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Dassault Falcon 7X: Specs, Range, and What It Costs

Dassault Falcon 7X specs and pricing

The Dassault Falcon 7X is a three-engine, ultra-long-range business jet made by Dassault Aviation, the French aerospace company behind the Falcon and Rafale lines. It occupies an unusual place in the market: it’s no longer in production, but it’s still widely flown, and its value can be easy to misjudge if you focus only on what it cost new in 2007.

One important distinction: Dassault Aviation is not Dassault Systèmes, the publicly traded software company known for its 3D design tools. The two separated decades ago and now operate as independent businesses, despite sharing a founding family. Mixing them up won’t help when you’re trying to price a jet.

What the Dassault Falcon 7X Is

The Falcon 7X is a large-cabin trijet that first flew on May 5, 2005, and entered service on June 15, 2007, after joint certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Dassault built roughly 300 of them before ending the production run in 2023. It was also the first business jet built with a fully digital fly-by-wire flight control system, a Honeywell Primus Epic setup that computes control inputs rather than routing cables and hydraulics straight from the yoke to the surfaces. That architecture later carried over to the Falcon 8X, the aircraft that replaced it.

Why the Falcon 7X Has Three Engines

Three engines instead of two solve two problems at once: engine-out safety on long overwater legs and takeoff performance on short runways. Each of the 7X’s three Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A turbofans produces about 6,402 pounds of thrust. Lose one on takeoff and the aircraft still has two-thirds of its power, where a twin-engine jet loses half. That smaller performance penalty lets the 7X meet takeoff climb requirements from runways a similarly sized twin cannot use safely.

The payoff shows up in real numbers. The Falcon 7X needs a balanced field length of about 5,710 feet to take off and lands in roughly 2,070 feet, short enough that EASA granted it steep-approach certification in 2008 and cleared it for London City Airport in February 2009. Approach speeds as low as 104 knots make that possible. No other aircraft this size, with this range and this cabin, is cleared into London City. That single capability is the clearest reason a trijet still makes sense on an aircraft otherwise built for crossing oceans.

The Falcon 7X Is Out of Production

No. Dassault ended Falcon 7X production in 2023 after most buyers had already shifted their orders to the longer-range Falcon 8X, which shares the 7X’s fuselage and trijet layout but stretches the cabin and adds range. Every Falcon 7X on the market today is a used aircraft, and with close to 300 built and the vast majority still flying, the used fleet is deep enough that parts, maintenance slots, and qualified pilots are not hard to find.

Falcon 7X Range and Speed

Dassault publishes a range of 5,950 nautical miles for the Falcon 7X at Mach 0.80 with eight passengers, three crew, and National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) IFR reserves. That number gets you Paris to Rio de Janeiro or New York to Moscow nonstop, and it covers most transatlantic and transcontinental US routes with fuel to spare. Maximum operating speed is Mach 0.90, with a service ceiling of 51,000 feet that puts the 7X above most weather and commercial traffic.

The range figure drops as you push the speed up, the same tradeoff every long-range jet makes. Flying faster burns more fuel per mile, so a crew chasing Mach 0.90 across an ocean will land with less range in reserve than one holding Mach 0.80. On a transatlantic crossing that difference is rarely worth it. The time saved is measured in minutes, and the fuel margin it costs matters more when weather forces a diversion.

Cabin Size and Seating

The Falcon 7X cabin runs 39.1 feet long, 7.7 feet wide, and 6.2 feet high, with about 1,552 cubic feet of interior volume plus 140 cubic feet of baggage space. That is a genuinely large cabin for its era, tall enough for most adults to stand upright and wide enough for four-across seating in the main section.

Dassault rates the 7X for up to 16 passengers, and most operators configure it for 12 to 16 depending on how many living areas they build in. A typical layout splits the cabin into three zones: a forward seating area, a mid-cabin section with a divan or conference grouping, and an aft cabin that often converts to a sleeping area on long legs. Two pilots crew it, and a single flight attendant handles the cabin on most charter trips.

What a Dassault Falcon 7X Costs

There is no new-aircraft price for the Falcon 7X anymore, since Dassault stopped selling it in 2023. For context, a new Falcon 8X starts around $58 million before options, and equipped examples with FalconEye enhanced vision and a shower option run higher. That is the price floor for a new Dassault trijet today.

The 7X itself is a pre-owned-only purchase, and the spread is wide. According to AvBuyer, which cites Aircraft Bluebook data, late-production 2019 to 2023 models trade between roughly $35 million and $45 million, while broader market listings that include older airframes average closer to $20 million to $27 million. A 2008 or 2010 aircraft with higher airframe hours can list well under $20 million. Total time, engine program enrollment, and avionics upgrades move the price more than the model year alone.

