Challenger 3500
Super-Midsize Jet - 8 passengers, 3,400 nm published range
About the Challenger 3500
The Challenger 3500 is Bombardier's current-production super-midsize flagship, built on the proven Challenger 350 airframe with a substantially upgraded cabin: voice-controlled cabin management, Nuage zero-gravity seats, the lowest cabin altitude in its class, and the fastest air-refresh system in the segment. It carries forward the 350's charter-favorite mission profile with better cabin comfort.
Who charters it
The newest super-midsize option in the charter market and the natural upsell from a Challenger 350 for clients who want the latest cabin technology and the quietest, most comfortable ride in the class. Same short-field, transcontinental-range mission fit as the 350, priced at a premium reflecting its current-production status.
Mission fit: the Challenger 3500 at a glance
Best for
- Denver to either coast nonstop with four aboard, after reserves and headwind
- Teams of up to 8 in typical seating
- A stand-up cabin for working or resting on the way
Think twice if
Nothing in the published numbers stands out. Tell us the trip and we will check it.
Mountain airports
Capable. Routine into Eagle. Aspen and Telluride depend on weight, weather and the operator's own approval for the field.
Computed from specifications current as of 2026-09-28. Range lines start from the 3,400 nm four-passenger figure, hold back a reserve and fly into a 50 kt headwind. Winds, weight and the operator's own performance numbers decide any given day. Check your route in the Range Explorer.
Specifications
- Class
- Super-Midsize
- Manufacturer
- Bombardier
- Published range
- 3,400 nm
- Range with four passengers
- 3,400 nm
- Planning range (85% reserve, 50 kt headwind)
- 2,582 nm
- Seats
- 8 typical, 10 max
- Service ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff field
- 4,835 ft
- Cabin height
- 6'0"
- Cabin width
- 7'2"
- Cabin length
- 25'2"
- Indicative rate
- Est. $7,500 - $11,000/hr
- Production
- In 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
- Industry-first voice-controlled cabin management system
- Nuage zero-gravity seats shared with the Global jet family
- Lowest cabin altitude in the super-midsize class (4,850 ft at FL410)
- Standard autothrottle
- Widest flat-floor cabin in its class
- Fastest cabin air-refresh system in the segment
Colorado mountain airports: capable
Near-identical airframe and performance to the Challenger 350 and treated interchangeably by operators as a top Aspen and Vail performer with steep-approach capability. Same caveats apply: routine at ASE and EGE with seasonal payload trims, while Telluride is workable only with meaningful weight cuts in warm months.
Planning guidance only. The operator, the AFM performance data, and conditions on the day are the final authority.
Is the Challenger 3500 right for your trip?
See how far it reaches from your departure airport, or send us the trip and we will price it against the alternatives.