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Gulfstream G800 makes the fastest and longest flight ever recorded by a business jet
The aircraft flew from Melbourne, Australia, to Moline, in the United States: 8,303 nautical miles in 16 hours and 56 minutes. In the same month, Gulfstream set its 800th route record, a mark no other manufacturer has achieved.
Gulfstream recorded what it describes as the fastest and longest flight ever made by an business jet with the G800. The aircraft departed from Melbourne, Australia, and landed in Moline, in the US state of Illinois, covering 8,303 nautical miles in 16 hours and 56 minutes — a leg that practically crosses the planet non-stop.
The feat was accompanied by a second milestone in the same month. On another mission, between Reykjavik, Iceland, and Savannah, Georgia — where the manufacturer is headquartered —, Gulfstream set its 800th approved route record. Adding up the entire fleet, the brand has achieved 815 speed records, a performance asset that no competitor in the sector has managed to achieve.
For the buyer in this segment, this type of number is not a showcase trophy: it is an operational argument. Ultra long range exists to eliminate technical layover on intercontinental routes, and each additional nautical mile of actual range redraws the map of airports that the aircraft directly reaches. When Gulfstream demonstrates Melbourne–Moline on one leg, it is telling the customer that their schedule is no longer hostage to geography.
The G800 is the manufacturer's top of the line long range and competes directly with the Bombardier Global 8000 for the crown of the most capable business jet on the market. While its rival bets on a maximum speed of Mach 0.95, Gulfstream responds with end-to-end records that combine range and flight time — the metric that, in the end, decides which aircraft lands closest to the passenger's actual destination.
