Embraer Legacy 500: New York to Miami
Published Jun 19, 2026
The Embraer Legacy 500 was the first midsize jet to bring a flat floor, a fully stand-up cabin and fly-by-wire controls to the class, and it remains among the most accomplished aircraft of its kind. On the New York–Miami corridor it flies the passage nonstop with ease, and offers the group a long, tall cabin and a refinement that belies its category.
From Teterboro Airport (TEB) to Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) it completes the route in comfort, a flat-floor midsize jet with the bearing of a larger aircraft.
- 3,125 nm range
- 466 ktas cruise
- 8–9 passengers
Private charters on the New York–Miami corridor depart from Teterboro Airport (TEB), Westchester County Airport (HPN), Republic Airport (FRG) or Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), and arrive at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF), Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) or Miami International Airport (MIA).
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Manufacturer performance figures — Embraer.
- 3,125 nm
- Max range
- 466 ktas
- Cruise speed
- 8–9
- Passengers
- 6 ft 0 in
- Cabin height
- 155 cu ft
- Baggage
- 45,000 ft
- Service ceiling
The Legacy 500 on the corridor
With 3,125 nautical miles of range against the route's 950, the Legacy 500 flies New York to Miami nonstop with range to spare for a transcontinental continuation from Miami. Its Mach 0.83 cruise — among the fastest in the midsize class — sets the passage at around two hours, and a 45,000-foot ceiling carries it above the weather and the seaboard traffic.
The Legacy 500 introduced to the midsize class a flat floor, a six-foot stand-up cabin and fly-by-wire controls, qualities once reserved for far larger aircraft, and it flies the corridor with a smoothness and quiet to match.
- A flat-floor, six-foot stand-up cabin, tall for the class
- Range of 3,125 nm — nonstop, with transcontinental reach
- Fly-by-wire controls and a smooth, quiet ride
- Mach 0.83 cruise for a passage of around two hours
The cabin and its appointments
The cabin seats eight to nine against a maximum of twelve, in a flat-floor configuration six feet wide and six feet high — a genuine stand-up cabin — with an enclosed lavatory and a generous one hundred and fifty-five cubic feet of baggage. At twenty-six feet ten inches it is among the longest in the midsize class, well suited to the larger group travelling together.
How it compares within the class
The Legacy 500 is the larger-cabined sibling of the Praetor 500, offering a longer cabin and higher capacity, and a more modern, flat-floor alternative to the Citation Sovereign+. For the group that wants a tall, long cabin with the refinement of a larger jet, it is among the finest in the midsize class.
Inside the Legacy 500
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Frequently Posed Enquiries
- It does, with range to spare. Its 3,125-nautical-mile range against the corridor's 950 allows the passage to be flown nonstop with a full cabin, and it could continue transcontinental from Miami.
- It was the first midsize jet to bring a flat floor, a fully stand-up six-foot cabin and fly-by-wire controls to the class — qualities once reserved for far larger aircraft — and it remains among the most accomplished of its kind.
- Eight to nine in its usual configuration, against a maximum of twelve. Its long, tall cabin makes it well suited to the larger group travelling together on the corridor.
- Around two hours nonstop on the New York–Miami corridor at its Mach 0.83 cruise — among the fastest in the midsize class — with the executive airports keeping the door-to-door time well under four hours.
- A one-way Legacy 500 charter from New York to Miami runs roughly $24,000 to $36,000 all-inclusive, depending on the date and availability. Every quotation states fuel, fees and taxes within the price.
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