Which is cheaper to charter, the Global 6000 or the Falcon 8X?

The Global 6000 is the cheaper of the two, at $11,800–14,400 an hour against $12,400–15,100 for the Falcon 8X.

Which has the longer range, the Global 6000 or the Falcon 8X?

The Falcon 8X, at 6,450 nm against 6,000 nm.

Compare · a heavy against a ultra-long at overlapping rates

Global 6000 vs Falcon 8X

The Falcon 8X costs about $600 an hour more. What that buys, and what it closes off: the Falcon 8X can use KJAC and the other cannot.

At a glance
Class	Heavy · Ultra-long
Seats	13 · 16
Range	6,000 · 6,450 nm
Hourly	$12,000 · $12,500

Global 6000 · 99.4 ft long · 94 ft span Dashed: Falcon 8X, same scale

Specification against specification

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

Global 6000 compared with Falcon 8X
Measure	Global 6000	Falcon 8X
Passengers	13	16
Range	6,000 nm	6,450 nm
Cruise	488 kt	488 kt
Cabin heightThe specification that most changes how a four-hour flight feels.	6.3 ft	6.2 ft
Cabin length	43.3 ft	42.7 ft
Runway neededShorter is better: it decides which fields are open to you.	6,476 ft	5,880 ft
WingspanSpan-limited fields refuse on this number alone.	94 ft	86.3 ft
Hourly rate	$11,800–14,400	$12,400–15,100

On Teterboro to West Palm Beach — 902 nm, a route both can fly — the Global 6000 prices at about $31,000 and the Falcon 8X at $32,500: a difference of $1,500 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 8X	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KJAC has 6,300 ft
KFXE Fort Lauderdale, FL	Falcon 8X	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KFXE has 6,002 ft
KPDK Atlanta, GA	Falcon 8X	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KPDK has 6,001 ft
KACK Nantucket, MA	Falcon 8X	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

Global 6000 specification, range and rate
Falcon 8X specification, range and rate

Global 6000 vs Falcon 8X

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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