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Cessna private jets

The Citation line counts more than 8,000 delivered jets, more than any other business jet series. Older Citations, the CJ family and the 560XL series fly with operators in almost every European country, so a Cessna is often available close to your departure airport, which keeps positioning costs down.

The catalogue lists 27 Cessna types: 22 Citations, from the four-seat Citation Mustang to the Citation Longitude, and five piston or turboprop aircraft for short regional legs. As a broker we ask operators for offers, compare aircraft age, crew and cabin layout and book the flight for you.

27
Cessna types in the catalogue
4-12
passengers, Mustang to Longitude
6,482 km
range of the Longitude
EUR 2,500
per hour for a very light Citation
Cessna Citation Longitude aircraft
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The largest Citation in production: a super midsize jet with a flat floor, eight seats in two club groups and a baggage hold open in flight. Flies non-stop from Europe to the Canaries and the Gulf.

Cessna F406 Caravan II aircraft
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French-built twin turboprop designed as a utility aircraft for regional routes, cargo and maritime patrol. Rare in charter and best on short legs with a group of up to nine.

Cessna Citation XLS aircraft
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Midsize Cessna of the 560XL family with a tall aisle, an enclosed toilet and room for eight or nine. From EUR 4,500 per flight hour for the whole aircraft with crew.

Cessna Citation X aircraft
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One of the fastest business jets ever built, with eight seats in a narrow 1.73 m cabin. No longer built; flies non-stop from Frankfurt to Tenerife in 4:11 h and from Vienna to Dubai.

Cessna Citation VII aircraft
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The most powerful version of the Cessna Model 650, with a cabin for six or seven and a full-width toilet. No longer built and rare in Europe, it flies non-stop from London to Lisbon or Madeira.

Cessna Citation VI aircraft
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A simpler, cheaper version of the Citation III, built in fewer than 40 aircraft and very rare in European charter. From EUR 4,500 per flight hour for the whole aircraft.

Cessna Citation V aircraft
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Older light jet, model 560, with a long cabin for seven or eight and an enclosed toilet, no longer built and rare in charter. From EUR 3,200 per flight hour for the whole aircraft.

Cessna Citation Ultra aircraft
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Older light jet with a long cabin for seven or eight and an enclosed toilet, the Citation V successor with JT15D-5D engines. From EUR 3,200 per flight hour for the whole aircraft.

Cessna Citation Sovereign aircraft
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Midsize jet with a long 7.70 m cabin for nine, a large hold and take-off from 1,076 m of runway. No longer built but common in Europe; the Sovereign+ is approved for London City and Lugano.

Cessna Citation Mustang aircraft
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The smallest Citation jet, with four club seats and a cabin 1.37 m high, no longer built but common with European air taxi operators. Suits legs of one to two hours, from EUR 2,500 per flight hour.

Cessna Citation M2 aircraft
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The smallest Citation jet Textron Aviation builds, with four club seats and a toilet at the rear. Suits two to four people on European legs of one to two and a half hours.

Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft
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Midsize jet in production with a flat-floor cabin where most adults stand upright, up to nine seats and a short take-off. Flies non-stop from London to Athens and, with four on board, from Vienna to Tenerife.

Cessna CitationJet / CJ1 aircraft
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Very light twin-engine jet with four club seats and a toilet at the rear, no longer built. Suits two to four people on legs of up to two hours, from London to Geneva or from Munich to Nice.

Cessna Citation III aircraft
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The first swept-wing Citation: a fast older midsize jet for six or seven, no longer built and rare in European charter. From EUR 4,500 per flight hour for the whole aircraft.

Cessna Citation II aircraft
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An older light jet with six or seven seats and an enclosed toilet, no longer built and rare in European charter. Reaches Lisbon from Paris or Athens from Milan, from EUR 2,500 per flight hour.

Cessna Citation I aircraft
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A development of the first Citation, no longer built and rarely free for charter in Europe. Five seats in a low cabin, for trips of up to two and a half hours, from EUR 2,500 per flight hour.

Cessna Citation Excel aircraft
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The first version of Cessna's 560XL: a cabin where most people stand almost upright, eight seats and a toilet with a door. From EUR 4,500 per flight hour for the whole aircraft.