What One Trip Costs

Charter quotes for the Falcon 7X usually land between $9,000 and $13,500 per flight hour. That number is the flight-hour rate. It is never the whole trip price. Here is a Teterboro to Van Nuys round trip with two nights on the ground, built from the actual line items, at a mid-range $11,000 per hour:

That works out to roughly $13,540 per block hour against an $11,000 quoted rate, about 23 percent higher. The 7.5 percent federal excise tax and the $5.30 per-passenger segment fee are the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 2026 figures for domestic charter, confirmed by NBAA. International legs work differently: the excise tax drops away, and an international facilities fee applies per passenger instead.

Repositioning is the line worth pushing back on. Ask where the aircraft is based the night before your trip. An hour of empty-leg ferry time on a Falcon 7X runs over $10,000. A locally based aircraft at a slightly higher rate often beats a cheaper quote flown in from three states over.

Falcon 7X vs Gulfstream G650 vs Bombardier Global 6000

The Falcon 7X loses on raw range and top speed to both rivals. It also carries fewer passengers than a well-configured G650 or Global 6000. Access is where it wins instead. Three engines and a short landing distance get it into airports the other two cannot use, London City chief among them. Skip a short or restricted runway on your typical mission, and the G650 or Global 6000 usually wins on range and cabin size for similar money. That verdict flips the moment a trip requires a field the twins cannot make, or if the price gap between a well-kept 7X and a G650ER narrows to a few million dollars, since the G650’s extra 1,500 nautical miles of range becomes the harder number to pass up.

When the Falcon 7X Is the Wrong Aircraft

Skip the Falcon 7X if your routes never need short-field or steep-approach access. The three-engine layout adds maintenance cost over a twin. That cost buys nothing if you never fly a mission that needs it. The aircraft is also the wrong choice for trips over 6,000 nautical miles at normal cruise speed, since the G650ER and several other large-cabin jets fly farther without a fuel stop.

It is a poor fit, too, if you need a factory-new aircraft with a manufacturer warranty. Every Falcon 7X on the market is used. Some carry over a decade of service history, and buying one means underwriting a pre-owned aircraft’s maintenance program rather than starting from zero. Price a new-production Dassault instead if that matters to you. The Falcon 8X is the right comparison, rather than stretching a 7X budget to match.

How to Fly a Falcon 7X Without Buying One

Three access routes exist. The right one depends on how many hours you fly each year. On-demand charter costs the most per flight hour but commits you to nothing beyond the trip you book. Jet cards lock in a fixed hourly rate with guaranteed availability, and large-cabin tiers from major card programs regularly include Falcon 7X-class aircraft. Fractional ownershipBuying a share of a specific aircraft, typically 1/16 or larger, which entitles you to a set number of flight hours a year plus a monthly management fee. works best past roughly 100 hours a year in this category.

Compare programs directly with our jet card comparison if you fly between 25 and 100 hours a year. Past that, read the fractional jet ownership guide. Under 25 hours a year, on-demand charter usually costs less than committing to a card or a share.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the Falcon 7X have three engines?

Three engines give the Falcon 7X better takeoff performance from short runways and more redundancy on long overwater legs. Losing one engine on takeoff costs the aircraft a third of its thrust instead of half, which lets it meet climb requirements from runways a twin-engine jet of the same size cannot use.

Is the Dassault Falcon 7X in production?

No. Dassault ended production of the Falcon 7X in 2023 after buyers shifted toward the longer-range Falcon 8X. Close to 300 Falcon 7X aircraft were built, and most remain in active service on the used market.

How much does a used Falcon 7X cost?

Pricing depends heavily on the model year. Late-production 2019 to 2023 aircraft trade between roughly $35 million and $45 million, according to AvBuyer's Aircraft Bluebook data, while older airframes from the 2007 to 2012 range often list well under $20 million depending on total hours and engine program enrollment.

How many passengers does the Falcon 7X carry?

Dassault rates the Falcon 7X for up to 16 passengers. Most operators configure it for 12 to 16, split across three cabin zones that typically include a forward seating area, a mid-cabin divan or conference group, and an aft section that converts to sleeping berths on longer flights.

What is the difference between the Falcon 7X and the Falcon 8X?

The Falcon 8X shares the 7X's trijet layout and fuselage cross-section but stretches the cabin roughly three and a half feet longer and extends range to about 6,450 nautical miles, versus 5,950 nm on the 7X. The 8X remains in production today. The 7X does not. See our full Falcon 7X vs Falcon 8X comparison for the price and mission tradeoff.

How much does it cost to charter a Falcon 7X?

Broker rate cards typically quote $9,000 to $13,500 per flight hour. Add repositioning, crew overnights, catering, and the 7.5% federal excise tax, and a domestic round trip usually lands 20 to 25 percent above the quoted hourly rate once every line item is counted.

The Falcon 7X earns its keep on trips that need a short or restricted runway more than they need maximum range, and the deep used fleet keeps pricing and parts availability reasonable a decade after its debut. Price a Dassault Falcon 7X charter or jet cardA prepaid block of flight hours on a set aircraft category, bought at a fixed or capped hourly rate. No aircraft ownership is involved. quote against a Gulfstream G650 for the same route before you commit. The airport you need to reach usually decides the winner more than the spec sheet does.

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