Textron Aviation Citation M2
The Citation M2 revived the CJ1+ airframe in 2013 with more powerful Williams FJ44-1AP-21 engines, a redesigned cabin and a Garmin G3000 touchscreen cockpit. It cruises at 404 knots over 1,550 nm with up to seven passengers, and the 250th example was delivered in June 2020 before the M2 Gen2 replaced it.
In short: The Textron Aviation Citation M2 is a Light Jet with a range of 1,550 nm, a cruise speed of 404 knots and room for 5 passengers. Pre-owned examples trade around $3.5M–$4.5M and costs roughly $1,300 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,550 nm
Range
404 kts
Max cruise
5–7
Passengers
—
New price
Highlights
- Garmin G3000 touchscreen flight deck
- 404-knot cruise over 1,550 nm
- Entry-level single-pilot Citation
Performance
- Range
- 1,550 nm
- Max cruise
- 404 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.71
- Max altitude
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,210 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,590 ft
- MTOW
- 10,700 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Williams FJ44-1AP-21
- Thrust per engine
- 1,965 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 120 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Garmin G3000
Cabin
- Passengers
- 5 / 7
- Cabin length
- 11 ft
- Cabin width
- 4.8 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.8 ft
- Cabin volume
- Not published
- Baggage
- 43 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- —
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,300
- Fixed cost / yr
- $430,000
- First delivery
- 2013
- Units built
- Not published
- Pre-owned range
- $3.5M – $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
- 42.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 47.3 ft
- Height
- 13.9 ft
- Max payload
- 1,510 lb
- Max fuel
- 3,296 lb
Programme milestones
- 2011-09-26Announced · Citation M2 announced businessairnews.com
- 2012-03-09First flight · Prototype first flight en.wikipedia.org
- 2013-12-23Certification · FAA type certification media.txtav.com
- 2013-12-23First delivery · First M2 delivered media.txtav.com
- 2014-06-23Milestone · EASA certification businessairnews.com
- 2021-10Milestone · Succeeded by the M2 Gen2 (introduced at NBAA-BACE) businessairnews.com
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$3.5M – $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
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