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Cessna CitationJet / CJ1 / CJ1+

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Cessna CitationJet / CJ1 / CJ1+

Specifications

Performance

Cruise

Not verified

Range

Not verified

Climb

—fpm

Ceiling

41,000ft

Fuel Burn

Not verified

Fuel Cap.

477gal

MPG

—mpg

Stall (Vs0)

—KIAS

T/O roll

—ft

Ldg roll

—ft

Size & weight

Seats

8

Useful Load

Not verified

Full-fuel payload

—lbs

Max gross

10,400lbs

Wingspan

46.9ft

Length

42.6ft

Engine

Engine

Williams International FJ44-1A

Power

0hp

TBO

5,000hrs

Overhaul

—each

Engines

2

Owning it

Hull insurance

$26k/yr

Parts

excellent

Mechanics

common

Gear

Retractable

IFR

Yes

Category

certified

Full specification

V-speeds

Vne263 KIAS
Vno263 KIAS
Va199 KIAS

Airframe

Max fuel weight
3,220 lbs
Height
13.7 ft
Wing position
low

Paperwork

Type certificate
A1WI
Certification basis
Part 23

These figures are typical for the model, not a specification for any individual aircraft. Real-world numbers vary with year, installed equipment, weight, modifications and engine condition — often by more than you would expect. Use them to compare types, and confirm anything you would act on against the Pilot's Operating Handbook for that specific airframe and a prebuy inspection.

Pricing

Typical

$2.0M

Range

$1.4M – $2.9M

Annual all-in

~$186k/yr

All-in at ~100 flying hours a year, using the midpoint of each range — the same figures broken out under “Cost to own” below. Your number will differ, and mostly for two reasons. Experience sets your insurance: a 2,000-hour pilot with recent training pays 30–40% less than a 200-hour owner, and student owners pay 20–40% more — on the same aircraft that is often a doubling. Location sets your hangar: a T-hangar runs $200–400 a month in the Midwest against $400–1,500 in a coastal metro, and an outside tie-down is less again. Engine reserves move too — a local shop reusing your serviceable cylinders can come in 30–50% under the national specialty-shop pricing we quote, though you trade the warranty and turnaround that comes with it. Reserves are money set aside toward a future overhaul, not a bill this year, and the annual inspection figure is the shop’s labor to look — whatever they find is separate.

Cost to own — fixed costs only

No handbook figures for this airplane give a fuel burn or a cruise speed, so the fuel, per-hour and per-mile estimates cannot be computed. What follows is what ownership costs before you fly it — these do not change with hours.

Insurance
$18,000–$45,000
Hangar
$16,183–$40,458
Annual inspection (labor only)
$28,000
Fixed costs per year$65,683–$116,958

Fuel, maintenance and the engine reserve are on top of this and rise with every hour flown — on a comparable airplane they typically exceed the fixed costs at around 100 hours a year. The page above says which document would supply the missing figures.

Title & Escrow partnerExample placement

Strengths

  • Fuel capacity of 477 gallons supports meaningful range
  • Generous baggage allowance up to 825 lb
  • Proven Williams International FJ44-1A engines (1,900 lb thrust per engine)

Weaknesses

  • No known issues documented in provided reference content
  • Limited cabin payload due to 10,400–10,700 lb MTOW across variants
  • CJ1+ reduces baggage capacity to 725 lb (no aft-cabin compartment)

Variants & History

VariantSerialsEngineThrust (per engine)MTOW (lb)Fuel (usable)Baggage (lb)Source
Original CitationJet (this page)525-0001 – 525-0359FJ44-1A1,900 lb10,400477 gal / 3,220 lb825TCDS A1WI Section I, this page's own passage
CJ1525-0360 – 525-0599FJ44-1A1,900 lb10,600477 gal / 3,220 lb825TCDS A1WI Section I (same passage; Va at this weight is 201 KIAS, not stored on this page)
CJ1+525-0600 – 525-0701FJ44-1AP1,965 lb10,700477 gal / 3,220 lb725 (no aft-cabin compartment)TCDS A1WI Section I (same passage)
Citation M2 (separate page)525-0685, 525-0800 & OnFJ44-1AP-211,965 lb10,700492 gal / 3,296 lb725See cessna-citation-m2

Payload & Range

Not populated this session. empty_weight_lbs and useful_load_lbs are unsourced for this specific block — see validator_exempt. The table that was previously here (useful load 3,935 lb against a 10,700 lb gross weight) described the wrong weight class for this page's own majority block and has been removed rather than corrected on a guess; do not infer a payload split from the M2 page's numbers, which describe a heavier, differently-equipped block.

The 8 seats include the right-hand cockpit seat, which manufacturers count as a passenger position for this family (see the M2 page's own note on the same point). A single-pilot owner can genuinely fill it; a two-crew operator cannot.

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