Which is cheaper to charter, the Gulfstream G550 or the Global 6000?

The Gulfstream G550 is the cheaper of the two, at $11,500–14,000 an hour against $11,800–14,400 for the Global 6000.

Which has the longer range, the Gulfstream G550 or the Global 6000?

The Gulfstream G550, at 6,750 nm against 6,000 nm.

Compare · both heavy jets

Gulfstream G550 vs Global 6000

The Global 6000 costs about $300 an hour more. What that buys, and what it closes off: the Gulfstream G550 can use KJAC and the other cannot.

At a glance
Class	Heavy · Heavy
Seats	16 · 13
Range	6,750 · 6,000 nm
Hourly	$11,500 · $12,000

Gulfstream G550 · 96.4 ft long · 93.5 ft span Dashed: Global 6000, same scale

Specification against specification

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

Gulfstream G550 compared with Global 6000
Measure	Gulfstream G550	Global 6000
Passengers	16	13
Range	6,750 nm	6,000 nm
Cruise	488 kt	488 kt
Cabin heightThe specification that most changes how a four-hour flight feels.	6.2 ft	6.3 ft
Cabin length	43.9 ft	43.3 ft
Runway neededShorter is better: it decides which fields are open to you.	5,910 ft	6,476 ft
WingspanSpan-limited fields refuse on this number alone.	93.5 ft	94 ft
Hourly rate	$11,500–14,000	$11,800–14,400

On Teterboro to West Palm Beach — 902 nm, a route both can fly — the Gulfstream G550 prices at about $30,000 and the Global 6000 at $31,000: a difference of $800 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	Gulfstream G550	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KJAC has 6,300 ft
KFXE Fort Lauderdale, FL	Gulfstream G550	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KFXE has 6,002 ft
KPDK Atlanta, GA	Gulfstream G550	needs 6,476 ft at sea level; KPDK has 6,001 ft
KACK Nantucket, MA	Gulfstream G550	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

Gulfstream G550 specification, range and rate
Global 6000 specification, range and rate

Gulfstream G550 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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