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Tail record, Gulfstream GIV, United Kingdom register

VP-CWS: how this Gulfstream GIV is flown

A GIV 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 GIV.

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How VP-CWS compares.

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

Tracked flights

22

in the twelve months, about 2 a month

Days flown a month

2.6

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈34

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was April 2026, with 6 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was April 2026, with 6 flights. It did not fly in September 2025. The record has 20 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for VP-CWS, 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 620 tracked GIVs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is VP-CWS.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Harsher than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for VP-CWS: 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. 13th percentile

    1.5 : 1middle GIV 2.0 : 1

  • Short hops92nd percentile

    52%middle GIV 33%

  • Leg length8th percentile

    276 nmmiddle GIV 580 nm

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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What only the report shows.

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

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle GIV: 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 GIV: 35%

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

VP-CWS 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 GIV: 5.6

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 VP-CWS.

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

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VP-CWS, Gulfstream GIV

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  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
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Questions about VP-CWS.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “VP-CWS: how this Gulfstream GIV is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/vp-cws

How many hours does VP-CWS fly a year?

About 34 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 22 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is VP-CWS flown?

VP-CWS made 22 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 2 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.

Does VP-CWS fly internationally?

15 of its 22 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 79%, crossed a border.

When did VP-CWS 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 VP-CWS 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 VP-CWS?

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