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

N809DA: how this Gulfstream GV is flown

A GV on short legs: more 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 N809DA compares.

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

Tracked flights

19

in the twelve months, about 2 a month

Days flown a month

1.7

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈34

in the twelve months, from time in the air

02

Month by month.

Its busiest month was March 2026, with 5 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was March 2026, with 5 flights. It did not fly in May 2026. The record has 13 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N809DA, 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 N809DA.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Harsher than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N809DA: 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.

Short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air. Worth checking its cycle-based inspection limits before a pre-buy.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 12th percentile

    1.7 : 1middle GV 2.4 : 1

  • Short hops75th percentile

    39%middle GV 30%

  • Leg length46th percentile

    630 nmmiddle GV 664 nm

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 N809DA 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.

N809DA 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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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 N809DA.

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

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N809DA, Gulfstream GV

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  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
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Questions about N809DA.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N809DA: how this Gulfstream GV is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n809da

How many hours does N809DA fly a year?

About 34 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 19 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N809DA flown?

N809DA made 19 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 2 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.

Does N809DA fly internationally?

1 of its 19 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 5%, crossed a border.

When did N809DA last fly?

It was last tracked in June 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 N809DA 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 N809DA?

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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