UK Government / Royal Flight's Falcon 900LX G-ZAHS lands at Heathrow from Birmingham

UK Government / Royal Flight's Dassault Falcon 900LX, tail number G-ZAHS, landed at London Heathrow Airport on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 16:13 UTC after a 23-minute flight from Birmingham Airport. The aircraft departed Birmingham at 15:50 UTC and covered a great-circle distance of 84 nm. This is the 18th landing at London Heathrow by UK Government / Royal Flight's three aircraft in the 30 days before this flight.

The flight covered 84 nm at an average ground speed of 219 kt, reaching a top speed of 446 kt and a maximum altitude of 26,675 feet. Our estimate for this flight shows about 100 US gallons of fuel burned and 960 kg of CO2 emitted, roughly the same as driving a car 2,377 miles. The Dassault Falcon 900LX has a range of 4,750 nm, a top speed of Mach 0.87, and a ceiling of 51,000 feet, typically seating 12 to 14 passengers.

The Falcon 900LX is a 900EX with blended winglets, offering a 7% drag reduction. This flight used about 2% of the aircraft's range. Birmingham Airport's longest runway is 10,013 feet at an elevation of 327 feet, while London Heathrow's longest runway is 12,799 feet at 83 feet.

The home base for the fleet is RAF Northolt, just 5 nm from Heathrow. Usual destinations include Paris-Le Bourget, New York JFK, Brussels, Munich, and Edinburgh. In the 24 hours before this landing, G-ZAHS had also landed at Heathrow from Glasgow earlier on October 30, and G-ZABH had landed at Heathrow from Belfast on October 28.

UK Government / Royal Flight operates the United Kingdom's government air fleet through 32 (The Royal) Squadron at RAF Northolt. The fleet includes an Airbus A321-200NX (G-GBNI) for long-range VIP transport and two Dassault Falcon 900LX jets (G-ZABH and G-ZAHS) for shorter European diplomatic hops. King Charles III, the Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers, and members of the Royal Family travel on these aircraft, which are funded by the Ministry of Defence and the Government Car Service. The Falcon 900LX jets fly under the KRH645 or KRH646 callsigns.

The aircraft's recent flights include a 60-minute leg from London to Glasgow earlier on October 30, and a 54-minute flight from Uslar to London on October 29. In the 30 days before this flight, UK Government / Royal Flight's three aircraft completed 40 flights totaling 91.0 hours in the air, visiting 38 airports in 15 countries. The longest leg in that period was a 4,550 nm flight from Bangkok to Świdnica - Krzczonów Airstrip on October 15, flown by G-GBNI.

In the 30 days before this flight, the owner's three aircraft had 17 landings at London Heathrow, the most common destination. Glasgow followed with 3 landings, then Manchester with 2. The last landing at London before this one was on October 29 by G-ZAHS. G-ZAHS had been on the ground about 4 hours after its previous tracked landing at Glasgow.

On October 30, G-ZABH flew from Northolt to Manchester in 28 minutes covering 190 nm, then from Manchester to Glasgow in 40 minutes covering 171 nm. G-GBNI flew from Georgetown to Atlanta on October 30 in 4 hours 50 minutes over 2,163 nm. On October 29, G-ZAHS flew from Lleida to London in 1 hour 47 minutes over 590 nm.

The Falcon 900LX now sits at Heathrow, its next movement unannounced. The aircraft's return to its home base area follows a pattern of short domestic hops typical for the Royal Squadron's operations.