Tail record, Dassault Falcon 2000, United States register
A lightly flown Falcon 2000: flown less than three quarters of its type.
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Flown less often than 93% of Falcon 2000s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
11
in the twelve months, about 1 a month
Busiest Falcon 2000s
557th
of 599 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈29
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Falcon 2000
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N516DG stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was January 2026, with 3 flights.
Its busiest month was January 2026, with 3 flights. It did not fly in September 2025. The record has 2 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 6 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 599 tracked Falcon 2000s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N516DG.
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. 7th percentile
2.5middle Falcon 2000 5.7
Days flown a month6th percentile
2.1 dmiddle Falcon 2000 4.2 d
Estimated hours a year21st percentile
≈71 hrmiddle Falcon 2000 ≈112 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Falcon 2000s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Falcon 2000, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N516DG sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Falcon 2000: 1.6 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N516DG 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 2000: 2%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N516DG 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 2000: 19%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N516DG sits inside the middle half. 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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The Aircraft Ledger. “N516DG: how this Dassault Falcon 2000 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n516dg
About 29 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 11 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N516DG made 11 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.
2 of its 11 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 20%, crossed a border.
It was last tracked in April 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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