Cessna Citation Encore aircraft
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Light jet with a 5.28 m cabin for seven, an enclosed toilet and the PW535 engines of the last Citation V family member, no longer built. From EUR 3,200 per flight hour.

Cessna Citation CJ4 aircraft
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The longest and fastest jet of the Citation CJ family, with seven or eight seats and the largest baggage holds in the series. From European hubs it reaches Lisbon, Athens and Marrakesh without refuelling.

Cessna Citation CJ3 aircraft
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Light jet from Cessna with six standard seats, an enclosed toilet and a rear hold long enough for skis. From European hubs it flies non-stop to the Alps, the islands, Lisbon and Marrakesh.

Cessna Citation CJ2 aircraft
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Light jet with six seats and a toilet at the rear, no longer built but widely flown in Europe. Suits four to six people on legs of one to three hours, from the Alps to the Balearics and the Greek islands.

Cessna Citation Bravo aircraft
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Light jet with seven seats, a toilet behind sliding doors and a large hold for its class, no longer built. Flies non-stop from Geneva to Palma or from Paris to Lisbon, from EUR 3,200 per flight hour.

Cessna Citation 501 aircraft
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The single-pilot version of the Citation I, no longer built and rarely free for charter in Europe. Suits three or four people on legs up to two and a half hours, from EUR 2,500 per flight hour.

Cessna 421 Golden Eagle aircraft
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The top model among Cessna's pressurised piston twins, with six passenger seats in a quiet cabin. Sensible on legs of one to three hours, for example to Jersey, Corsica, Split or the Alps.

Cessna 404 Titan aircraft
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Large twin piston aircraft without pressurisation, usually with nine passenger seats. A low-cost option per person for groups on legs of up to about two hours, but slow, rare and without an enclosed toilet.

Cessna 340 aircraft
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A small twin with turbocharged piston engines and a pressurised cabin for four passengers, plus one seat next to the pilot. Best for two to four people on legs of one to two hours.

Cessna 208 Grand Caravan aircraft
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Single-engine utility turboprop for passengers and cargo, with a high wing and fixed gear for short strips. Suits groups with a lot of baggage on legs of up to about two hours, such as islands and regional airports.

Cessna families and what each one is for

Operators often quote a Citation by its model number rather than its name. Aircraft of one family share the fuselage cross-section, so the cabin feels the same, and the differences lie in engines, range, avionics and age. The groups below make a quote easier to read.

Mustang, M2 and CitationJet / CJ1
Very light jets with four club seats and certification for one pilot. Suited to two to four passengers and hops of up to about two hours, for example London - Paris or Zurich - Samedan.
CJ2, CJ3 and CJ4
Light jets on the same 1.45 m high cross-section with longer cabins for six. The CJ4 adds a swept wing and 835 km/h; more than 600 CJ3s have been delivered, so it is easy to find.
Citation I, 501, II, Bravo, V, Ultra, Encore
The straight-wing Citations and their stretched successors. Out of production but still flying with operators; slower than the CJ family, with hourly rates at very light or light jet level.
Citation Excel and XLS (560XL)
A midsize cabin with a dropped aisle and 1.73 m of headroom on a compact airframe. Both are out of production but fly with many operators. Cessna continued the line with the XLS+, XLS Gen2 and the Citation Ascend with a flat floor, which are not in the catalogue.
Citation III, VI and VII (model 650)
The first swept-wing Citations: midsize cabins, high speed for their age, longer runways. All three are out of production but still fly.
Sovereign, Latitude, Longitude, Citation X
The large Citations: the Sovereign with a 7.70 m cabin, the Latitude and Longitude with flat floors 1.83 m high, and the Citation X, the fastest of them.
Piston twins and turboprops
Cessna 340, 421 Golden Eagle, 404 Titan, F406 Caravan II and the single-engine Grand Caravan for islands, small airfields and groups on a budget.

The company started in Wichita, Kansas, as a maker of light propeller aircraft and later moved into business jets with the Citation. Cessna is part of Textron Aviation together with Beechcraft and Hawker, and Textron supports the out-of-production Citations with parts and service.

