Tail record, Gulfstream G600, United States register
A lightly flown G600: flown less than three quarters of its type.
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Flown less often than 87% of G600s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
40
in the twelve months, about 3 a month
Busiest G600s
144th
of 165 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈184
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked G600
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N438N flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 1 of 12 months. Its busiest month was October 2025, with 11 flights.
Its busiest month was October 2025, with 11 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 14 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 3 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 165 tracked G600s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N438N.
Chapter 4
Gentler than its type
How hard has it been used?
Light use spends maintenance intervals slowly, but long spells parked bring their own wear: seals, corrosion and preservation. Worth asking how it was stored.
Flights a monthLead measure. 13th percentile
3.3middle G600 5.8
Days flown a month12th percentile
2.7 dmiddle G600 4.4 d
Estimated hours a year59th percentile
≈172 hrmiddle G600 ≈153 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of G600s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked G600, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N438N sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle G600: 2.3 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N438N 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 G600: 3%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N438N 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 G600: 31%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N438N sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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N438N, Gulfstream G600
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N438N: how this Gulfstream G600 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n438n
About 184 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 40 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N438N made 40 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.
16 of its 40 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 40%, crossed a border.
It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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