Bombardier Global Express specs, size & range

The Bombardier Global Express is a landplane with 2 jet engines built by Bombardier. Air-traffic control and flight-tracking sites identify it by the ICAO type code GLEX, while airline timetables and booking sites use the IATA code CCX. It belongs to the medium wake-turbulence category.

Global Express size and dimensions

The Global Express is 30.30 m (99.4 ft) long, has a wingspan of 28.70 m and stands 7.80 m tall. That makes it the #2 longest of 6 business & light jets in our database — longer than 67% of them. With 94.8 m² of wing, the wing loading at maximum weight is about 476 kg/m².

Global Express weight and fuel

The maximum take-off weight is 45,132 kg (99,499 lb) and it may land at up to 35,652 kg — 79% of take-off weight, so after a short flight it has to burn off fuel before landing at full weight. Among business & light jets it ranks #2 of 6 by weight. Without fuel it may weigh at most 26,308 kg, leaving up to 18,824 kg for fuel at maximum take-off weight. The tanks hold 24,333 litres (6,428 US gallons), about 19.5 tonnes of jet fuel.

Global Express speed and range

It cruises at about 902 km/h (487 knots), faster than 50% of business & light jets. Its range of 11,112 km (6,000 nm) is enough to fly non-stop from London to Singapore (10,880 km) — about 12.3 hours at cruise speed. On final approach it flies at around 108 knots (200 km/h). Its ceiling is 41,000 ft (12,497 m).

Aircraft similar to the Global Express

Comparable business & light jets include Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300, Dassault Mirage 2000, Northrop Grumman X-47B and Cessna 680A Citation Latitude.