Textron Aviation Citation Encore/Encore+
The Citation Encore replaced the Ultra in 2000 with Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535A engines and trailing-link landing gear, and the Encore+ of 2007 added FADEC-controlled PW535B engines and a Collins Pro Line 21 cockpit. The Encore+ carries up to nine passengers 1,760 nm, and 233 Encores and Encore+s were built before production ended in 2010.
In short: The Textron Aviation Citation Encore/Encore+ is a Light Jet with a range of 1,760 nm, a cruise speed of 428 knots and room for 8 passengers. Pre-owned examples trade around $2M–$4.5M and costs roughly $1,800 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,760 nm
Range
428 kts
Max cruise
8–9
Passengers
—
New price
Highlights
- FADEC-controlled PW535B engines (Encore+)
- Up to nine passengers, 1,760 nm range
- 233 built from 2000 to 2010
Performance
- Range
- 1,760 nm
- Max cruise
- 428 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.755
- Max altitude
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,590 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,770 ft
- MTOW
- 16,630 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535B
- Thrust per engine
- 3,400 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 155 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Collins Pro Line 21
Cabin
- Passengers
- 8 / 9
- Cabin length
- 17.3 ft
- Cabin width
- 4.9 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.6 ft
- Cabin volume
- Not published
- Baggage
- Not published
- Min. crew
- 2
Economics
- New price
- —
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,800
- Fixed cost / yr
- $480,000
- First delivery
- 2000
- Out of production
- 2010
- Units built
- 233
- Pre-owned range
- $2M – $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
- 48.9 ft
- Wingspan
- 54.1 ft
- Height
- 15.2 ft
- Max fuel
- 5,400 lb
Programme milestones
- 1998Announced · Citation Ultra Encore announced at NBAA en.wikipedia.org
- 2000-04Certification · Encore certification businessairnews.com
- 2000-09First delivery · First Encore delivered en.wikipedia.org
- 2006-12Milestone · Encore+ FAA certification businessairnews.com
- 2010Production ended · Encore+ production ended (early 2010) businessairnews.com
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Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$2M – $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
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