N117QS is a 2016 Bombardier Global 5000, registered as a co-owned aircraft (the FAA form fractional programmes use, with no single name on file). It works in NetJets Aviation's floating charter fleet: on the Part 135 certificate (DXTA), and positioned wherever the next trip starts rather than kept at one airport. In the twelve months to 7 September 2026 it flew 417 legs on 190 days, about 216,722 nautical miles. That is close to the median for a Bombardier Global 5000 in U.S. charter service (64 airframes tracked, median 328 legs). It touched 121 airports but keeps returning to the same city pairs: 63% of legs repeat a route already flown in the year.
Photo: a Bombardier Global 5000, representative of the type, not this airframe.
NetJets Aviation and the certificate
N117QS is on NetJets Aviation's FAA Part 135 operations specifications (D085), designator DXTA, Columbus (CMH) certificate office. Hourly pricing for the type: Bombardier Global 5000 charter cost.
How N117QS is used
Average leg 520 nm, one-to-two-hour stages. August was the busiest month at 50 legs; March the quietest at 19. 34% of departures fall on a Saturday or Sunday, a leisure-heavy pattern. Longest leg tracked: San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK), 2,242 nm on 7 February 2026. Last seen arriving at Hanscom Field (KBED) on 7 September 2026.
Most-used airports
- Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 54
- Westchester County Airport (KHPN) 37
- Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI) 28
- Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) 15
- Dallas Love Field (KDAL) 13
Repeated routes
- Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI) → Miami International Airport (KMIA) 2×
- Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) → Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 2×
- Westchester County Airport (KHPN) → Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 2×
No airport accounts for more than 10% of departures.
About 10% of legs cross a border, most often to London Luton Airport (EGGW), Shannon Airport (EINN), Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN).
Our own aggregate of public ADS-B archives for Mode S A047A3, 10 September 2025 to 7 September 2026; counts are floors, not exact totals.
Registry record
| Registration | N117QS |
|---|---|
| Serial number | 9777 |
| Type | Bombardier Global 5000 (FAA code BD-700-1A11) |
| Year of manufacture | 2016 |
| Registrant | Co-owned (fractional programme; no single name on the FAA record) |
| Certificate issued | 12 November 2025 |
| Airworthiness date | 29 June 2017 |
| Registration expires | 30 November 2032 |
| Mode S code | A047A3 |
NTSB record
Nothing under N117QS in the NTSB aviation database (1 May 2026 download).
Bombardier Global 5000 type data
| Passengers (typical) | 16 |
|---|---|
| Range | 5,200 nm |
| Cruise | 499 kt high-speed; long-range 471 kts |
| Ceiling | 51,000 ft |
| Engines | 2x Rolls-Royce BR710 A2-20 |
| Cabin | 42.5 ft × 8.2 ft × 6.3 ft |
| Baggage | 195 cu ft |
| Takeoff distance | 5,540 ft |
Fleet, operators and comparisons: Bombardier Global 5000. Pricing: charter cost.
Sources
FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, 14 May 2026 release (live FAA record); FAA Part 135 operations specifications (D085); public ADS-B archives (adsb.lol) reduced by The Jet Finder; NTSB aviation database. Type figures are manufacturer-published for the Bombardier Global 5000 family, not this airframe. Corrections.