 

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Very light and light Citations

Four seats in a club group, a toilet at the rear and a type certificate for a single pilot: that is the Citation Mustang, the Citation M2 and the CitationJet / CJ1. Whether one or two pilots sit in the cockpit is up to the operator, and the offer says which. The Mustang has the smallest cabin, 2.97 m long and 1.37 m high; the M2 and CJ1 share a slightly larger fuselage and fly faster. The Mustang, CJ1 and CJ2 are out of production but still fly in charter, while the M2 and CJ4 are still built.

The CJ2, CJ3 and Citation CJ4 keep the 1.45 m cabin height but add length: 4.14 m in the CJ2, 4.78 m in the CJ3 and 5.28 m in the CJ4. Six passengers have a seat each with room to stretch, and the CJ4 reaches 4,010 km at up to 835 km/h. For four to six people from Paris, Geneva or London to the Riviera, the Balearics or Sardinia, these jets fly the leg without a stop.

 

Model Passengers Range Cruise speed Cabin height Baggage Hourly rate
Citation Mustang 4-5 2,130 km 630 km/h 1.37 m 1.78 m³ EUR 2,500
Citation M2 4-6 2,871 km 748 km/h 1.45 m 1.29 m³ EUR 2,600
Citation CJ1 4-6 2,408 km 720 km/h 1.45 m 1.27 m³ EUR 2,500
Citation I 4-6 2,459 km 661 km/h 1.32 m 1.61 m³ EUR 2,500
Citation 501 4-6 2,459 km 661 km/h 1.32 m 1.61 m³ EUR 2,500
Citation CJ2 6-8 2,987 km 765 km/h 1.45 m 1.84 m³ EUR 3,200
Citation CJ3 6-8 3,778 km 770 km/h 1.45 m 1.84 m³ EUR 3,200
Citation CJ4 6-9 4,010 km 835 km/h 1.45 m 2.18 m³ EUR 3,300

The Citation I and the Citation 501 are the first-generation Citations with a straight wing; the 501 is the same aircraft certified for one pilot. Both are out of production but still fly in charter, mostly on legs under 90 minutes, where the lower speed costs only a few minutes.

 

Citation II, Bravo, V, Ultra and Encore

The line starts with the Citation II, a stretched development of the first Citation, and the Bravo is its last version. The Citation V stretched the cabin again to 5.28 m, the Ultra added stronger engines and a glass cockpit, and the Encore with Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535A engines closed the line. They are no longer built, but their long cabins take seven or eight passengers, and the hourly rate stays at light jet level.

 

Model Passengers Range Cruise speed Cabin height Baggage Hourly rate
Citation II 6-8 2,222 km 657 km/h 1.42 m 2.07 m³ EUR 2,500
Citation Bravo 6-7 2,778 km 750 km/h 1.45 m 2.07 m³ EUR 3,200
Citation V 6-8 2,259 km 735 km/h 1.45 m 1.90 m³ EUR 3,200
Citation Ultra 6-8 2,822 km 796 km/h 1.45 m 1.90 m³ EUR 3,200
Citation Encore 6-7 3,087 km 796 km/h 1.45 m 2.01 m³ EUR 3,200

 

Midsize and super midsize Citations

The 560XL family, sold as the Citation Excel and Citation XLS, put a midsize cabin on a compact airframe: 1.73 m of headroom along a dropped aisle, 1.68 m of width and 5.64 m of length, with 2.55 m³ of baggage. Six to eight people fly in comfort, and London - Ibiza takes 2:18 h in the route table below.

Model 650, sold as the Citation III, VI and VII, was the first Citation with a swept wing. Its cabin has the same height but is shorter and carries only 1.50 m³ of baggage. These jets fly faster and further than the XLS, but they need longer runways. The Citation VI is rare, as fewer than 40 were built, while the VII has about 12 % more thrust than the III, which helps on hot summer days.

The Citation Sovereign stretches the Excel cross-section to a 7.70 m cabin with two club groups and 3.82 m³ of baggage. The Citation Latitude and the Longitude are a later design: a flat floor, 1.83 m of height, 1.96 m of width and a Garmin G5000 cockpit. Textron quotes 5,000 km for the Latitude with four passengers; the Longitude, the largest Citation, takes up to 12 and flies 6,482 km, and its baggage hold can be reached during the flight.

