KJAC Jackson, WY	Challenger 650	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KJAC has 6,300 ft
KFXE Fort Lauderdale, FL	Challenger 650	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KFXE has 6,002 ft
KPDK Atlanta, GA	Challenger 650	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KPDK has 6,001 ft
KACK Nantucket, MA	Challenger 650	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KACK has 6,303 ft

Which one for your trip

A specification comparison answers which aircraft is better. It cannot answer which is available on your date, near your departure field, at a price worth paying — and that is usually what decides it. Ask, and a broker checks both with contracted operators.

Both aircraft in full

Challenger 650 specification, range and rate
Global 6000 specification, range and rate

Challenger 650 vs Global 6000

Specification against specification

Where only one of them can go

Which one for your trip

Both aircraft in full

Other comparisons

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