Textron Aviation Citation CJ3+
The CJ3+ replaced the original CJ3 in 2014, keeping its airframe and Williams FJ44-3A engines but adding a Garmin G3000 touchscreen cockpit with synthetic vision. It carries up to nine passengers 2,040 nm under single-pilot certification and remained in production until the CJ3 Gen2 succeeded it.
In short: The Textron Aviation Citation CJ3+ 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 $10.4M new and costs roughly $1,650 an hour to operate (estimate).
2,040 nm
Range
416 kts
Max cruise
6–9
Passengers
$10.4M
New price
Highlights
- Garmin G3000 touchscreen avionics
- 2,040 nm range, single-pilot certified
- Built on the proven CJ3 airframe
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
- 160 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
- $10.4M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,650
- Fixed cost / yr
- $530,000
- First delivery
- 2014
- Units built
- Not published
- Pre-owned range
- $6.2M – $9.5M
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
- 2014-03-20Announced · CJ3+ announced media.txtav.com
- 2014-07-27First flight · First production CJ3+ first flight media.txtav.com
- 2014-09-04Certification · FAA type certification media.txtav.com
- 2015-05Milestone · EASA certification businessairnews.com
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$6.2M – $9.5M
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% ≈ $4.9M
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