The Citation X stands apart. Its sharply swept wing and Rolls-Royce engines give a cruise of up to Mach 0.92, and the later X+ reaches Mach 0.935. In our table Zurich - Dubai takes 5:56 h. The cabin has the same cross-section as the Excel and the Sovereign, narrower than in the Latitude, so passengers trade some space for time. The Sovereign and the Citation X are out of production but still fly with operators.

 

Model Passengers Range Cruise speed Cabin height Baggage Hourly rate
Citation Excel 6-9 3,069 km 783 km/h 1.73 m 2.55 m³ EUR 4,500
Citation XLS 6-9 3,326 km 802 km/h 1.73 m 2.55 m³ EUR 4,500
Citation III 6-9 4,349 km 874 km/h 1.73 m 1.50 m³ EUR 4,500
Citation VI 6-9 3,678 km 874 km/h 1.73 m 1.50 m³ EUR 4,500
Citation VII 6-9 4,111 km 882 km/h 1.73 m 1.53 m³ EUR 4,500
Citation Sovereign 8-12 5,556 km 848 km/h 1.73 m 3.82 m³ EUR 5,000
Citation Latitude 6-9 5,000 km 826 km/h 1.83 m 3.60 m³ EUR 5,000
Citation X 8-12 6,311 km 972 km/h 1.73 m 2.32 m³ EUR 6,300
Citation Longitude 8-12 6,482 km 895 km/h 1.83 m 3.17 m³ EUR 6,300

 

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Piston twins and turboprops

Not every trip needs a jet. On a short regional leg a jet barely reaches its cruising level before it has to come down, while a propeller aircraft costs less per hour and lands on shorter runways.

  • Cessna 340 and 421 Golden Eagle: pressurised piston twins for four to six passengers. London - Jersey in a 340 takes 1:08 h.
  • Cessna 404 Titan: a piston twin with a cabin for up to nine, one of the cheapest ways to move a group of six to nine on a regional leg.
  • F406 Caravan II: a twin turboprop built in France by Reims Aviation with Cessna on the basis of the Titan, with up to 12 seats.
  • 208 Grand Caravan: a single-engine turboprop with fixed landing gear, no pressurisation and no toilet, for hops such as Nice - Calvi in 1:03 h.

 

Model Passengers Range Cruise speed Cabin height Baggage Hourly rate
Cessna 340 4-5 2,603 km 424 km/h 1.24 m 1.50 m³ EUR 1,400
Cessna 421 4-6 2,754 km 444 km/h 1.30 m 2.38 m³ EUR 1,500
Titan 6-9 3,410 km 393 km/h 1.30 m 3.90 m³ EUR 1,600
F406 7-12 2,200 km 456 km/h 1.32 m 0.90 m³ EUR 2,000
Grand Caravan 8-9 1,689 km 343 km/h 1.37 m 4.05 m³ EUR 2,000

These aircraft fly lower and slower than jets, so they make sense on legs of up to about an hour and a half. Beyond that, a very light Citation arrives sooner and above most of the weather.

 

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Which Cessna for which trip

Two to four people, up to two hours
Mustang, M2 or CJ1. London - Paris in a Mustang takes 1:08 h, Geneva - Lugano in an M2 0:50 h.
Four to six people across Western Europe
CJ3 or CJ4. Paris - Nice takes 1:28 h in a CJ3, London - Nice 1:54 h in a CJ4.
Six to eight people, more headroom
Citation Excel or XLS. Geneva - Palma takes 1:33 h in an Excel, London - Ibiza 2:18 h in an XLS.
Long legs and the Eastern Mediterranean
Latitude, Citation X or Longitude. Munich - Mykonos takes 2:34 h in a Latitude, Frankfurt - Tenerife 4:27 h in a Longitude.
Islands and small airfields
Cessna 340, 421, Titan, F406 or Grand Caravan for the Channel Islands, Corsica and short hops along the coast.
Mountain airports
Mustang or M2 for Sion, Samedan and Lugano, with a crew trained for the approach.

