# Citation Ascend

Source: https://jetatlas.ai/en/aircraft/cessna-citation-ascend
Publisher: JetAtlas
Retrieved: 2026-10-27T04:30:11.081Z (not the data verification date)
Record updated: 2026-09-13T15:20:16.606Z
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Published: not recorded
Requested language: en
Field languages: {"description":"en"}
Terms: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

- Published specifications depend on configuration. Prices and operating costs are editorial estimates, not quotations.
- Range and runway figures do not establish operational suitability.

The Citation Ascend is the fifth generation of the 560XL family, introducing a flat-floor cabin, larger windows, Garmin G5000 avionics with autothrottle and more efficient PW545D engines. Certified in November 2025 with first deliveries that December, it succeeds the XLS Gen2 and launched with NetJets as a fleet customer.

```json
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  "kind": "aircraft",
  "slug": "cessna-citation-ascend",
  "name": "Citation Ascend",
  "manufacturer_slug": "textron-aviation",
  "manufacturer_name": "Textron Aviation",
  "category": "midsize",
  "status": "in-production",
  "first_delivery_year": 2025,
  "production_end_year": null,
  "price_new_usd_m": 16.8,
  "preowned_low_usd_m": null,
  "preowned_high_usd_m": null,
  "range_nm": 1940,
  "max_cruise_kts": 441,
  "max_mach": 0.75,
  "max_altitude_ft": 45000,
  "passengers_typical": 8,
  "passengers_max": 12,
  "cabin_length_ft": 18.5,
  "cabin_width_ft": 5.5,
  "cabin_height_ft": 5.7,
  "cabin_volume_cuft": 461,
  "baggage_cuft": 90,
  "mtow_lb": 20500,
  "takeoff_distance_ft": 3800,
  "landing_distance_ft": 3180,
  "engines": "2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545D",
  "engine_count": 2,
  "fuel_burn_gph": 190,
  "hourly_variable_cost_usd": 2250,
  "annual_fixed_cost_usd": 700000,
  "crew": 2,
  "length_ft": 52.7,
  "wingspan_ft": 55.7,
  "height_ft": 17.3,
  "max_payload_lb": 2740,
  "max_fuel_lb": 6740,
  "engine_thrust_lbf": 4218,
  "engine_shp": null,
  "cabin_altitude_ft": null,
  "avionics": "Garmin G5000",
  "description": "The Citation Ascend is the fifth generation of the 560XL family, introducing a flat-floor cabin, larger windows, Garmin G5000 avionics with autothrottle and more efficient PW545D engines. Certified in November 2025 with first deliveries that December, it succeeds the XLS Gen2 and launched with NetJets as a fleet customer."
}
```

## References
- https://cessna.txtav.com/en/citation/ascend
- https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/aircraft-overview/aircraft-overview-textron-aviation-cessna-citation-560xl-series

Methodology: https://jetatlas.ai/en/methodology
Cite: JetAtlas, https://jetatlas.ai/en/aircraft/cessna-citation-ascend