Legacy 500Legacy 4502015–2018
RangeMTOWCruiseCeilingCabin volume
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
Family · 5 variants2014+
Embraer Legacy 500
E550Super-Midsize JetDiscontinued2014–2018
Range
3.125 NM · 5.788 km
MTOW
17.900 kg
Cruise
466 kt · 863 km/h
Mach 0.83 · MMO
Seats
9
up to 9 passengers
Used price
US$ 13.5M
The Embraer Legacy 500 is a super-midsize jet produced between 2014 and 2018. It has a range of 3125 nm, a cruise speed of 466 kt (863 km/h), Mach 0.83, up to 9 passengers. Out of production; on the used market the median is around US$ 13.5M. In Brazil there are 87 units registered in the RAB-ANAC. The Legacy 500 family (5 variants) totals 194 units. There are 18 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 22 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 9/6/2026).
Acquisition price · pre-owned market
22 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 4 sources · 04/06/2026
US$ 13.5 miR$ 69.1 mi
market medianaging ≈ −6.2%/yr+38% vs Super-Midsize median
Entry
US$ 12.0 mi
model year 2014
Best value
US$ 12.8 mi
model year 2015
Top of range
US$ 15.5 mi
model year 2018
Basis
Valuation
Bluebook + market
Minimum
US$ 10.5 mi
R$ 53.8 mi
Median
US$ 13.5 mi
R$ 69.1 mi
Maximum
US$ 17.0 mi
R$ 87.0 mi
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +6.6%/yr·2014→2018
Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.
5 of 5 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.
Landed in Brazil
Index ≈ ×1.05 to ×1.27 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.
Air taxi
US$ 11.0 mi – 18.2 mi
R$ 56.4 mi – 93.1 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%
Private use
US$ 12.5 mi – 21.6 mi
R$ 63.9 mi – 110.5 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%
Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.
Cost per flight hour
Operate · owned
US$ 3.9 mil/h
R$ 20.2 mil/h · Variable/h
- Fixed/yr
- US$ 1.1 mi
- Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr
- US$ 6.7 mil/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 4.5 mil – 8.5 mil/h
R$ 23.0 mil – 43.5 mil/h
Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil
US$ 5.5 mil – 9.0 mil/h
R$ 28.2 mil – 46.1 mil/h
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World $4,500-$8,500/hr across operators (Mercury Jets, Paramount, Monarch, Air Charter Advisors). BR band estimated higher per Flapper 2026 charter guidance (Super-Mid international quotes up to ~US$146k coast-to-coast); BR domestic premium applied over world floor.
How we read this price · 4 sources · researched 04/06/2026
Live asking market (Guardian Jet brochure + AvBuyer, accessed 2026-06): 8 of 86 fleet for sale, asks $12.5M-$16.295M on 2015-2017 birds, avg purchase ~$14.4M. AvBuyer references value guide $15.5M (2016) to $18.5M (2020). planephd retail/wholesale anchor (Mar 1 2026) ~$10.08M aggregate, $10.77M for 2015 -> used as min floor since discontinued/high-time trade below ask. Median set to asking-market center. Direct variable cost ~$2,650/hr from planephd ($2,435 total variable at ~$4.90/gal); Guardian shows $3,682/hr (fuel $1,802 at $6.28/gal + maint $930 + engine program $950).
- Guardian Jet - Legacy 500 brochure/market, accessed 2026-06; asks $12.5M-$16.295M, 86 fleet, 8 for sale, op cost $3,682/hr at 300 hrs
- AvBuyer - Legacy 500 listings, accessed 2026-06; 2017 Jetcraft listing; value guide $15.5M (2016) to $18.5M (2020)
- GlobalAir - Legacy 500 for sale, accessed 2026-06; 2017 SN 55000056 (call); 2015 SN 55000016
- planephd - EMB-550 Legacy 500 valuation/cost, accessed 2026-06; retail Mar 1 2026 ~$10.08M agg, $10.77M (2015); total variable $2,435/hr, fuel $1,190.70/hr
PTAX · R$ 5,12 / US$ · 22/09/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
Temporal identity
First flight
27 de nov de 2012
FAA cert.
21 de out de 2014
ANAC cert.
12 de ago de 2014
Deliveries start
11 de out de 2014
Units produced
80
O Embraer Legacy 500 é um jato executivo da categoria super-midsize, produzido entre 2014 e 2018. Tem alcance de 3125 nm, velocidade de cruzeiro de 466 kt, teto operacional de 45000 ft e peso máximo de decolagem de 17900 kg, com cabine para 9 passageiros. Fora de produção, circula no mercado de usados e responde pelo código de tipo ICAO E550 no registro brasileiro. Nesta página estão a ficha técnica, a estimativa de custo operacional por hora de voo e a frota registrada no Brasil.
