Overview
The Challenger 650 is the latest evolution of the wide-cabin Challenger 600 line that dates to 1980. Its 8.2-foot-wide cabin is the widest in its price class and the type is a mainstay of charter fleets.
Key points
- Pro Line 21 Advanced cockpit
- Transcontinental and transatlantic range
- Competes with the Gulfstream G400 and Falcon 2000LXS
Mission fit
Large cabin class- Transatlantic and transcontinental missions with 8 to 12 passengers
- Stand-up, three-zone cabins with a full galley and separate lavatory
- Charter and fractional fleets serving long domestic and European routes
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · Challenger 604 / 605 / 650135aircraft on Part 135 certificates
43charter operators
Most based in FL (10), CA (9), NY (8), TX (6), NE (4).
Operators include Jet Linx Aviation, LLC, Integrated Flight Resources, Inc., Executive Jet Management, Inc., Midwest Jet Management, LLC, NetJets Aviation, Inc., Image Air Charter LLC.
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators · Full fleet registry.
Compare in class
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New modelGulfstream G400
516 kt4,200 nm12 pax
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Bombardier Global 6500
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