Cessna Citation Jets: Every Model, Price & Specs

THE MANUFACTURER

About Cessna

Cessna, founded by Clyde Cessna in Wichita, Kansas, in 1927, builds the Citation business jets alongside the 172, 182 and Caravan. The first Citation was certified in 1971, and the family now runs from the light M2 and CJ series to the super-midsize Longitude. Cessna has been part of Textron Aviation since 2014.

Founded: 1927, Wichita, Kansas
Parent: Textron Aviation (Textron)
First Citation certified: 1971

Sources: cessna.txtav.com, txtav.com, and the FAA aircraft registry.

EVERY MODEL

Cessna models: price, specs and fleet.

Each model page has its value by build year where Radar models the type, published specs and range, the cabin, and every aircraft of the type by tail number. Counts are US registrations where Radar matches the type to the FAA register, otherwise the aircraft on Radar.

Compare by class: Very light jets · Light jets · Midsize jets · Super-midsize jets

COMPARE

Every Cessna model side by side

Cessna models compared
Model	Class	Passengers	Range	Cruise	Cabin (h × w)	Value	Aircraft
Cessna CaravanBuilt 1985 to 2026	Turboprop	Up to 13	1,070 nm	186 ktas	4 ft 6 in × 5 ft 4 in	Roughly $1M to $3.5M by build year	1,021
Cessna Citation CJ3Built 2004 to 2026	Light jet	Up to 8	2,040 nm	416 ktas	4 ft 9 in × 4 ft 10 in	About $5M	601
Cessna Citation XLSBuilt 2004 to 2025	Midsize jet	Up to 10	2,111 nm	441 ktas	–	Citation XLS+: $4.6M to $12.9M by build year	435
Cessna Citation CJ4 seriesBuilt 2010 to 2026	Light jet	Up to 9	2,165 nm	451 ktas	4 ft 9 in × 4 ft 10 in	About $7.5M	415
Cessna Citation LatitudeBuilt 2014 to 2026	Midsize jet	Up to 9	2,700 nm	446 ktas	6 ft 0 in × 6 ft 5 in	About $18M	400
Cessna Citation IIBuilt 1950 to 1994	Light jet	–	1,220 nm	355 ktas	4 ft 8 in × 4 ft 11 in	About $856K	380
Cessna Citation SovereignBuilt 2004 to 2021	Midsize jet	Up to 12	2,847 nm	458 ktas	5 ft 8 in × 5 ft 6 in	About $7.5M	294
Cessna Citation XBuilt 1996 to 2018	Super-midsize jet	Up to 12	3,460 nm	528 ktas	5 ft 8 in × 5 ft 6 in	About $3.5M	288
Cessna Citation CJ2Built 2000 to 2014	Light jet	Up to 8	1,738 nm	410 ktas	4 ft 9 in × 4 ft 10 in	Roughly $1.5M to $4.5M by build year	281
Cessna Citation M2 seriesBuilt 2008 to 2026	Light jet	Up to 6	1,550 nm	404 ktas	4 ft 9 in × 4 ft 10 in	About $4M	279
Cessna Citation ExcelBuilt 1998 to 2004	Midsize jet	Up to 10	2,080 nm	431 ktas	5 ft 10 in × 5 ft 9 in	About $3.5M	277
Cessna Citation MustangBuilt 2005 to 2017	Very light jet	Up to 5	1,150 nm	340 ktas	4 ft 6 in × 4 ft 7 in	About $2M	270
Cessna CitationJetBuilt 1993 to 2000	Light jet	Up to 6	–	Mach 0.71	–	Roughly $690K to $1.2M by build year	235
Cessna Citation BravoBuilt 1997 to 2006	Light jet	–	1,500 nm	402 ktas	4 ft 9 in × 4 ft 10 in	Roughly $1.4M to $2.9M by build year	218
Cessna Citation VBuilt 1989 to 1996	Light jet	Up to 11	–	Mach 0.75	–	Roughly $890K to $1.3M by build year	206
Cessna Citation IIIBuilt 1982 to 2000	Midsize jet	Up to 13	1,770 nm	465 ktas	5 ft 8 in × 5 ft 6 in	About $2M	201
Cessna Citation UltraBuilt 1989 to 1999	Light jet	Up to 11	–	Mach 0.75	–	Roughly $930K to $1.7M by build year	200
Cessna Citation EncoreBuilt 2000 to 2011	Light jet	Up to 11	1,760 nm	428 ktas	4 ft 9 in × 4 ft 10 in	About $3.1M	185
Cessna Citation LongitudeBuilt 2016 to 2026	Super-midsize jet	Up to 12	3,500 nm	483 ktas	6 ft 0 in × 6 ft 5 in	About $22M	175
Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design)Built 1977 to 1985	Light jet	–	–	–	–	Roughly $1.1M	155
Cessna Citation CJ1Built 1999 to 2011	Light jet	Up to 6	1,300 nm	389 ktas	4 ft 9 in × 4 ft 10 in	Roughly $1.1M to $2.8M by build year	154
Cessna 500 CitationBuilt 1971 to 1977	Light jet	–	–	Mach 0.7	–	Roughly $1.1M	52
Cessna Citation IBuilt 1974 to 1983	Light jet	Up to 7	910 nm	345 ktas	4 ft 4 in × 4 ft 11 in	About $600K	18on Radar

Published figures for each type (the best-documented variant where a page covers several). Value is Radar's value model by build year, the middle listing-based estimate, or a rough range for the type. A dash: not published or not on record.

