Which is cheaper to charter, the Falcon 900LX or the Global 6000?

The Falcon 900LX is the cheaper of the two, at $9,000–11,000 an hour against $11,800–14,400 for the Global 6000.

Which has the longer range, the Falcon 900LX or the Global 6000?

The Global 6000, at 6,000 nm against 4,750 nm.

Compare · both heavy jets

Falcon 900LX vs Global 6000

The Global 6000 costs about $2,800 an hour more. What that buys, and what it closes off: the Falcon 900LX can use KJAC and the other cannot.

At a glance
Class	Heavy · Heavy
Seats	12 · 13
Range	4,750 · 6,000 nm
Hourly	$9,000 · $12,000

Falcon 900LX · 66.3 ft long · 70.2 ft span Dashed: Global 6000, same scale

Specification against specification

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

Falcon 900LX compared with Global 6000
Measure	Falcon 900LX	Global 6000
Passengers	12	13
Range	4,750 nm	6,000 nm
Cruise	470 kt	488 kt
Cabin heightThe specification that most changes how a four-hour flight feels.	6.2 ft	6.3 ft
Cabin length	33.2 ft	43.3 ft
Runway neededShorter is better: it decides which fields are open to you.	5,215 ft	6,476 ft
WingspanSpan-limited fields refuse on this number alone.	70.2 ft	94 ft
Hourly rate	$9,000–11,000	$11,800–14,400

On Teterboro to West Palm Beach — 902 nm, a route both can fly — the Falcon 900LX prices at about $24,500 and the Global 6000 at $31,000: a difference of $6,400 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	Falcon 900LX	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KJAC has 6,300 ft
KFXE Fort Lauderdale, FL	Falcon 900LX	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KFXE has 6,002 ft
KPDK Atlanta, GA	Falcon 900LX	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KPDK has 6,001 ft
KACK Nantucket, MA	Falcon 900LX	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KACK has 6,303 ft
KMVY Martha's Vineyard, MA	Falcon 900LX	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KMVY has 5,504 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

Falcon 900LX specification, range and rate
Global 6000 specification, range and rate

Falcon 900LX vs Global 6000

Specification against specification

Where only one of them can go

Which one for your trip

Both aircraft in full

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