Detailed specs
Performance
- Engines
- 2x Honeywell HTF7500E com FADEC
- Max Mach
- 0,83
- Range Nm
- 3.125
- Max Speed Kt
- 466
- Fuel Capacity Lb
- 14.441
- Combustível
- 2.152,2 gal
- Razão de subida
- 4.000 ft/min
- Mach máx. operação
- 0,83
- Distância de pouso
- 2.122 ft
- Thrust Per Engine Lbf
- 7.036
- Time To Climb Fl450 Min
- 22
- Pista balanceada (BFL)
- 4.084 ft
- Max Certified Altitude Ft
- 45.000
Cabin and comfort
- Lavatory
- Lavatorio traseiro com porta solida (enclosed) com vanity
- Configuration
- 8-12 passageiros (double club + 4-seat conference + galley + 2 jump seats), single zona stand-up flat-floor
- Altura da cabine (fonte alternativa)
- 1,82 m
- Comprimento da cabine (fonte alternativa)
- 8,3 m
- Configuração típica
- Club 4 + 3 Divan + 2 Forward + Lavatory + Galley
- Noise Level Db
- 73
- Stand Up Cabin
- Sim
- Volume da cabine
- 23,4 m³
- Pressurização diferencial
- 9,7 psi
- Baggage Capacity Cuft
- 155
Avionics and engines
- Tcas
- II
- Fadec
- Sim
- Cockpit
- Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion (4 telas LCD 15 polegadas touchscreen)
- Ads B Out
- Sim
- Autopilot
- Rockwell Collins integrado ao FBW
- Painel de voo
- Collins Pro Line Fusion
- Fly-by-wire
- Sim
- Weather Radar
- Rockwell Collins MultiScan
- Common Options
- HUD, EVS, FANS-1/A, CPDLC, Embraer Connectivity
- Synthetic Vision
- Sim
- Single Pilot Certified
- Não
Operating costs
- Fonte de dados
- Wikipedia, Embraer Legacy 450/500 and Praetor 500/600 (operational maintenance & fuel burn data) · aircraftcostcalculator.com, Embraer Legacy 500 operating costs · aviacost.com, Embraer Legacy 500 cost calculator (variable $4,689/h, fuel 272 gal/h) · planephd.com, EMB-550 Legacy 500 (fuel burn 243 GPH, 7,000h engine interval) · jetadvisors.com, Legacy 500 operating costs (variable & fixed line items)
- Msrp New Usd
- 19.995.000
- Fuel Burn Gph
- 260
- Annual Fixed Usd
- 510.000
- Última atualização
- 2026
- Hourly Operating Usd
- 3.100
- Engine Overhaul Cost Usd
- 800.000
- Current Market Price Usd Low
- 13.000.000
- Engine Overhaul Period Hours
- 7.500
- Current Market Price Usd High
- 19.500.000
External dimensions
- Comprimento total
- 20,74 m
- Envergadura
- 19,25 m
- Altura
- 6,44 m
- Área da asa
- 44,85 m²
- Enflechamento da asa
- 27°
Weights & fuel
- Peso operacional vazio (OEW)
- 10.750 kg
- Peso máximo de decolagem (MTOW)
- 17.900 kg
- Carga máxima (payload)
- 1.500 kg
- Capacidade de combustível
- 8.147 L
- Capacidade de combustível
- 14.583 lb
Minimum runway
RBAC 135.385 · landing within 60% of the runwaysea level / ISA referenceHow much runway the Legacy 500 needs to dispatch: the manual figure and what the charter (RBAC 135) rule requires.
Charter (RBAC 135), dry runway
1.245m
takeoff governs: longer than factored landing
Charter, wet runway
1.245m
× 1.15 · RBAC 135.385(d)
Takeoff or BFL, manual
1.245m
unfactored takeoff, manufacturer
Dispatches under charter rules at 293 of 465 Brazilian public runways when dry, and at 293 when wet.
Minimum runway
Where the Legacy 500 dispatches under charter rules
Verdict per regime (private, charter dry and wet) across 465 Brazilian public runways, with the margin in meters.
Pro feature. Available on your Jet Tracker account.
