Textron Aviation CitationJet/CJ1/CJ1+
The CitationJet entered service in 1993 as an all-new single-pilot light jet with a T-tail and Williams FJ44 turbofans. It became the CJ1 with Collins Pro Line 21 avionics in 2000 and the CJ1+ with FADEC-controlled FJ44-1AP engines in 2005, and the design continues today as the Citation M2.
In short: The Textron Aviation CitationJet/CJ1/CJ1+ is a Light Jet with a range of 1,285 nm, a cruise speed of 389 knots and room for 5 passengers. Pre-owned examples trade around $0.9M–$2.5M and costs roughly $1,250 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,285 nm
Range
389 kts
Max cruise
5–6
Passengers
—
New price
Highlights
- Single-pilot certified light jet
- 389-knot cruise and 41,000 ft ceiling (CJ1+)
- Direct ancestor of the Citation M2
Performance
- Range
- 1,285 nm
- Max cruise
- 389 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.71
- Max altitude
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,200 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,840 ft
- MTOW
- 10,700 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Williams FJ44-1AP
- Thrust per engine
- 1,941 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 120 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Collins Pro Line 21
Cabin
- Passengers
- 5 / 6
- Cabin length
- 11 ft
- Cabin width
- 4.8 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.8 ft
- Cabin volume
- 193 cu ft
- Baggage
- 45 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- —
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,250
- Fixed cost / yr
- $400,000
- First delivery
- 1993
- Out of production
- 2010
- Units built
- Not published
- Pre-owned range
- $0.9M – $2.5M
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
- 46.9 ft
- Height
- 13.8 ft
- Max payload
- 1,510 lb
- Max fuel
- 3,220 lb
Programme milestones
- 1989-10Announced · CitationJet (Model 525) launched at NBAA convention en.wikipedia.org
- 1991-04-29First flight · CitationJet first flight businessairnews.com
- 1992-10-16Certification · FAA type certificate (CitationJet) businessairnews.com
- 1993-03-30First delivery · First CitationJet delivered en.wikipedia.org
- 2000-03Milestone · CJ1 certification and first deliveries aopa.org
- 2005-06-20Milestone · CJ1+ FAA type certification businessairnews.com
- 2011Production ended · CJ1+ production ended (summer 2011) ainonline.com
Sources (6)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$0.9M – $2.5M
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% ≈ $1.2M
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