Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G7-G500 (GA5C)
ICAO GA5C Large

Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G7-G500

Twin Jet· 111 globally registered

The Gulfstream G500 represents the Savannah manufacturer's first clean-sheet large-cabin design in nearly three decades, entering service in 2018 as a technological leap over the G450 it replaced. Built around Pratt & Whitney Canada PW814GA engines and an all-new fly-by-wire flight deck with active control sidesticks, the G500 delivers 5,300 nautical miles of range at Mach 0.85 while seating up to 19 passengers in a cabin nearly eight feet wide. Its Symmetry Flight Deck introduced touch-screen avionics and synthetic vision as standard equipment, setting a new benchmark for business jet cockpits. The aircraft cruises at 51,000 feet and can operate from runways as short as 5,200 feet, combining intercontinental reach with access to smaller airports. Gulfstream designed the G500 alongside its longer-range sibling, the G600, sharing a common type rating and 95 percent parts commonality to reduce operator training and maintenance costs. The type competes directly with Bombardier's Global 5500 and Dassault's Falcon 8X in the ultra-long-range segment, where cabin comfort and dispatch reliability command premium pricing. SkyMeter has tracked 380 flights across 110 airframes and 61 operators, with TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE the largest observed operator.

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
110
last 7 days
🏢
OPERATORS
61
unique airlines
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FLIGHTS
380
tracked
AVG DURATION
1h 51m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
1.8%
7 flagged

Safety in context

The incident rate counts flights with ANY safety event detected by SkyMeter: go-arounds (a routine response, not a failure), unstable-approach gate flags (advisory thresholds), rejected takeoffs (the system working as designed), and runway events. It is NOT an accident rate or fatality rate. For accident statistics, refer to the NTSB Aviation Accident Database (USA) or the Aviation Safety Network. See methodology for what each event type measures.

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
132 kt
Vref range
Vmo
365 kt
Mmo
0.89
Vs0 (landing)
98 kt
Vfe
200 kt
Approach category
C

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
86 ft
Length
91 ft
Tail height
26 ft
Wheelbase
45 ft
Gear width
17 ft
Wake category
Medium

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
79,600 lb
MALW
64,350 lb
Manufacturer model
Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G7-G500
FAA designator
GA5C
Registered
111

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 7 days

Family

Related variants

0

No related variants.

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of GA5C

20
08/24/2026
45m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/23/2026
4h 10m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/21/2026
42m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/21/2026
1h 13m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/21/2026
1h 3m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/18/2026
36m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/18/2026
56m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/16/2026
1h 45m
⤓ Emergency descent
08/14/2026
1h 1m
⤓ Emergency descent
08/14/2026
1h 20m
△ Low approach-stability score

Recent flights

Real flights of GA5C · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
08/24/2026
45m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/24/2026
20m
No alerts
08/24/2026
39m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 35m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 44m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 13m
No alerts
08/24/2026
25m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 22m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 3m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 6m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 2m
No alerts
08/24/2026
4h 57m
No alerts
08/24/2026
39m
No alerts
08/24/2026
2h 11m
No alerts
08/24/2026
29m
No alerts
08/24/2026
4h 33m
No alerts
08/24/2026
2h 7m
No alerts
08/24/2026
3h 5m
No alerts
08/24/2026
3h 45m
No alerts
08/24/2026
2h 25m
No alerts
08/24/2026
34m
No alerts
08/24/2026
3h 48m
No alerts
08/24/2026
51m
No alerts
08/24/2026
7h 15m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 27m
No alerts
08/24/2026
39m
No alerts
08/24/2026
2h 31m
No alerts
08/24/2026
36m
No alerts
08/24/2026
32m
No alerts
08/24/2026
3h 52m
No alerts
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