The Gulfstream G700: Private Aviation's New Benchmark
We flew coast-to-coast aboard the world's largest purpose-built private jet
James Whitmore
Aviation Editor
5 March 2025
8 min read
With a cabin that stretches 56 feet and five distinct living zones, the G700 is less aircraft than airborne estate. After a transcontinental flight, we understand why every serious operator is placing orders.
We board at Van Nuys just after sunrise, the San Fernando Valley still pink below. The G700's airstairs fold down with the hydraulic precision of a Swiss watch, revealing a threshold between the ordinary world and something considerably better.
The Cabin: Five Zones of Living
Gulfstream calls the G700's layout 'five living areas,' and the phrase barely captures it. Moving aft from the forward lounge through the dining area — with its full galley capable of producing a proper sit-down dinner — the stateroom arrives unexpectedly, a room rather than a seat, with a full-size bed and a shower that genuinely works at altitude.
“At FL450, the cabin altitude is a mere 2,900 feet. You land feeling rested in a way that commercial travel — even in the finest first-class suite — cannot approach.”
- Range: 7,500 nautical miles nonstop
- Speed: Mach 0.925 maximum cruise
- Cabin: 56ft long, 6ft 3in standing height
- Passengers: Up to 19
- Cabin altitude at FL450: 2,900 feet
Partner
Gulfstream Aviation
Charter rates from $15,000/hour. Fractional shares available from 1/16th.
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