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Bombardier Challenger 601-3R price Value, specs, 3D cabin and the US fleet

Used, by build year $1.3M to $1.6M The middle of a rough range for each build year, 1993 to 1996. Not an estimate for any one aircraft.
  1. 1993: $1.3M
  2. 1994: $1.4M
  3. 1995: $1.5M
  4. 1996: $1.6M
19931996
Charter from about $14,500 an hour large-cabin jet rates, flycraft.com
Bombardier Challenger 601-3R exterior illustration: Bombardier Challenger 601-3R reference airframe.
Illustration of the Bombardier Challenger 601-3R reference airframe. Individual aircraft and configurations vary.
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A rough value guide across the registered fleet: $1.3M to $1.6M by build year, 1993 to 1996, the middle of each year's range. Configuration, condition and logbooks determine an individual aircraft's value. Large-cabin jet, built 1993 to 1996. 33 are on the US register, each with its own page by tail number (FAA data, October 2026).

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Also: Bombardier Challenger 604, Bombardier Challenger 605, Bombardier Challenger 650, Bombardier Challenger 601-3A

PRICE: A ROUGH RANGE

Bombardier Challenger 601-3R price: a rough range by build year.

Radar's value model does not cover the Challenger 601-3R yet, so this is a rough range, not an estimate for any one aircraft. From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age. The band is the range for each build year and the line its middle. Hours, engines, damage history, equipment and the logbooks move the price of any one aircraft.

Middle of the rough range Rough range
  • 1996 Challenger 601-3RRough range$900K–$2.9M
  • 1995 Challenger 601-3RRough range$830K–$2.7M
  • 1993 Challenger 601-3RRough range$710K–$2.3M

FOR SALE AND THE MARKET

Challenger 601-3R for sale: the market in numbers.

Radar does not list aircraft for sale. Before you shop, this is the market the listings sit in: what has sold, what changed hands, and the fleet a buyer chooses from.

  • US-registered 33 Built 1993 to 1996
  • Registered in the last year 8 New certificates since Oct 5, 2025: deliveries, changes of owner and renewals
  • Registered to entities 100% 33 to companies and trusts, 0 to individuals
US-registered Challenger 601-3Rs by build year (most in one year: 14).

Recently registered

Where they are registered

  • TX 7
  • FL 4
  • MI 4
  • AZ 3
  • AK 2
  • CA 2
  • DE 2
  • NY 2
  • WI 2
  • AR 1

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

INTERIOR

The Challenger 601-3R interior and seat map.

Illustration of a representative Bombardier Challenger 601-3R cabin and its layout. Every aircraft's completion differs. Compare private jet interiors by class.

Bombardier Challenger 601-3R cabin interior illustration: warm natural light fills a wide stand-up Challenger 604 cabin with cream leather club chairs, an aft three-place divan, wood veneer trim and upright rounded windows, viewed aft down the aisle.
Illustration of a representative Bombardier Challenger 601-3R cabin interior. Every aircraft's completion differs.
Bombardier Challenger 601-3R seat map illustration: top-down view of the cabin. Typical 9-passenger layout: a club of four, two club seats opposite a three-place divan, forward galley, aft lavatory.
Illustrated Bombardier Challenger 601-3R seat map. Typical 9-passenger layout: a club of four, two club seats opposite a three-place divan, forward galley, aft lavatory.

CABIN AND SEAT MAP IN 3D

Inside the Challenger 601-3R

A 28 ft 5 in cabin, 8 ft 2 in wide and 6 ft 1 in tall, shown with a representative 8-seat layout. Illustrations of the type from published dimensions; individual aircraft and completions vary.

Bombardier Challenger 601-3R 3D exterior illustration, three-quarter view from the front.
3D illustration of the Bombardier Challenger 601-3R; individual aircraft vary.

SPECIFICATIONS

Challenger 601-3R specs

Published figures, from the manufacturer and the type certificate. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and modifications.

Sources: easa.europa.eu

Category
Large-cabin jet
Engines
2 × General Electric CF34-3A1

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

121 FAA ADs in effect name the Challenger 601-3R

ADs published since 1995 whose applicability names the type; 28 require recurring actions. Whether one applies to a given aircraft depends on its serial number and equipment.

  1. Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

    Effective Aug 18, 2026 · Amendment 39-23410 · Replaces AD 2025-17-12 · Recurring or one-time: see the official AD

    Applicability, as the AD words it

    This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc., airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this AD, certificated in any category. (1) All Model CL-600-1A11 (600), CL-600-2A12 (601), and CL-600- 2B16 (601-3A and 601-3R Variants) airplanes. (2) Model CL-600-2B16 (604 Variant) airplanes, serial numbers (S/Ns) 5301 through 5665 inclusive and S/Ns 5701 through 6049 inclusive. (3) Model CL-600-2B16 (604 Variant) airplanes, S/Ns 6050 through 6192 inclusive.