Manufacturer-published distances at sea level, ISA and reference weight. Not corrected for altitude, temperature, wind or runway condition, takeoff included. Uses the declared LDA as a proxy for effective runway length (RBAC 135.361) and the most favourable threshold in calm air (135.385(b)(1)): on the day, wind may force the shorter threshold. Destination only: does not assess the alternate aerodrome (135.387). Not a substitute for the AFM or the operator's performance analysis. Rule: RBAC 135.385 and 135.398; private flying (RBAC 91) is not factored. Runways: declared distance (LDA) from AISWEB/DECEA (2026-09-05), checkable on each aerodrome chart; where DECEA publishes no declared distance, physical length from OurAirports is used.
Cabin
Standard configuration
1 zona9 typical passengersClub 4Divã (3 lug.)2 dianteirosLavatórioGalley / copa
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
Cabin to scale: cross-section and profile
✓ stand-up heightfront cross-section · person = 1.75 m
Length
8,13 m
Width
2,08 m
Height
1,83 m
Volume
23,4 m³
Baggage
—
Differences between variants
Legacy 450Praetor 5002019+
RangeMTOWCruiseCeilingCabin volume
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
Praetor 500Praetor 6002019+
RangeMTOWCruiseCeilingCabin volume
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
Praetor 600Praetor 600E2029+
RangeMTOWCruiseCeilingCabin volume
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
History
- 2012First flight
- 2014 - Primeiro super-mid jet com fly-by-wire integral
Lancado em outubro de 2014, o Legacy 500 foi o primeiro biz jet super-mid com sistema fly-by-wire (FBW) digital integral, ano antes do irmao midsize Legacy 450 (2015). Antes do 500, apenas o Falcon 7X (super-large, 2007) tinha FBW em aviacao executiva. Embraer aplicou no 500/450 sua experiencia FBW desenvolvida nos E-Jets commercial (E170/E190), com sidestick pilot/copilot estilo Airbus, autothrottle e protecao de envelope automatica.
- 2014 - Primeiro midsize fly-by-wire da Embraer
Anunciado em 2008, primeiro voo em novembro de 2012 e certificação ANAC/FAA em agosto de 2014. Entregas iniciaram em outubro de 2014.
Embraer Executive Jets Press Release - 2014ANAC certification
- 2014First deliveries
- 2014FAA certification
- 2018 - Reposicionado como Praetor 600 em 2018
Em 2018 a Embraer anunciou o Praetor 600, versao atualizada do Legacy 500 com winglets canted, motores Honeywell HTF7500E1, tanques adicionais e range estendido de 3.125 para 4.018 nm. Posicionou o Praetor 600 na categoria super-mid de longo alcance (capaz de cruzar Atlantico Norte direto). Producao do Legacy 500 foi descontinuada apos cerca de 130 unidades entregues. Hoje a familia Praetor (500/600) e a oferta atual da Embraer no segmento mid/super-mid.
- 2018 - Renomeado Praetor 600 em 2018
Em outubro de 2018 a Embraer apresentou o Praetor 600 como evolução do Legacy 500, com winglets, range estendido para 4.018 NM e aviônica atualizada.
Embraer NBAA-BACE 2018 - 2018End of production
No specific date
Mesma fuselagem do Legacy 450 (midsize)
Legacy 500 e Legacy 450 compartilham 95% da fuselagem, sistemas, cockpit e motores. O 500 e ~1m mais comprido (cabine 8,30m vs 7,34m) e tem ~1.500 lbs mais combustivel, posicionando-se na categoria super-mid (vs midsize do 450). Estrategia de plataforma comum reduziu CapEx de desenvolvimento, acelerou certificacao em paralelo e gerou economia de escala, modelo similar ao Bombardier Challenger 300/350.
Market position
Market position analysis pending.
Brazil Fleet
Estimativa preliminar, predecessor BR-made do Praetor 600.
O Legacy 500 (super-midsize 2014-2018, ~75 unidades) tem presença BR significativa pelo timing, entrou em produção quando holdings BR estavam consolidando frota Embraer. Estimativa: 6-10 aeronaves operacionais. Concentração SP.
Foi o primeiro super-midsize com fly-by-wire integral da indústria, vantagem competitiva clara pra época. Operadores BR migraram parcialmente pro Praetor 600 (winglets adicionam 18% de alcance). Mercado pre-owned 2014-2018: US$ 14-18M.
194 registrations in the RAB (all statuses)
Full analysis: listing, mark reservations, charts and change log in the ANAC Monitor.
Open Analytics
Global fleet
Global distribution pending.
Lineage
Model with no documented lineage in the manufacturer's line.
