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

UK Government / Royal Flight's Dassault Falcon 900LX, tail number G-ZABH, landed at London Heathrow Airport on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 17:01 UTC after a 38-minute flight from Manchester Airport. The aircraft departed Manchester at 16:24 UTC and covered a great-circle distance of 127 nm, arriving at Heathrow's runway 12,799 feet long. This is the second landing at Heathrow for G-ZABH on the same day, following an earlier departure from Northolt to Manchester earlier that afternoon.

The flight used about 3 percent of the aircraft's range. The Falcon 900LX is a 900EX model with blended winglets that reduce drag by 7 percent. The aircraft's estimated fuel burn is 260 US gallons per hour. Manchester Airport's longest runway is 10,007 feet long, and its elevation is 257 feet.

The flight covered 127 nm at an average ground speed of 203 kt, reaching a top speed of 396 kt and a maximum altitude of 19,000 feet. 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. Our estimate for this flight shows about 164 US gallons of fuel burned and 1,571 kg of CO2 emitted, roughly the same as driving a car 3,888 miles.

In the 30 days before this flight, the owner's three aircraft made 18 landings at London Heathrow. The most common destinations for the fleet in that period were London, with 18 landings; Glasgow, with 3 landings; and Manchester, with 2 landings. The last landing before this one was earlier on October 30, when G-ZAHS arrived at Heathrow.

This is the 19th landing at London Heathrow by UK Government / Royal Flight's three aircraft in the 30 days before this flight. 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, the other Falcon 900LX in the fleet, also landed at Heathrow twice, once from Birmingham and once from Glasgow.

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 28-minute leg from Northolt to Manchester earlier on October 30, and a 39-minute flight from Belfast to London on October 28. In the 30 days before this flight, UK Government / Royal Flight's three aircraft completed 40 flights totaling 89.6 hours in the air, visiting 37 airports in 13 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.

Earlier on October 30, G-ZAHS flew from Birmingham to London in 23 minutes covering 84 nm, and from London to Glasgow in 60 minutes covering 296 nm. G-ZABH flew from Manchester to Glasgow in 40 minutes covering 171 nm. On October 29, G-ZAHS flew from Uslar to London in 54 minutes covering 367 nm, and from Lleida to London in 1 hour 47 minutes covering 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.