Challenger 300
Super-Midsize Jet - 8 passengers, 3,100 nm published range
About the Challenger 300
The Challenger 300 is Bombardier's clean-sheet super-midsize jet and the direct predecessor of the Challenger 350, with which it shares the same flat-floor cabin. Delivered from 2004 to 2014, it flies coast to coast across the United States nonstop and remains a mainstay of the North American charter market.
Who charters it
A workhorse super-midsize option, usually priced below its Challenger 350 successor for the same cabin and a nearly identical mission. Best fit for groups of up to eight on coast-to-coast US legs where cabin width and a baggage hold reachable in flight matter more than the newest interior. Aircraft age and engine program enrollment vary widely across the type, so operator and tail selection matter more here than on a newer type.
Specifications
- Class
- Super-Midsize
- Manufacturer
- Bombardier
- Published range
- 3,100 nm
- Range with four passengers
- 3,100 nm
- Reserve-adjusted (85% of four-passenger range)
- 2,635 nm
- Seats
- 8 typical, 10 max
- Service ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff field
- 4,810 ft
- Cabin height
- 6'1"
- Cabin width
- 7'2"
- Cabin length
- 25'2"
- Indicative rate
- Est. $6,000 - $9,500/hr
- Production
- Out of production
Specifications current as of 2026-09-28. Published range assumes still air, an optimum profile, and a light payload. Rates are indicative and vary with routing, availability, and operator.
Worth knowing
- Clean-sheet design rather than a derivative of the Learjet 60 or Challenger 604
- Flat-floor cabin shared with the Challenger 350 successor
- Baggage compartment reachable in flight
- 45,000 ft maximum operating altitude
- Takeoff under 4,900 ft at MTOW
- Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck
- Large pre-owned and charter population, roughly 450 built
Colorado mountain airports: capable
Established at Eagle/Vail: Concord Private Jet, a charter provider that flies both fields every week, lists the Challenger 300 among the types that land comfortably on EGE's 9,000 ft runway at 6,547 ft elevation. Do not carry the Challenger 350's Aspen profile over to this aircraft. Transport Canada's operational evaluation report for the CL30 type rating records that the joint TCCA, FAA and EASA steep approach evaluation of September 2018 was flown on the Challenger 350, and names the 350 as the aircraft eligible for the steep approach installation, so steep approach is not a Challenger 300 capability. Charter sources describe the 300 operating ASE with substantial payloads, and the same Concord guide notes heavier jets face weight restrictions at Aspen on warm afternoons. Treat EGE as routine, ASE as confirm-with-operator on performance and payload, and Telluride as out of scope, since no source on file covers the 300 there.
Planning guidance only. The operator, the AFM performance data, and conditions on the day are the final authority.
Is the Challenger 300 right for your trip?
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