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Tail record, Gulfstream GV (G550), United States register

N550KJ: how this Gulfstream GV is flown

A GV on long legs: fewer landings for its hours than three quarters of its type.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked GV.

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How N550KJ compares.

30 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026.

Tracked flights

30

in the twelve months, about 3 a month

Days flown a month

2.3

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈80

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was July 2026, with 11 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was July 2026, with 11 flights. It did not fly in April 2026. The record has 23 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N550KJ, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 638 tracked GVs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N550KJ.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Gentler than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N550KJ: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

More hours for each landing, so fewer pressurization cycles for its time in the air.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 80th percentile

    3.1 : 1middle GV 2.4 : 1

  • Short hops23rd percentile

    21%middle GV 30%

  • Leg length90th percentile

    1,034 nmmiddle GV 664 nm

How its legs split

Share of N550KJ’s legs by length, nm, in the twelve months

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of GVs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked GV, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N550KJ sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle GV: 3%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle GV: 32%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

N550KJ sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle GV: 5.0

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

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The full report on N550KJ.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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N550KJ, Gulfstream GV

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Questions about N550KJ.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N550KJ: how this Gulfstream GV is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n550kj

How many hours does N550KJ fly a year?

About 80 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 N550KJ flown?

N550KJ made 30 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.

Does N550KJ fly internationally?

5 of its 30 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 17%, crossed a border.

When did N550KJ 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 N550KJ 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 N550KJ?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked GVs, 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.

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