# Citation Excel/XLS

Source: https://jetatlas.ai/en/aircraft/cessna-citation-excel-xls
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Retrieved: 2026-10-28T09:13:47.859Z (not the data verification date)
Record updated: 2026-09-13T15:20:16.606Z
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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 Excel married a shortened Citation X fuselage with a straight wing and PW545 engines to create the most successful midsize jet of its generation, later updated as the XLS with more thrust and Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics. Nearly 700 Excels and XLSs were delivered, and the type remains a charter workhorse valued for its stand-up cabin and short-field ability.

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  "slug": "cessna-citation-excel-xls",
  "name": "Citation Excel/XLS",
  "manufacturer_slug": "textron-aviation",
  "manufacturer_name": "Textron Aviation",
  "category": "midsize",
  "status": "out-of-production",
  "first_delivery_year": 1998,
  "production_end_year": 2008,
  "price_new_usd_m": null,
  "preowned_low_usd_m": 2.5,
  "preowned_high_usd_m": 5,
  "range_nm": 1850,
  "max_cruise_kts": 433,
  "max_mach": 0.75,
  "max_altitude_ft": 45000,
  "passengers_typical": 8,
  "passengers_max": 9,
  "cabin_length_ft": 18.5,
  "cabin_width_ft": 5.5,
  "cabin_height_ft": 5.7,
  "cabin_volume_cuft": 461,
  "baggage_cuft": 90,
  "mtow_lb": 20200,
  "takeoff_distance_ft": 3560,
  "landing_distance_ft": 3180,
  "engines": "2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545B",
  "engine_count": 2,
  "fuel_burn_gph": 190,
  "hourly_variable_cost_usd": 2200,
  "annual_fixed_cost_usd": 650000,
  "crew": 2,
  "length_ft": 51.8,
  "wingspan_ft": 55.7,
  "height_ft": 17.2,
  "max_payload_lb": null,
  "max_fuel_lb": 6740,
  "engine_thrust_lbf": 3991,
  "engine_shp": null,
  "cabin_altitude_ft": null,
  "avionics": "Honeywell Primus 1000",
  "description": "The Citation Excel married a shortened Citation X fuselage with a straight wing and PW545 engines to create the most successful midsize jet of its generation, later updated as the XLS with more thrust and Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics. Nearly 700 Excels and XLSs were delivered, and the type remains a charter workhorse valued for its stand-up cabin and short-field ability."
}
```

## References
- https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/aircraft-overview/aircraft-overview-textron-aviation-cessna-citation-560xl-series
- https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/aircraft-propulsion/operators-feedback-midsize-citation-excel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_Citation_Excel
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010303194023/http://excel.cessna.com:80/specifications.chtml

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