  2. AD 2026-07-01 One-time

    Bombardier Inc. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by a report of uncommanded nose wheel steering upon landing with touchdown on the runway centerline.

    Effective May 8, 2026 · Amendment 39-23296

    Applicability, as the AD words it

    This AD applies to all Bombardier Inc. airplanes, certificated in any category, identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this AD. (1) Model CL-600-1A11 (600) airplanes. (2) Model CL-600-2A12 (601) airplanes. (3) Model CL-600-2B16 (601-3A, 601-3R, and 604 Variants) airplanes.

  3. AD 2025-24-11 One-time

    Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary.

    Effective Jan 16, 2026 · Amendment 39-23208

    Applicability, as the AD words it

    This AD applies to all Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-2A12 (601) and CL-600-2B16 (601-3A, 601-3R, and 604 Variants) airplanes, certificated in any category.

  4. AD 2025-22-04 One-time

    Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by reports that the flap system on-board recorder (FSOBR) interfaces with the flap control unit signals and may result in the flap control unit monitors tripping, causing Flap Fail messages and possibly an uncommanded flap movement.

    Effective Dec 23, 2025 · Amendment 39-23182

    Applicability, as the AD words it

    This AD applies to all Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-2B16 (604 Variant) airplanes, certificated in any category.

EVERY TAIL

Bombardier Challenger 601-3R aircraft by tail number

RegistrationYearSerialRegistered owner
N113SR 1994 5164 Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee
N1DH 1993 5145 BC Leasing LLC
N207JB 1996 5194 Cypress Cove Air LLC
N55HF 1995 5183 HFP LLC
N71KR 1995 5191 Lost Highway Touring Inc
N221BW 1995 5188 Long Time Flyers LLC
N242CK 1995 5181 Kalitta Air LLC
N320TM 1995 5175 Worldwide Option LLC
N501KV 1995 5173 Roman Empire Aba Services Inc
N511DD 1995 5187 Desert Aviation Partners LLC
N813LS 1995 5159 Love Airlines LLC
N843GS 1995 5184 Reserve Aircrafts LLC
N991SH 1995 5185 Winecredit LLC
N61FF 1994 5166 Payne Aviation Weslaco LLC
N67RS 1994 5149 Labell Aviation LLC
N222PH 1994 5151 N915TF Leasing LLC
N563WJ 1994 5163 Express Transportation Corp
N601HW 1994 5154 O Plus A Aviation LLC
N601JP 1994 5168 Love Aviation LLC
N601TP 1994 5156 Pyle Group LLC
N620PJ 1994 5169 FTH Acquisition Corp VII
N621DJ 1994 5144 North Point Aviation LLC
N710AN 1994 5150 Global Challenger LLC
N807DD 1994 5161 Falcon Aviation Z LLC
N813MS 1994 5171 Cypress Cove Air LLC
N825SG 1994 5146 Plane Fetch Charter LLC
N22FY 1993 5142 Fya LLC
N144MH 1993 5135 W Hughes Aviation LLC
N212AR 1993 5136 Aviation Twelve LLC
N245CK 1993 5139 Kalitta Air LLC
N318JG 1993 5137 Juliet Golf LLC
N441PJ Not on record 5170 Novajet Holdings Inc
N999AT Not on record 5178 Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee

Registry data and public sources. Individual owners are not named.

QUESTIONS

Challenger 601-3R questions, answered from the data

How much does a Challenger 601-3R cost?

Radar's rough range is about $900K to $2.9M for a 1996 and $710K to $2.3M for a 1993. From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age. These are rough ranges, not appraisals: hours, engines, damage history, equipment and the logbooks move the price of any one aircraft.

What affects the price of a Challenger 601-3R?

What moves the price of any one Challenger 601-3R: total time and engine time, engine program enrollment, damage history, avionics and equipment, and complete logbooks. Build year sets the baseline shown on this page; a Challenger 601-3R with high hours, an engine near overhaul or gaps in its records sells below it, and one with low time, recent inspections and full records above it.

Where can I find a Challenger 601-3R for sale?

Radar does not list aircraft for sale. It tracks all 33 US-registered Challenger 601-3Rs by tail number, each with its registration record and a value estimate, so you can check a listing against the value of its build year and look up the aircraft's own history before you call.

How many Challenger 601-3Rs are there?

33 Challenger 601-3Rs are on the US civil aircraft register (FAA file of October 2026), built 1993 to 1996. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted. Radar has a page for each US registration.

Who owns Challenger 601-3Rs?

Of the 33 US-registered Challenger 601-3Rs, 33 (100%) are registered to companies, trusts and other entities and 0 to individuals. Radar names entity owners only; individuals are shown as privately registered. The most common states of registration are TX (7), FL (4), MI (4).