Steve VarsanoFounder at The Jet Business

Buying the Right Jet for Long Deistances

Name: Buying the Right Jet for Long Deistances
Uploaded: 2025-10-07T16:32:26+00:00
Duration: 55 s
Channel: Steve Varsano
Description: In this segment, the speaker advises Steve on realistic private‑jet options for a $10 million budget. He explains that at this price point the only…

7 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker advises Steve on realistic private‑jet options for a $10 million budget. He explains that at this price point the only aircraft capable of nonstop trans‑Atlantic/ Middle‑East legs is the Gulfstream G5, which can cover roughly 6,000–7,000 nautical miles (e.g., New York to Dubai). He stresses that most buyers should not base a purchase on a single longest‑range trip; instead, they should consider how often they will fly and choose a jet that serves the majority of their typical routes (e.g., New York‑London or New York‑Miami) and can handle the longest trip a few times a year. The advice balances cost, range, and utilization to avoid over‑paying for unnecessary range capability.

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Hey Steve, what jet can I buy for $10 million? For $10 million, I can sell you this airplane, this airplane, this airplane, this airplane, this airplane, this airplane. I could keep going and going and going. If you're talking about a plane to go from the Middle East to the US, then you're really not going to get anything for $10 million because now you really need an airplane that's going to go 6,000 or 7,000 nautical miles. If you want to have enough fudge factor, a G5, $10 million, it can make it nonstop from New York to Dubai. If you want to spend a little bit more money, you're going to get something that might be a little bit newer, but not many airplanes has more range than a G5. The question really is, how frequent do you need to make that trip? Because if you only need to make that trip once a year, but the typical trip is New York to London or New York to Miami, you don't buy an airplane to go from New York to Dubai. It's a waste of time and money. The thing is, you want to buy an airplane that you're going to use 6 or 7 times a year for your longest trip. If you get that airplane, you can save a lot of money by doing it that way.