Tail record, Gulfstream GIV, United States register
A busy GIV: flown more than three quarters of its type.
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Busier than 96% of GIVs, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
280
in the twelve months, about 23 a month
Busiest GIVs
26th
of 620 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈694
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked GIV
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N888CS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 10 of 12 months. Its busiest month was May 2026, with 37 flights.
Its busiest month was May 2026, with 37 flights. It did not fly in July 2026. The record has 88 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 620 tracked GIVs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N888CS.
Chapter 4
Harsher than its type
How hard has it been used?
Heavy use means more of its maintenance intervals have been used up. Worth checking where it sits in its inspection cycle before a pre-buy.
Flights a monthLead measure. 96th percentile
23.8middle GIV 5.6
Days flown a month99th percentile
15.4 dmiddle GIV 4.2 d
Estimated hours a year>99th percentile
≈717 hrmiddle GIV ≈134 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of GIVs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked GIV, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N888CS sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle GIV: 2.0 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N888CS 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 GIV: 3%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N888CS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle GIV: 35%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N888CS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N888CS: how this Gulfstream GIV is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n888cs
About 694 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 280 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N888CS made 280 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 23 a month, and flew on about 16 days in each month it flew.
12 of its 280 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 4%, crossed a border.
It was last tracked in June 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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