 

Citations against their closest rivals

Clients often weigh a Citation against an aircraft of another make in the same class. The figures come from the model cards in this catalogue; the Embraer page covers the Phenom and Legacy lines in more detail.

  • Citation CJ4 or Embraer Phenom 300: the Phenom is faster at up to 859 km/h and its cabin is 5 cm taller; the CJ4 has a little more range, 4,010 km. On most routes the aircraft that is free nearby wins.
  • Citation XLS or Phenom 300: the XLS is slower, but 1.73 m of headroom makes it the more comfortable choice for six adults.
  • Citation Latitude or Embraer Legacy 450: headroom is equal at 1.83 m, and the Legacy cabin is 12 cm wider and about 0.7 m longer. On most European routes either one does the job.
  • Citation Longitude or Bombardier Challenger 350: the same cabin height, but the Bombardier is wider at 2.19 m. Textron quotes 6,482 km with four passengers for the Longitude, Bombardier 5,926 km with eight for the Challenger 350.
  • Grand Caravan or Pilatus PC-12: both are single-engine turboprops, but the PC-12 is pressurised and cruises at 537 km/h against 343 km/h.

 

private jet on approach to a mountain airport in the alps

 

Short runways, steep approaches and mountain airports

Many Citations need less runway than other jets of their size, which opens airports closer to the final destination. Some of these airports also require special approvals, and the operator confirms each one for the aircraft and the crew.

  • London City (1,508 m) has a steep approach that needs a separate approval for the aircraft and crew. Several Citation types hold it, so name the airport in the request and we ask only operators that fly there.
  • Lugano (1,414 m) also has a steep approach. The M2 flies Geneva - Lugano in 0:50 h; larger Citations may have to leave with less fuel.
  • Samedan near St. Moritz lies at about 1,700 m elevation and accepts only crews with airport training. A Mustang flies Zurich - Samedan in 0:46 h.
  • Sion in the Valais, close to Verbier and Crans-Montana, is a 0:40 h hop from Geneva in a Mustang.
  • La Môle near Saint-Tropez has 1,071 m of runway. Paris - Saint-Tropez in an M2 takes 1:36 h; an XLS lands at Cannes-Mandelieu instead.
  • Cannes-Mandelieu has 1,539 m and a 35 t weight limit. Every Citation is lighter than that, but types with a long take-off run, such as the Citation X, use Nice.
  • The 537 m sloped altiport at Courchevel is too short for any Citation, so ski groups land at Chambéry or Geneva.

 

Cessna charter prices on European routes

Prices below are one way, for the whole aircraft and its crew, from the main European hubs. Each row uses a Cessna type that flies the leg without a fuel stop, and the time includes taxiing, climb and descent.

 

