Gulfstream G280 vs Legacy 500

Side-by-side specs, range, and real operating costs

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Gulfstream G280 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Legacy 500 Embraer S.A.
Stall Speed 102 kts 92 kts
Approach Speed 118 kts 109 kts
Cruise Speed 459 kts 466 kts
Range 3,600 nm 3,125 nm
Service Ceiling 45,000 ft 45,000 ft
Rate of Climb 5,000 fpm 3,866 fpm
Fuel Burn 286.0 gph 287.0 gph

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Gulfstream G280 Jet A
286.0 gph
baseline
3,600 nm range 2180 gal usable 7h 37m endurance 1.6 nm/gal $1,716 fuel/hr
Gulfstream G280: 286.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 3,600 nautical mile published range, 7 hour 37 minute endurance, 1.6 nautical miles per gallon.
Legacy 500 Jet A
287.0 gph
+1.0 gph
3,125 nm range 1950 gal usable 6h 47m endurance 1.6 nm/gal $1,722 fuel/hr
Legacy 500: 287.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 3,125 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 47 minute endurance, 1.6 nautical miles per gallon.
Jet A range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

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Gulfstream G280Jet A
$4,110 /hr
Gulfstream G280: $4,110 per flight hour — fuel $1,716, maintenance and reserve $2,394.
Legacy 500Jet A
$3,602 /hr
Legacy 500: $3,602 per flight hour — fuel $1,722, maintenance and reserve $1,880.
Gulfstream G280 Turbofan
$127,646 /yr
Gulfstream G280: $127,646 per year — insurance $55,846, hangar $69,300, annual inspection $2,500.
Legacy 500 Turbofan
$27,357 /yr
Legacy 500: $27,357 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $24,857, annual inspection $2,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

190 + 30 lb Occupants
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Gulfstream G280
10 / 10 seats 2,180 / 2,180 gal fuel 844 lb wet payload 15,450 lb useful 39,600 lb MTOW
Legacy 500
12 / 12 seats 1,950 / 1,950 gal fuel 935 lb wet payload 14,000 lb useful 38,360 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Gulfstream G280
63.0 × 66.8 ft 21.3 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized
Legacy 500
66.4 × 67.3 ft 21.1 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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