A6-SMS · Dassault Falcon 8X flight activity
30 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, on about 3 days a month and an estimated 97 hours in the air.
How A6-SMS has been flying
A6-SMS flies about half as often as the middle Falcon 8X, inside the 3 to 7 flights a month flown by the middle half of the fleet.
Tracked by ADS-B, so a minimum.
From time in the air. The logbook has the exact total.
Against 3.7 d for the middle Falcon 8X.
Last tracked in July 2026. Published seven days later, by month only.
Month by month
30 flights over 10 active monthsFlights per month · shaded band is the middle half of the fleet (3.1–7.3 a month)
A6-SMS stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was August 2025, with 5 flights.
Its busiest month was August 2025, with 5 flights. It did not fly in February 2026. The record has 11 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 3 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
Utilization
How steadily it has been used: flights, flying days and estimated hours against the type.
Used about as much as most. Typical on utilization.
Used at about the rate of most of the fleet, so its maintenance intervals have been used up at a normal pace.
Against 4.7 for the middle Falcon 8X (27th). Used like a typical Dassault Falcon 8X.
Share of flying days from one field.
The data behind it
Against all 64 tracked Falcon 8Xs, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.How it travels
Its flying is spread across many routes.
5 of 30 flights, both directions.
Spread across many destinations.
19 flights crossed a border.
A6-SMS’s flying is spread across many routes. Its most-flown pair of airports carries 17% of flights, 5 of 30, counting both directions. Its top three pairs make up 37%, so about six flights in ten go somewhere else. Of its 30 tracked flights, 19 (73%) crossed a border.
Fatigue, corrosion, engines and brakes
01 Fatigue
Outside the middle of the fleetHow short were its legs? Airframes age by landings as well as by hours. Many short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air.
A6-SMS is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context. See this chapter in the sample report →
02 Corrosion
Outside the middle of the fleetWhere does it spend its nights? Where a jet sleeps shapes how fast it corrodes. Salt and damp overnight are what an inspector looks at first.
A6-SMS is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air. See this chapter in the sample report →
03 Engines and brakes
Outside the middle of the fleetHow hard were its airfields? Short, hot and high runways ask for more thrust on every takeoff and harder braking on every landing. That wear doesn’t show in the hours.
A6-SMS is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate. See this chapter in the sample report →
What the full report adds for A6-SMS
- 01 All four chapters graded, with the evidence behind every grade
- 02 The operational summary: the whole aircraft in one read
- 03 Its longest stay away from base, and what the record does and doesn’t show about it
- 04 Its home base pattern and operating rhythm: busiest days and months
- 05 PDF, CSV and a share link
$395 for A6-SMS, one payment
A fraction of the cost of a pre-buy inspection, before you book one.
Other Falcon 8Xs
Tails flown at a similar rate, with their tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Each has its own free page.
About A6-SMS
How many hours does A6-SMS fly a year?
About 97 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 30 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
How often is A6-SMS flown?
A6-SMS made 30 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.
Does A6-SMS fly internationally?
19 of its 30 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 73%, crossed a border.
When did A6-SMS last fly?
It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
Why don’t you show which airports A6-SMS uses?
We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.
What’s in the full TailCheck report for A6-SMS?
All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Falcon 8Xs, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.
How this page is made
Everything here comes from A6-SMS’s ADS-B track, the position signal aircraft broadcast, over the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. ADS-B misses some flights, so every count is a minimum. Flights appear seven days after they happen, by month only, and hours are estimated from time in the air; the logbook has the real totals. Airports, bases and exact dates are left out on purpose. How grades work: each graded measure is placed among the tracked Falcon 8Xs against the middle aircraft, the 50th percentile. Between the 25th and 75th it is typical; outside that band it is gentler or harsher. Utilization is graded here for free; for the other chapters this page shows the middle value of the fleet and whether this aircraft sits inside the middle half or outside it. Their grades and values are in the report, not on this page. Owners and operators can ask us not to publish an aircraft’s activity.