Route Aircraft Distance Flight time Price from
London Farnborough - Jersey (JER) Cessna 340 251 km 1:08 h EUR 5,000
London Farnborough - Guernsey (GCI) Cessna 421 242 km 1:08 h EUR 5,500
Nice - Calvi (CLY) Grand Caravan 179 km 1:03 h EUR 6,000
Nice - Ajaccio (AJA) F406 232 km 1:06 h EUR 6,000
Nice - Figari (FSC) Titan 285 km 1:16 h EUR 6,000
Geneva - Sion (SIR) Citation Mustang 94 km 0:40 h EUR 6,000
Zurich - Samedan (SMV) Citation Mustang 144 km 0:46 h EUR 6,500
London Farnborough - Paris (LBG) Citation Mustang 344 km 1:08 h EUR 7,500
Geneva - Lugano (LUG) Citation M2 217 km 0:50 h EUR 8,000
Paris Le Bourget - Saint-Tropez (LTT) Citation M2 712 km 1:36 h EUR 9,500
London Farnborough - Edinburgh (EDI) Citation CJ1 547 km 1:18 h EUR 8,500
Hamburg - Copenhagen (CPH) Citation I 280 km 0:56 h EUR 7,000
Frankfurt - Berlin (BER) Citation II 431 km 1:09 h EUR 8,000
Vienna - Split (SPU) Citation Bravo 509 km 1:14 h EUR 8,000
Madrid - Ibiza (IBZ) Citation Ultra 460 km 1:07 h EUR 8,000
Milan Linate - Olbia (OLB) Citation Encore 506 km 1:11 h EUR 8,500
London Farnborough - Geneva (GVA) Citation CJ2 753 km 1:33 h EUR 10,000
Paris Le Bourget - Nice (NCE) Citation CJ3 694 km 1:28 h EUR 10,000
London Farnborough - Nice (NCE) Citation CJ4 1,037 km 1:54 h EUR 12,500
Geneva - Palma (PMI) Citation Excel 792 km 1:33 h EUR 11,500
London Farnborough - Cannes (CEQ) Citation XLS 1,036 km 1:51 h EUR 14,000
London Farnborough - Ibiza (IBZ) Citation XLS 1,389 km 2:18 h EUR 16,000
Madrid - Lisbon (LIS) Citation VI 513 km 1:08 h EUR 10,000
Amsterdam - Malaga (AGP) Citation VII 1,883 km 2:50 h EUR 17,500
Munich - Mykonos (JMK) Citation Latitude 1,637 km 2:34 h EUR 19,500
Paris Le Bourget - Marrakesh (RAK) Citation Sovereign 2,120 km 3:11 h EUR 23,000
Geneva - Tel Aviv (TLV) Citation X 2,919 km 3:49 h EUR 30,000
Frankfurt - Tenerife (TFS) Citation Longitude 3,238 km 4:27 h EUR 34,000
Zurich - Dubai (DWC) Citation X 4,781 km 5:56 h EUR 42,000

A short leg costs more than the hourly rate multiplied by the flight time. Geneva - Sion in a Mustang takes 0:40 h and starts at EUR 6,000, because positioning from the operator's base, a minimum charge per flight and handling are built in. On long legs the gap narrows: Zurich - Dubai in a Citation X takes 5:56 h and starts at EUR 42,000.

What the final price is made of:

  • aircraft, crew and fuel, including positioning and the minimum charge;
  • airport, handling and navigation fees, which vary a lot from one airport to another;
  • passenger taxes, charged on private flights by the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Italy and the Netherlands. Aircraft under 5.7 t pay neither UK Air Passenger Duty nor the Dutch passenger tax, which covers the Mustang, M2, CJ1, CJ2, Citation I and 501 and all Cessna pistons and turboprops in the catalogue;
  • crew hotels and daily allowances when the aircraft waits for a return, and de-icing on winter mornings.

Hourly rates by class across all makes, for comparison with the Cessna rates above:

 

Business jet price per flight hour

heavy jets
Heavy Jets from EUR 8,300 / hour
light jets
Light Jets from EUR 3,200 / hour
ultra long range jets
Ultra Long Range Jets from EUR 12,000 / hour
super midsize jets
Super Midsize Jets from EUR 6,300 / hour
very light jets
Very Light Jets from EUR 2,500 / hour
long range jets
Long Range Jets from EUR 9,800 / hour
midsize jets
Midsize Jets from EUR 4,500 / hour
turboprops
Turboprops from EUR 2,000 / hour

 

For your own route, date and group size, the calculator gives an indicative price with a Citation or a similar aircraft.

 

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How to pay less for the flight

  • Choose an older type of the same size. A Citation II costs EUR 2,500 per hour against EUR 3,200 for a CJ3 with a similar number of seats, at the cost of some speed.
  • Compare one-way and return. For a return within a day or two the aircraft waits for you; for a stay of a week two one-way flights are usually cheaper, because the aircraft goes home in between.
  • Be flexible on the airport. A Citation based in Geneva or Milan saves positioning on a trip to the Alps or the Riviera.
  • Keep the date open by a day if you can. In the ski season and on Riviera weekends in summer, prices change with demand.
  • Ask about Empty Legs.

 

Empty Legs on Citations

So many Citations fly in Europe that Empty Legs on these types come up regularly. A jet that has dropped passengers in Nice or Palma usually flies home empty, and the operator offers that sector at a reduced price. Date, time and route follow the original booking, and the flight can be cancelled if the main charter changes. Tell us the route and the days you can travel, and we watch for a match.

