Best Heavy & Ultra-Long-Range Jets
Heavy and ultra-long-range jets offer the largest cabins and the reach to cross oceans non-stop. This is the top of the market for range, comfort and mission flexibility. Here are the heavy jets in our catalog, ordered by range.
How this is ranked: Business jets with a maximum take-off weight of 46,000 lb or more, ranked by maximum range. Independent and spec-driven — we rank on the merits, not on who's selling. Figures are verified specifications. How we work.
- G800Range 8,000 nmCruise 488 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 2Global 8000Range 8,000 nmCruise 513 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 3Global 7500Range 7,700 nmCruise 476 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 4Falcon 10XRange 7,500 nmCruise 482 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 5G650ERRange 7,500 nmCruise 507 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 6G700Range 7,500 nmCruise 488 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 7G550Range 6,750 nmCruise 488 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 8Global 6500Range 6,600 nmCruise 476 ktsUp to 17 pax
- 9G600Range 6,500 nmCruise 488 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 10Falcon 8XRange 6,450 nmCruise 460 ktsUp to 19 pax
- 11Global Express XRSRange 6,150 nmCruise 488 ktsUp to 14 pax
- 12Falcon 7XRange 5,950 nmCruise 488 ktsUp to 16 pax
How to choose between them
At the top of the market, every aircraft here crosses oceans — so the ranking by range, while honest, is not the decision. What separates heavy jets in practice is cabin zoning (distinct working, dining and resting areas, and on the largest, a private stateroom), cabin altitude and quietness over twelve-plus hours, and the support network behind the airframe in the regions you actually operate.
Buyers at this level should also weigh completion and configuration lead times, crew availability for the type, and residual-value behaviour — the majors with deep installed bases and active pre-owned markets are simply easier to exit. The spec table starts the conversation; the ownership infrastructure around the aircraft usually finishes it.