UK Government Royal Flight's Falcon 900LX G-ZABH flies 112 nm from Northolt to Heathrow

UK Government / Royal Flight's Dassault Falcon 900LX, tail number G-ZABH, landed at London Heathrow Airport on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 21:14 UTC. The aircraft departed RAF Northolt at 20:50 UTC and spent 25 minutes in the air. The flight covered a great-circle distance of 112 nm at an average ground speed of 270 kt.

The aircraft reached a highest altitude of 30,000 feet and a top ground speed of 458 kt. It burned an estimated 108 US gallons of fuel, producing about 1,035 kg of CO2. The Falcon 900LX has a range of 4,750 nm, a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, and can carry up to 14 passengers. This flight used about 2 percent of the aircraft's range.

This was the 11th landing by UK Government / Royal Flight aircraft at London Heathrow in the 30 days before this flight. The previous landing at Heathrow was on November 10, 2026, by the same aircraft, G-ZABH, which arrived from Northolt. The home base for UK Government / Royal Flight is RAF Northolt, about 5 nm from Heathrow. The fleet's usual destinations include Paris, New York, Brussels, Munich, and Edinburgh. In the 30 days before this flight, the fleet's most common destination was London, with 10 landings, followed by Oslo with 4 landings and Newquay with 3 landings. About 10 hours before this landing, Philip Green's Gulfstream G650 also landed at London Heathrow.

UK Government / Royal Flight operates the United Kingdom's government air fleet for King Charles III, the Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers, and members of the Royal Family. The fleet includes the Airbus A321-200NX G-GBNI and two Dassault Falcon 900LX jets. The Falcon 900LX jets handle shorter European diplomatic hops under the KRH645 and KRH646 callsigns. The flight from Northolt to Heathrow comes as the UK government continues its diplomatic engagements across Europe. No news outlet reported a specific event tied to this flight.

The aircraft's arrival at Heathrow, rather than at its home base at RAF Northolt, is a routine occurrence for the fleet. Before this leg, G-ZABH had flown from Kristiansand to Oslo on November 11, covering 177 nm in 31 minutes. The aircraft's previous tracked landing before departing Northolt was about 30 hours earlier, at Oslo Gardermoen. On November 10, G-ZABH flew from Northolt to Heathrow, covering 665 nm in 1 hour 38 minutes.

The Falcon 900LX is a 900EX with blended winglets, which reduce drag by 7 percent. Its top speed is Mach 0.87, or 482 knots. The aircraft burns an estimated 260 US gallons of fuel per hour.

RAF Northolt's longest runway is 5,545 feet, with an elevation of 124 feet. London Heathrow's longest runway is 12,799 feet, at an elevation of 83 feet.