Falcon 100 SE-DVP at Coventry, 1993. · Photo: Rob Hodgkins via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dassault · Light Jet
Falcon 100
The final version of the Falcon 10, built 1983–1990, and Dassault's last light jet.
The Falcon 100 cruises at about 476 kt, flies roughly 1,525 nm with four aboard and has more headroom than a Learjet, for well under $1M. The catch: only 37 were built, most parts come from Dassault, and heavy inspections are expensive.
Buy it if
You want a fast, well-built classic jet for trips up to about 1,400 nm with two to five people, can find one with engines on Honeywell's program, and have the budget and patience for a rare airframe.
Skip it if
You need an enclosed lavatory, want easy resale, expect parts from many suppliers, or would struggle to fund a six-figure inspection or landing-gear bill on a jet worth under $800,000.
Biggest compromise
Ownership cost against value. Recent Falcon 100s have asked $685,000 to $749,000, yet a 2012 Business Jet Traveler report already put a C inspection near $175,000 and landing-gear work near $300,000.
The numbers that matter
Purchase price
$591K–$690K
guide value (FlyCraft)
What it costs per year
$1.55M
at 300 hrs · two professional pilots
How far it flies
1,620 nm
1,520–1,525 nm with passengers
How fast
476 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
7
7 typical (6–9 by interior)
Pilots needed
2
Normally flown by two pilots; budget for a two-person professional crew.
Price
What one costs to buy
Guide value
$591K–$690K
Other sites
Priced vs call
with a price / call for price
No genuine Falcon 100 is advertised now; the last two asked $685,000 and $749,000. FlyCraft estimates used values at $591,000–$690,000.
Price vs its family and alternatives
Scroll to explore · select a jet for details
Falcon 100 · This aircraft
$591K–$690K guide
Guide value, not a listed asking price.
Sits between the Falcon 10 and the Learjet 35 / 35A.
For sale now
None listed right now
Cost to own
What it costs per year to run
300hours / year
Per year
Per flight hour
Estimate — your operator will quote actual numbers.
Fuel, airframe maintenance, engine program and landing, handling and trip costs rise as you fly more. Two professional pilots, recurrent training, hangar, insurance, management and subscriptions and databases stay the same however much you fly.
Where the money goes
- Two professional pilots$296,48419%
- Recurrent training$35,9342%
- Hangar$29,2922%
- Insurance$24,3802%
- Management$48,0003%
- Subscriptions and databases$10,0001%
- Fuel$522,85834%
- Airframe maintenance$299,85019%
- Engine program$229,50015%
- Landing, handling and trip costs$57,0004%
Fuel is the biggest single cost at 34% of the total.
The JetGrade
62 out of 100 — Below its class average
Peer group: Learjet 35 / 35A, Learjet 31A, Beechcraft Beechjet 400A, Mitsubishi Diamond IA
Seven categories at a glance
- - - 70 = typical— This aircraft
Strongest on speed & trip time, weakest on value & resale.
Grades are editorial opinions about the model, not any specific aircraft. Sponsors and affiliates have no input. Reviewed 2026-09-29.
Where it flies
Sample trips and reach
Typical trips on a map
Nonstop
Depends on weight or weather
Fuel stop likely
4 of 6 sample trips are comfortable nonstops.
Sample flight times
- 0.9 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm · Short hop, well within range
- 1.8 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · Hot-and-high; depends on weight and weather
- 2.1 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm
- 2.4 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm
- 3.2 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm · Within range with four passengers
- 5.5 hr
Carlsbad → Teterboro
2,100 nm · Needs one stop, typically mid-continent
Lineage
What came before and after
1983–1990
Dassault Falcon 100
Adds a glass cockpit, external baggage locker and more takeoff weight.
What changed from the Dassault Falcon 10
- Collins five-screen glass cockpit replaced the Falcon 10's conventional instruments.
- An external rear baggage compartment was added to the small internal one.
- One more cabin window was added to the fuselage.
- Maximum takeoff weight increased over early Falcon 10s, to about 18,740 lb.
