Cessna Citation Ultra
Light jet - 7 passengers, 1,960 nm published range
About the Cessna Citation Ultra
The Citation Ultra was Flying magazine's Best Business Jet in 1994, an evolutionary step up from the Citation V with hotter engines and a full glass cockpit. It carries up to 11 passengers in a stand-up cabin and still logs nearly 2,000 nm of range, numbers that hold up well against newer light jets decades later.
Who charters it
Charter operators favor the Ultra as one of the cheapest stand-up-cabin light jets available, useful for larger groups (up to 11 seats) or repositioning-sensitive trips where the lower hourly rate outweighs its dated cabin electronics.
Specifications
- Class
- Light
- Manufacturer
- Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Published range
- 1,960 nm
- Range with four passengers
- 1,960 nm
- Reserve-adjusted (85% of four-passenger range)
- 1,666 nm
- Seats
- 7 typical, 11 max
- Service ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff field
- 3,600 ft
- Cabin height
- 4'10"
- Cabin width
- 4'11"
- Cabin length
- 17'5"
- Indicative rate
- $2,900 - $3,600/hr
- Production
- Out of production
Specifications current as of 2026-08-24. Published range assumes still air, an optimum profile, and a light payload. Rates are indicative and vary with routing, availability, and operator.
Worth knowing
- Stand-up cabin seating up to 11
- Full EFIS glass cockpit (Honeywell Primus 1000)
- One of the cheapest stand-up-cabin charter jets available
- Strong short-field takeoff performance
- Shares cabin cross-section with later Encore/Encore+
Colorado mountain airports: capable
A classic straight-wing short-field performer that can take off in roughly 3,200 ft at max weight, with charter sources citing Los Angeles to Aspen as a common Ultra route. ASE and EGE are workable with normal seasonal caveats and TEX is plausible with payload cuts, but this is a 1990s airframe with a shrinking charter fleet, so availability is the practical constraint more than performance.
Planning guidance only. The operator, the AFM performance data, and conditions on the day are the final authority.
Is the Cessna Citation Ultra right for your trip?
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