Hawker 4000 (Horizon)
Super-Midsize Jet - 8 passengers, 3,341 nm published range
About the Hawker 4000 (Horizon)
The Hawker 4000 (originally named the Hawker Horizon) was Hawker Beechcraft's flagship super-midsize jet, the first large-cabin business jet built with a composite fuselage. It offers a full six feet of stand-up cabin headroom and coast-to-coast US range, but a limited 73-unit production run and the type's 2013 discontinuation have left it a niche, thinly traded segment of the pre-owned market.
Who charters it
Charter clients pick the 4000 for transcontinental-capable super-midsize trips with 6-8 passengers who want a wide, tall composite-fuselage cabin, though limited availability (relative to more common super-midsize types like the Challenger 300 or Citation Sovereign) can make sourcing one for a specific date harder.
Mission fit: the Hawker 4000 (Horizon) 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
Limited. Eagle can work. For Aspen or Telluride we usually suggest a different aircraft.
Computed from specifications current as of 2026-09-28. Range lines start from the 3,136 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
- Hawker Beechcraft (Textron Aviation legacy)
- Published range
- 3,341 nm
- Range with four passengers
- 3,136 nm
- Planning range (85% reserve, 50 kt headwind)
- 2,382 nm
- Seats
- 8 typical, 14 max
- Service ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff field
- 4,509 ft
- Cabin height
- 6'0"
- Cabin width
- 6'6"
- Cabin length
- 25'0"
- Indicative rate
- Est. $5,500 - $7,000/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
- First large-cabin business jet with a composite fuselage
- Full six feet of stand-up cabin headroom
- Coast-to-coast U.S. range in a super-midsize cabin
- Largest cabin cross-section in its class at launch
- Limited 73-unit production run makes availability thin
Colorado mountain airports: limited
Technically a strong hot-and-high performer: an AOPA pilot report describes a 4000 carrying six passengers out of Aspen on an 82F day and continuing nonstop to the East Coast, so the airframe itself is capable at ASE. However, production ended in 2013 after roughly 70 aircraft built, making it genuinely rare on today's charter market; realistic availability for this market is limited by scarcity rather than performance, and no EGE or TEX-specific data was found.
Planning guidance only. The operator, the AFM performance data, and conditions on the day are the final authority.
FAA Part 135 data
On US charter certificates
17
aircraft on FAA Part 135 charter certificates
6
certificate holders operate them
Counted: Hawker 4000
Built 2008 to 2012
Being on a certificate means an aircraft may be flown for hire. It does not mean every one is offered to the public. For each trip we confirm the specific operator and aircraft, and review its safety audits, before you book.
- Challenger 350422
- Citation X+144
- Citation Longitude101
- Citation Sovereign+89
- Falcon 2000LXS83
- Hawker 4000 (Horizon)17
Source: FAA Part 135 Operators and Aircraft list, as published September 10, 2026.
Is the Hawker 4000 (Horizon) 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.