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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Gulfstream G500 and G600
| image = Gulfstream G600.jpg
| caption = Gulfstream G500 and G600. Photo: Dontenphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, via [[commons:File:Gulfstream G600.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Gulfstream
| type = Business jet
| origin = United States
| first_flight = G400: Aug. 15, 2024 , G500: May 18, 2015 , G600: Dec. 17, 2016
| status = In service
| number_built = G400: 4 , G500: 125+ , G600: 200+ , G500+G600: 400
| faa_registered = 349 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| category = Business jets
}}

The '''Gulfstream G500''' and '''G600''' (type name GVII) are American twin-engine business jets built by Gulfstream Aerospace. Both were unveiled on October 14, 2014. The G500 was first delivered on September 27, 2018, and the longer G600 on August 8, 2019.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 349 with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

== History ==
The G500 replaces the G450, flying nearly 30 knots faster and 18% farther on the same fuel; the larger G600 succeeds the [[Gulfstream V and G550|G550]].<ref name="wp"/> The G500 taxied under its own power at its unveiling and first flew on May 18, 2015. In the second quarter of 2017, 80% of Gulfstream's orders were for the G500 and G600.<ref name="wp"/> A smaller G400 was unveiled on October 4, 2021.<ref name="wp"/>

Both use the round "four arcs" fuselage shape of the [[Gulfstream G650 and G700|G650]], 7 inches smaller in width and height, and two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 engines.<ref name="wp"/> In January 2026 EASA approved them for steep approaches, opening airports such as London City and Lugano.<ref name="wp"/>

== Key figures ==
* Range: G500 5,300 nautical miles; G600 6,600 nautical miles at Mach 0.85<ref name="wp"/>
* Maximum takeoff weight: G500 79,600 lb; G600 94,600 lb<ref name="wp"/>
* Engines: two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 turbofans<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''349''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| GVII-G600 || 177
|-
| GVII-G500 || 167
|-
| GVII-G400 || 5
|}
</div>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:Gulfstream G600, EBACE 2018, Le Grand-Saconnex (BL7C0704).jpg|Gulfstream G600, EBACE 2018. Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:Static display, EBACE 2018, Le Grand-Saconnex (BL7C0639).jpg|Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 engine of a Gulfstream G600, EBACE 2018. Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:Static display, EBACE 2018, Le Grand-Saconnex (BL7C0638).jpg|Gulfstream G500, static display preview, EBACE 2018. Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:Gulfstream G500, EBACE 2018, Le Grand-Saconnex (BL7C0677).jpg|Gulfstream G500, EBACE 2018. Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:N982RW - Gulfstream G600 - Private - HSIA.jpg|Gulfstream G500 and G600. Photo: Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:Gulfstream GVII-G500 interior.jpg|Gulfstream GVII-G500 business jet interior. Photo: The.rud, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:Gulfstream G600 N618GS landing at Scottsdale Airport, October 2023.jpg|Gulfstream G500 and G600. Photo: Piemags Aviation, CC BY-SA 4.0
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Gulfstream G500 and G600 ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfstream_G400/G500/G600 Gulfstream G400/G500/G600]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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