UK Government Royal Flight Falcon 900LX G-ZABH Flies 665 nm from RAF Northolt to London Heathrow
Why It MattersRoutine government shuttles between Northolt and Heathrow show how state flight departments add to the traffic mix at airports shared with commercial and private business-jet operators.
A Dassault Falcon 900LX operated by UK Government / Royal Flight, registration G-ZABH, landed at London Heathrow on November 10, 2026, after a 1 hour 38 minute flight from RAF Northolt. It departed Northolt at 18:38 UTC. The leg covered 665 nm at an average ground speed of 406 kt, peaking at 40,025 feet and 444 kt. Estimated fuel burn was 426 US gallons, producing about 4,091 kg of CO2, and the flight used about 14 percent of the aircraft's 4,750 nm range.
It was the 13th landing by UK Government / Royal Flight aircraft at Heathrow in the preceding 30 days. The previous one was on November 7 by the same aircraft, arriving from Helsinki. Over that period the fleet's most common destination was London with 12 landings, followed by Newquay with 3 and Helsinki with 2. About six hours before this landing, Ernesto Bertarelli's Bombardier Global 7500 also landed at Heathrow.
G-ZABH's recent movements: on November 5 it flew Cheltenham to Akrotiri (1,814 nm, 4 hours 10 minutes); on November 6 Akrotiri to London (1,763 nm); on November 7 Helsinki to London (993 nm, 2 hours 50 minutes); and on November 9 London to Oslo (646 nm, 1 hour 59 minutes). The fleet's longest recent leg was by the Airbus A321-200NX G-GBNI on November 1, from Northolt to London, Essex, at 3,693 nm.
The Falcon 900LX is a 900EX fitted with blended winglets, which give a 7 percent drag reduction. It has a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, seats up to 14 passengers, and has a top speed of Mach 0.87. Royal Flight operates the UK government air fleet for the King, the Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers and members of the Royal Family, with two Falcon 900LX jets handling shorter European diplomatic trips. Its home base, RAF Northolt, is about 5 nm from Heathrow.
