Gulfstream G280

2 × Turbofan Pressurized Low Wing • Retractable

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Cargo is additional payload after occupants and baggage.

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Available Range / nm

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Over max payload by . At this load it cannot lift a single occupant.

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Mission Profile

In production

459

KTAS

Cruise Speed

3,600

Max Range

45,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

844

lbs

Wet Payload

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Gulfstream G280 (SP-NVM, AMC Aviation) at Amsterdam Schiphol-Oost, November 2017. Photo: Alf van Beem, Public Domain.

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About the Gulfstream G280

Type certificated 2012 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet

Overview

The Gulfstream G280 is a super-midsize business jet built by Israel Aerospace Industries and certified in 2012, the successor to the G200. It pairs a clean-sheet transonic wing, derived from the larger G550, with two Honeywell HTF7250G engines, giving it 3,600 nm of range at Mach 0.80 and the legs to fly nonstop New York to London. Among the super-midsize jets of its generation it had the longest range at launch, and it is one of the few cleared into London City and similarly constrained runways. Gulfstream has since revealed the G300, an amended-type-certificate successor with a stretched cabin and a new flight deck; the G300 first flew in December 2025 and is targeting service entry around 2027, so a late-model G280 is buying into a line with a known replacement on the horizon.

For the buyer, the G280 is the range-and-runway specialist of the segment. It out-ranges the Bombardier Challenger 350 and gets into shorter fields, but it does so with a narrower cabin and a higher hourly cost. The decision it clarifies is cabin versus capability: a buyer who values the wider cabin and the larger support fleet leans Challenger, while one who values range, speed, and field access leans G280.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Range and speed: 3,600 nm at Mach 0.80 with four passengers and NBAA reserves, plus a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.85, the longest range among super-midsize jets at its launch.
Short and steep: a 4,750 ft balanced field length at maximum takeoff weight, and FAA and Israeli steep-approach certification (descent angles to 5.5°) that clears it into London City.
Cabin: a 7,000 ft cabin altitude at FL450, nineteen oval windows, and a 6 ft 3 in stand-up aisle.

Trade-offs

Dropped-aisle floor: the stand-up headroom comes from a dropped aisle, so the floor is not fully flat, a layout some buyers weigh against the flat-floor Challenger 350.
Full-fuel payload: topping the tanks leaves roughly 1,000 lb of cabin payload, so maximum range and a full cabin are a trade rather than a given.
Hourly cost: the HTF7250G carries a higher engine-program rate than the programs on some rivals, which lifts the G280’s direct operating cost above the Challenger 350 despite a slightly lower fuel burn.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: Source: manufacturer figure 21 ft
Length: Source: manufacturer figure 67 ft
Parking area (ft²²): 5,244 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 39,600 lbs
Max Landing Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 32,700 lbs
Useful Load: 15,450 lbs
Fuel Capacity: Source: manufacturer figure 2,180 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: manufacturer figure 459 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 340 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 300 KIAS
Approach Speed: Source: third-party reference 120 KIAS
Range: Source: manufacturer figure 3600 NM
Service Ceiling: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 45,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 5000 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 4,750 ft
Landing over 50 ft obstacle: 2,720 ft

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Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Gulfstream G280 specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.

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