Curiosities and highlights
Benefits
Cabine flat-floor 1,82m e bagageiro 155 ft³
Cabine de 1,82m altura (stand-up) com piso totalmente plano (flat-floor) e 2,08m de largura entrega conforto top da categoria super-mid. Comprimento de cabine 8,30m permite layouts double club + 4-seat conference + galley aft. Bagageiro de 155 ft³ (4.390 L) e best-in-class, maior que Challenger 300 (106 ft³) e Citation Sovereign (135 ft³). Acomoda 8-12 passageiros confortavelmente em missoes longas.
Pista 4.084 ft e Range 3.125 nm cobrem missoes BR-EUA
Combinacao 4.084 ft (1.245m) de pista balanceada + 3.125 nm de range entrega flexibilidade unica: opera de Sorocaba (1.260m) e cobre rotas como GRU-Miami direto (3.000 nm), GRU-Bogota, GRU-Lima ou GRU-Buenos Aires + Cordoba sem refueling. E um dos super-mids com melhor relacao pista/alcance do mercado, fazendo dele queridinho de operadores charter premium.
Pro Line Fusion + FBW reduzem workload tripulacao
Aviônica Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion (4 telas LCD touchscreen 15 polegadas) integrada ao sistema fly-by-wire entrega autothrottle, synthetic vision, autoland-capable, FANS-1/A, CPDLC, HUD opcional e EVS. A protecao de envelope FBW (anti-stall, overspeed, bank angle limiter) reduz workload em weather severo e turbulencia, melhorando seguranca em missoes de alta carga cognitiva.
Fly-by-wire e sidesticks
Primeiro midsize do mundo com fly-by-wire full digital e sidesticks, envelope protection e auto-throttle de série, recursos típicos de wide-bodies Airbus.
Embraer Executive Jets
Stand-up cabin com flat floor
Altura de cabine de 1.83m em todo comprimento, superior a Hawker 900XP e Learjet 60XR concorrentes na categoria.
Embraer
Limitations
Sem certificacao para Atlantico Norte direto
Range de 3.125 nm nao cobre voos transatlanticos diretos (NY-Londres = 3.000 nm com vento, Sao Paulo-Londres = 4.880 nm), exige escalas em Acores, Bermuda ou Recife/Natal. Para rotas intercontinentais a Embraer recomenda Praetor 600 (4.018 nm) ou Lineage 1000E (4.500 nm). Em rotas continentais BR-EUA o 500 cobre confortavelmente, mas Europa exige planejamento.
Range inicial inferior aos rivais super-midsize
Alcance original NBAA de cerca de 3.125 NM ficou abaixo de Challenger 350 (~3.200 NM), limitação resolvida apenas no Praetor 600 (4.018 NM).
Embraer / Bombardier specs
Curiosities
Producao integrada Brasil + EUA (Melbourne, FL)
Producao do Legacy 500 (e Legacy 450/Praetor 500/600) e integrada entre Sao Jose dos Campos (Brasil) e Melbourne, Florida (EUA). A Embraer abriu Melbourne em 2016 para customizacao final, paint shop e entrega ao mercado norte-americano (60% das vendas globais). E o UNICO fabricante de biz jets com producao integrada em ambos os hemisferios, vantagem logistica e comercial relevante.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Embraer Legacy 500 cost?
The Embraer Legacy 500 is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 13.5M, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab.
What is the range of the Embraer Legacy 500?
The maximum range is 3125 nm (3.125 NM · 5.788 km).
How fast is the Embraer Legacy 500?
Cruise speed is 466 kt, equivalent to 863 km/h, or Mach 0.83.
How many passengers does the Embraer Legacy 500 seat?
The Embraer Legacy 500 seats up to 9 passengers, crew not included.
How many Embraer Legacy 500 are there in Brazil?
There are 87 units registered in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026). The Legacy 500 family (5 variants) totals 194 units.
Who operates the Embraer Legacy 500 in Brazil?
12 distinct operators operate 36 units of the Embraer Legacy 500 in the RAB-ANAC: 1 in air taxi (RBAC 135) and 35 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, ES and RJ (data as of 9/22/2026). Another 50 units are under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Name, fleet and base of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
How much does it cost to operate a Embraer Legacy 500 per hour?
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 6,689 per flight hour at 400 h/year, of which US$ 3,948 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 1,096,500 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance), under Jet Tracker's default assumptions (Southeast Brazil, in-house crew, 400 h/year). Run your own scenario on this model's Costs tab.