Tail record, Dassault Falcon 50, Malta register
A busy Falcon 50: flown more than three quarters of its type.
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Busier than 97% of Falcon 50s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
113
in the twelve months, about 9 a month
Busiest Falcon 50s
7th
of 191 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈271
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Falcon 50
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9H-DFS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 4 of 12 months. Its busiest month was August 2025, with 48 flights.
Its busiest month was August 2025, with 48 flights. It did not fly in January 2026. The record has 54 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 191 tracked Falcon 50s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is 9H-DFS.
Chapter 4
Harsher than its type
How hard has it been used?
Heavy use means more of its maintenance intervals have been used up. Worth checking where it sits in its inspection cycle before a pre-buy.
Flights a monthLead measure. 97th percentile
15.3middle Falcon 50 4.5
Days flown a month96th percentile
8.8 dmiddle Falcon 50 3.3 d
Estimated hours a year99th percentile
≈406 hrmiddle Falcon 50 ≈82 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Falcon 50s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Falcon 50, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether 9H-DFS sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Falcon 50: 1.5 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
9H-DFS sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle Falcon 50: 1%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
9H-DFS sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle Falcon 50: 22%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
9H-DFS sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.
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Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “9H-DFS: how this Dassault Falcon 50 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/9h-dfs
About 271 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 113 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
9H-DFS made 113 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 9 a month, and flew on about 11 days in each month it flew.
72 of its 113 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 88%, crossed a border.
It was last tracked in December 2025. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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