N18WQ

N18WQ is a Dassault Falcon 2000, a twin-engine jet operated by SHORT HILLS AVIATORS LLC. SkyMeter has tracked 740 flights totalling 1,260 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KTEB to KMMU. Service window in our records spans 404 days. Of those flights, 34 (4.6%) carry at least one detected incident — go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Dassault Falcon 2000 has a 63 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 42,400 lb.

About the Dassault Falcon 2000

The Dassault Falcon 2000 is a twin-engine business jet that has defined transcontinental corporate travel since its introduction in 1995. Built by France's Dassault Aviation—the same manufacturer behind the Rafale fighter and Mirage series—the Falcon 2000 family combines fighter-jet heritage with executive comfort, offering a 3,350-nautical-mile range that connects New York to Paris or Los Angeles to London nonstop. The type's wide cabin (7.7 feet across) seats eight to ten passengers in typical configurations, while its Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C engines deliver exceptional fuel efficiency and hot-and-high performance.

What sets the Falcon 2000 apart in the super-midsize category is its advanced wing design, derived from Dassault's military programs, which provides exceptional handling characteristics and allows operations into shorter runways than competing Gulfstreams or Bombardier Globals. The LXS variant (the 'S' denoting a shorter-field version) can operate from 4,400-foot runways, opening access to challenging airports like Aspen and London City. The aircraft cruises at Mach 0.80 and reaches a service ceiling of 47,000 feet, flying above most weather and commercial traffic. Its digital flight control system and EASy II avionics suite—featuring synthetic vision and enhanced weather radar—represent some of the most sophisticated technology in business aviation.

The Falcon 2000 has proven popular with fractional ownership operators, charter companies, and corporate flight departments seeking a balance between cabin size, range, and operating economics. Its reliability and dispatch rate consistently rank among the highest in the business jet category. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.