Size and cabin
How big it is, inside and out
Outside
Silhouette · scaled to length
Length
Wingspan
Height
Inside the cabin
Cabin length
Width
Height
Compare
How it stacks up
This aircraft
Falcon 100
- JetGrade
- 62
- Price
- $591K–$690K guide
- Cost per year
- $1.55M
- Range
- 1,620 nm
- Speed
- 476 kt
- Seats
- 7
- Cabin length
- 12′ 8″
- Pilots
- 2
- Years built
- 1983–1990
← Before
- JetGrade
- 64
- Price
- $450K–$600K guide
- Cost per year
- $1.53M
- Range
- 1,600 nm
- Speed
- 454 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 12′ 10″
- Pilots
- 2
- Years built
- 1973–1983
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 67
- Price
- $581K–$920K guide
- Cost per year
- $1.31M
- Range
- 2,196 nm
- Speed
- 451 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 12′ 11″
- Pilots
- 2
- Years built
- 1974–1993
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 68
- Price
- $1.2M
- Cost per year
- $1.33M
- Range
- 1,885 nm
- Speed
- 458 kt
- Seats
- 7
- Cabin length
- 15′ 7″
- Pilots
- 2
- Years built
- 1990–2003
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 64
- Price
- $760K
- Cost per year
- $1.47M
- Range
- 1,290 nm
- Speed
- 459 kt
- Seats
- 7
- Cabin length
- 12′ 11″
- Pilots
- 2
- Years built
- 1991–2003
- Learjet 35A instead: Far more common and easier to support, with about 2,000 nm of range at similar prices; the cabin is lower and narrower.
- Beechcraft Beechjet 400A instead: Similar cabin height with an enclosed rear lavatory and a large support network, for somewhat more money and a little less speed.
- Learjet 31A instead: Newer, quicker-climbing and better supported, with shorter runway needs, but a lower cabin and about 1,250 nm with four aboard.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
2 × Honeywell (Garrett) TFE731-2-1C · 3,230 lbf each
Engine hours until overhaul
- Slat anti-ice hose replacement · 350 hr
- Engine mid-life inspection · 1,400 hr
- Engine core inspection · 4,200 hr
- A inspection every 12 months
- B inspection every 24 months
Honeywell's pay-per-hour Maintenance Service Plan covers these engines, and aircraft enrolled on it avoid large one-time inspection bills and sell more easily.
Known issues
Heavy checks rival aircraft value
A 2012 report put a C inspection near $175,000 and landing-gear work near $300,000, against values under $800,000 today.
Engine program status drives value
Engines need mid-life inspections every 1,400 hours; aircraft on Honeywell's pay-per-hour plan avoid large one-time bills.
Parts mostly from Dassault
With only 37 built, most airframe parts come from Dassault alone, which can mean long waits and high prices.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 10 checked
Honeywell and independent shops such as StandardAero still maintain the TFE731-2 engines. Airframe parts come mostly from Dassault, and with only 37 Falcon 100s built, some parts and experienced shops can be hard to find.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- High-speed cruise of about 476 kt (548 mph) and a Mach 0.87 limit make it one of the fastest light jets built.
- About 1,525 nm with four passengers and reserves, enough for Dallas to New York nonstop.
- A cabin about 4 ft 11 in tall and 4 ft 10 in wide, roomier than a Learjet 31A or 35A.
Limitations
- No enclosed washroom; the toilet is a forward slide-out unit meant for occasional use.
- Only 37 were built, so parts, shops and buyers are scarce, and heavy inspections cost six figures.
- Takeoff needs about 4,500 ft at sea level and about 7,600 ft at a 5,000 ft airport on a warm day.
The Falcon 100 is the final version of the Dassault Falcon 10, the French company's only light jet. The Falcon 10 first flew in 1970 as a scaled-down Falcon 20 and was certified in 1973. Built from 1983, the Falcon 100 added a Collins five-screen glass cockpit, which Dassault describes as the first certified color-screen system in a business aircraft, along with an external rear baggage compartment, an extra cabin window and more takeoff weight. Just 37 Falcon 100s were built before production ended in 1990, out of 226 Falcon 10s and 100s in all. Dassault never built another light jet.
Pilot's take
From the cockpit, the Falcon 100 is a small airplane built to big-Falcon standards. Its strengths are speed, with a Mach 0.87 limit and a cruise near 476 kt, and a wing with slats and flaps that brings landing distance down to about 3,300 ft at sea level. The Collins glass cockpit was advanced for the 1980s, but the original screens and autopilot now look dated beside modern retrofits. Its systems reward a crew that knows the type, and weight and fuel planning matter with a full cabin. Two current, well-trained pilots are the right setup.
Who this is for
Experienced owners or small flight departments who want Falcon build quality and speed for regional trips with up to five passengers, keep a two-pilot crew, and will treat the airplane as a carefully kept classic rather than a low-cost jet.
Ask about this aircraft
Answers come only from our research file on the Falcon 100.
Your earlier questionsOwners
Private to verified ownersOwn a Dassault Falcon 100? Verify with its FAA registration to join the owners' thread and the real-cost poll.