 

business jet taxiing at a riviera airport in summer

 

How to book

 

passengers boarding a private jet with their luggage

 

For a quote we need:

  • the route, the travel date and when you would like to leave;
  • number of passengers and the size of the baggage, including skis, golf bags or pets;
  • a type you have in mind, or a request to compare several;
  • any airport you must use, such as London City, Lugano or Samedan.

We send offers with the aircraft type, its age, the number of pilots, the cabin layout and the full price. After you choose, the operator confirms the aircraft, the contract is signed and the flight is booked. Requests reach us 24/7, and the team answers between 08:00 and 23:30.

 

 

Why book a Cessna through European Private Jets

Citations fly with many operators, large and small, and two aircraft of the same type can differ a lot in age, cabin and crew. We ask several operators at once, check these points and put the offers side by side, so you compare like with like.

Our team of 11 works from offices in Cyprus, Nice, Hamburg and Geneva and has 14 years of experience in charter. Through operators we have access to about 6,500 aircraft, and the team speaks eight languages, among them English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Greek.

 

Advantages of the company
    • Reputation

    • 14 years in business aviation in Europe, with the head office in Cyprus and offices in Nice, Hamburg and Geneva. More than 100 regular clients and 34 partner companies around the world.

    • A wide choice of aircraft

    • Through certified operators we have access to around 6,500 private jets and turboprops. We select an aircraft for a flight of any range and complexity.

    • Transparent contracts

    • Every flight is covered by a clear contract stating the aircraft, times, included services and cancellation terms. We are flexible and always ready to discuss details and make changes.

    • Online booking

    • You can book the flight and sign the contract remotely, without visiting an office. If you prefer, all documents can also be arranged in person at one of our offices.

 

Our team

Henry Richter

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Head of Aviation Department and Data Protection Officer

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Cessna charter: frequent questions

    • What is the hourly rate for a Cessna?
    • In this catalogue rates start from EUR 1,400 for a Cessna 340 and EUR 2,500 for a Citation Mustang and rise to EUR 6,300 for the Citation X and Longitude. Short legs cost more than the rate multiplied by the flight time, because positioning and a minimum charge are included.

    • What does a typical Citation flight cost?
    • London - Nice in a Citation CJ4 starts at EUR 12,500, Geneva - Palma in a Citation Excel at EUR 11,500 and Frankfurt - Tenerife in a Longitude at EUR 34,000, one way for the whole aircraft.

    • Which Citation is the largest?
    • The Citation Longitude, a super midsize jet with a 7.67 m flat-floor cabin, up to 12 seats and a range of 6,482 km according to Textron.

    • How fast is the Citation X?
    • The Citation X cruises at up to Mach 0.92 and the later X+ at up to Mach 0.935. In our table Geneva - Tel Aviv takes 3:49 h and Zurich - Dubai 5:56 h.

    • Can a Citation fly with one pilot?
    • The Mustang, M2, CJ family and Citation 501 are certified for a single pilot. The operator sets the crew, one pilot or two, and it is written in the offer.

    • Which Cessna can land at Saint-Tropez or Courchevel?
    • La Môle near Saint-Tropez, with 1,071 m of runway, takes the Mustang and M2. The Courchevel altiport is too short for any Citation, so skiers land at Chambéry or Geneva.

    • Are out-of-production Citations still worth booking?
    • Yes, if the aircraft and operator suit the trip. A Citation II, Ultra or VII flies under the operator's licence with the same maintenance rules as a newer jet, and Textron still supplies parts. The quote states the age of the aircraft.

    • Can I fly to Dubai non-stop in a Citation?
    • From Zurich, yes: a Citation X takes 5:56 h. From London most Citations need a fuel stop, so for a full cabin we also look at larger types.

    • What is the difference between the Citation Excel and the XLS?
    • Both are the 560XL with the same fuselage and cabin. The XLS came later with newer engines and avionics, flies a little faster and further, and has the same hourly rate here.

    • Are there Empty Legs on Cessna jets?
    • Yes, regularly, because many Citations fly in Europe. If your dates are flexible, we match them to your route.

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