RANGE

How far each Cessna flies.

Published range, longest first. The dashed lines are great-circle distances of familiar trips; winds, payload and reserves change any one flight.

Citation Longitude 3,500 nm
Citation X 3,460 nm
Citation Sovereign 2,847 nm
Citation Latitude 2,700 nm
Citation CJ4 2,165 nm
Citation XLS 2,111 nm
Citation Excel 2,080 nm
Citation CJ3 2,040 nm
Citation III 1,770 nm
Citation Encore 1,760 nm
Citation CJ2 1,738 nm
Citation M2 1,550 nm
Citation Bravo 1,500 nm
Citation CJ1 1,300 nm
Citation II 1,220 nm
Citation Mustang 1,150 nm
Caravan 1,070 nm
Citation I 910 nm

New York to Los Angeles: 2,129 nm
New York to London: 2,986 nm

THE US FLEET

75,686 Cessna aircraft on the US register.

Every current FAA registration filed under Cessna's names, as of the October 2026 file. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted. Radar does not name individual owners.

US-registered75,686Built 1918 to 2026
Registered in the last year6,468New certificates since Oct 5, 2025: deliveries, changes of owner and renewals
Registered to entities48%36,146 to companies and trusts, 39,540 to individuals
Matched to a model page6,722Registrations Radar classifies by model

Aircraft by model

US registrations for the models Radar matches to the FAA register; for the others, the aircraft Radar profiles in depth. Every maker compared: the US private jet fleet census.

Other Cessna types on the US register

Cessna 172M 3,577
Cessna 172S 3,141
Cessna 172N 3,138
Cessna 182P 2,098
Cessna 172 1,806
Cessna 152 1,637
Cessna 140 1,605
Cessna 182Q 1,565
Cessna 150L 1,446
Cessna 150M 1,437
Cessna 170B 1,299
Cessna 180 1,178

As the FAA files the make and model, for registrations Radar has not yet matched to a model page (the 12 most common of 273), so they are not in the counts above. A designation that names a model links to its page. Each aircraft has its own page: look one up by N-number.

US-registered Cessna aircraft by build year (most in one year: 3,021).

Recently registered

N2593G1958 Cessna 182B · registered Oct 5, 2026
N2612U1963 Cessna 172D · registered Oct 5, 2026
N2809R1967 Cessna 182K · registered Oct 5, 2026
N2856K1979 Cessna 180K · registered Oct 5, 2026
N30KM2021 Cessna Citation M2 series · registered Oct 5, 2026
N505QS2016 Cessna Citation Latitude · registered Oct 5, 2026
N550T2008 Cessna Citation CJ3 · registered Oct 5, 2026
N606501969 Cessna 150J · registered Oct 5, 2026

Where they are registered

FL 3,308
TX 3,048
DE 2,539
CA 2,519
WA 1,012
MT 987
CO 945
AK 931

State of the registered owner's address, where the record gives one. Many aircraft are registered to companies or trusts in states other than where they are based.

QUESTIONS

Cessna questions, answered from the data

How many Cessna aircraft are registered in the US?

75,686 current US registrations are filed under Cessna's names in the FAA file of October 2026, 6,722 of them Caravans, Citation CJ3s and Citation XLS and other classified models. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted.

What Cessna models are there?

Radar has a page for 23 Cessna models: the Caravan (turboprop), the Citation CJ3 (light jet), the Citation XLS (midsize jet), the Citation CJ4 (light jet), the Citation Latitude (midsize jet), the Citation II (light jet), the Citation Sovereign (midsize jet), the Citation X (super-midsize jet), the Citation CJ2 (light jet), the Citation M2 (light jet), the Citation Excel (midsize jet), the Citation Mustang (very light jet), the CitationJet (light jet), the Citation Bravo (light jet), the Citation V (light jet), the Citation III (midsize jet), the Citation Ultra (light jet), the Citation Encore (light jet), the Citation Longitude (super-midsize jet), the Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design) (light jet), the Citation CJ1 (light jet), the Cessna 500 Citation (light jet) and the Citation I (light jet).

How much does a Cessna aircraft cost?

Across the Cessna models Radar values, from about $325K (an older Citation I) to $28.3M (a recent Citation Longitude). The figures are Radar's value model by build year where it models the type, otherwise listing-based or rough estimates; hours, programs and the logbooks move the price of any one aircraft.

Which Cessna has the longest range?

The Citation Longitude, with a published range of 3,500 nm. The Citation X is published at 3,460 nm. The Citation Sovereign is published at 2,847 nm.

What is the fastest Cessna?

The Citation X, with a published high-speed cruise of 528 knots true airspeed and a maximum operating Mach number of 0.935.

Which Cessna seats the most passengers?

The Caravan, published for up to 13 passengers. Completions vary, and many aircraft are fitted with fewer, larger seats.

Who owns Cessna aircraft?

Of the 75,686 US-registered Cessna aircraft, 36,146 (48%) are registered to companies, trusts and other entities and 39,540 to individuals. Radar does not name individual owners. The most common states of registration are FL (3,308), TX (3,048), DE (2,539).

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