The Hawker 850XP, launched in 2006, added modern winglets and Pro Line 21 avionics to the proven 800XP, improving efficiency and range. It carried the classic Hawker cabin into the glass-cockpit era.
Few things matter more on charter than pace, and the Hawker 850XP delivers, holding about 448 knots or Mach 0.78 so meetings, connections and dinners all stay comfortably in reach. That speed comes from a wing and engines tuned for high, efficient cruise rather than brute thrust. On the clock, where it counts, the aircraft is hard to beat in its bracket.
The part enthusiasts single out: The 850XP bolted modern winglets and glass avionics onto the proven 800, sharpening efficiency while keeping the flat floor its rivals still lack. Details like that are why the type has such a loyal following.
The Hawker 850XP covers roughly 2642 nautical miles nonstop, enough for Paris to Riyadh, nonstop, which on a midsize jet charter is the difference between arriving for dinner and arriving for breakfast. Range like this collapses connections that an airline itinerary would force on the same journey. In practice it lets a client leave late and still land the same evening, fresh.
Reliability is why we place clients on the Hawker 850XP: powered by 2x Honeywell TFE731-5BR (4,660 lbf each), it is a mature, well-supported design, and the smoothest charter is always the one that leaves on schedule. Redundant systems and a deep global spares network keep aircraft-on-ground surprises rare. When a trip has to happen, the type is the sort of aircraft you bet on.
As a midsize jet the Hawker 850XP reaches thousands of smaller, more convenient airfields, landing far closer to where you are actually going than the big hubs and cutting the drive at the far end. Balanced field length and strong brakes let it use runways the airlines cannot sell a ticket into. On a point-to-point charter the aircraft can turn a two-hour transfer into a fifteen-minute one.
The Hawker 850XP pairs its airframe with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21, and that flight-deck capability means fewer weather delays and more direct routings on the average charter. Datalink and enhanced vision let crews pick the smoothest altitude and slip into airfields others divert from. It is a layer of quiet capability the aircraft carries on every flight.
The Hawker 850XP, weighed fairly, including the caveats:
The Hawker 850XP asks a premium that tracks its capability, and there are lighter or older options that charter for less when the mission is simple. We are always straight about when a cheaper aircraft would serve you just as well.
If outright top speed or the newest cabin technology is your single priority, a more recent design may edge it, yet for most travellers the Hawker 850XP balance of comfort, capability and value is the more meaningful advantage on the day.
As alternatives to the Hawker 850XP, it is worth weighing the Hawker 800XP and the Hawker 900XP, both able aircraft in the same bracket. Broadly the Hawker 800XP offers the newer cabin, while the Hawker 850XP holds the lower operating cost per hour, so the right pick comes down to your exact route, party and budget, which our advisors are glad to lay out side by side.
In short, few aircraft do transcontinental and medium-haul charter as gracefully as the Hawker 850XP, and where it is the right tool we place it on fully vetted, certified partners at a fixed all-in price, with an answer back inside 30 minutes.
Tell me your route, dates and party size and I will send a firm, all-in price on the Hawker 850XP. No commitment, no obligation.