super-midsize jet
N986GA2015 Gulfstream G280

Registration record
N986GA on the FAA register
- Type
- 2015 Gulfstream G280
- Serial
- 2086
- Engines
- 2 × Honeywell HTF7250G (AS907-2-1G)
- Registered owner
- Caf LLC, Pittsburg, KS, US
- Certificate issued
- 2024-10-22
- Airworthiness date
- 2024-02-19
- Registration expires
- 2031-10-31
- Mode S (hex)
- ADC205
- Status
- Current as of October 2026
- Seats
- 10
- Range
- 3,600 nm
- Cruise
- 482 kt
- Rough value range
- $8.90M to $16.0M
From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age, set to the level of the 9 Gulfstream G280 estimates on Radar.
At a glance
N986GA is a 2015 Gulfstream G280. Its serial number is 2086, and the registered owner is Caf LLC (Pittsburg, KS, US). The FAA record shows a certificate of registration issued October 22, 2024 and an airworthiness date of February 19, 2024. The FAA record gives the type certificate as FAA TCDS A61NM (Gulfstream G280). The FAA record does not mark it as fractionally owned.
Gulfstream G280 specifications
The Gulfstream G280 is a super-midsize jet that the type specifications rate for up to 10 passengers. Two Honeywell HTF7250G (AS907-2-1G) engines, each rated at 7624 lbf of thrust, power the Gulfstream G280, and fuel capacity is listed at 2182 US gallons. On speed and altitude, the type data list 482 knots true airspeed at maximum cruise, Mach 0.85, and a ceiling of 45000 feet. The listed range is 3600 nm, Gulfstream's theoretical NBAA IFR figure at Mach 0.80 with 4 passengers and 2 crew. For the cabin, the type data give 73 inches high, 83 inches wide and 25.83 feet long, with 120 cubic feet of baggage space. The Gulfstream G280's standard flight deck is Gulfstream PlaneView280.

Data: Radar, FAA aircraft registry file of 2026-10-09.
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