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Bombardier Learjet 45XR
The Learjet 45XR raised the maximum takeoff weight and engine thrust of the popular Learjet 45, improving hot-and-high performance and payload. It offers an eight-passenger cabin, Mach 0.81 speed and a 51,000 ft ceiling, and it remains one of the most affordable ways to own a Learjet with modern avionics.
In short: The Bombardier Learjet 45XR is a Light Jet with a range of 1,970 nm, a cruise speed of 465 knots and room for 8 passengers. Pre-owned examples trade around $2.5M–$4.5M and costs roughly $1,950 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,970 nm
Range
465 kts
Max cruise
8–9
Passengers
—
New price
Highlights
- Eight-passenger cabin in a light jet
- Improved hot-and-high performance
- Affordable Learjet ownership
Performance
- Range
- 1,970 nm
- Max cruise
- 465 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.81
- Max altitude
- 51,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 4,680 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,660 ft
- MTOW
- 21,500 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Honeywell TFE731-20BR
- Thrust per engine
- 3,500 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 200 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Honeywell Primus 1000
Cabin
- Passengers
- 8 / 9
- Cabin length
- 19.8 ft
- Cabin width
- 5.1 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.9 ft
- Cabin volume
- 410 cu ft
- Baggage
- 65 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 2
Economics
- New price
- —
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,950
- Fixed cost / yr
- $620,000
- First delivery
- 2004
- Out of production
- 2012
- Units built
- 208
- Pre-owned range
- $2.5M – $4.5M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-13. Sources & methodology.
Dimensions & weights
- Length
- 58 ft
- Wingspan
- 47.8 ft
- Height
- 14.1 ft
Programme milestones
- 2004-06Milestone · 45XR introduced en.wikipedia.org
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$2.5M – $4.5M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.
Residual value curve
Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.
Year 10: 47% ≈ $2.1M
Compare with similar private jets
Sources and credits
- Bombardier Learjet 45XR · André Gerwing · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons