Textron Aviation Citation CJ3 Gen2
The CJ3 Gen2 succeeds the CJ3+ with Garmin G3000 avionics featuring Garmin autothrottle, plus an upgraded cabin with a fully enclosed lavatory option. It keeps the CJ3's efficient straight wing and 2,040 nm range, and deliveries began in 2025.
In short: The Textron Aviation Citation CJ3 Gen2 is a Light Jet with a range of 2,040 nm, a cruise speed of 416 knots and room for 6 passengers. It lists at about $11M new and costs roughly $1,650 an hour to operate (estimate).
2,040 nm
Range
416 kts
Max cruise
6–9
Passengers
$11M
New price
Highlights
- Garmin G3000 with autothrottle
- Enclosed lavatory option in a light jet
- Proven CJ3 efficiency with 2,040 nm range
Performance
- Range
- 2,040 nm
- Max cruise
- 416 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.737
- Max altitude
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,180 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,770 ft
- MTOW
- 13,870 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Williams FJ44-3A
- Thrust per engine
- 2,820 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 150 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Garmin G3000
Cabin
- Passengers
- 6 / 9
- Cabin length
- 15.7 ft
- Cabin width
- 4.8 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.8 ft
- Cabin volume
- 286 cu ft
- Baggage
- 65 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- $11M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,650
- Fixed cost / yr
- $550,000
- First delivery
- 2025
- Units built
- 20
- Pre-owned range
- $9M – $10.5M
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
- 51.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 53.3 ft
- Height
- 15.2 ft
- Max payload
- 2,135 lb
- Max fuel
- 4,710 lb
Programme milestones
- 2023-10-16Announced · Unveiled on the eve of NBAA-BACE 2023 media.txtav.com
- 2025-10Certification · FAA type certificate media.txtav.com
- 2026-01First delivery · First delivery to launch customers flightglobal.com
Sources (4)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$9M – $10.5M
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% ≈ $5.2M
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Sources and credits
- Textron Aviation Citation CJ3 Gen2 · Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons