

Embraer Executive Jets Phenom 100EX
The Phenom 100EX is the third generation of Embraer's entry-level jet, adding the Phenom 300E's Bossa Nova-inspired interior, a runway overrun awareness system and a larger baggage door to the 100EV platform. It retains the oval-cross-section cabin that is the roomiest among very light jets, with a 1,178 nm range and 406 kt cruise.
In short: The Embraer Executive Jets Phenom 100EX is a Very Light Jet with a range of 1,178 nm, a cruise speed of 406 knots and room for 4 passengers. It lists at about $5.5M new and costs roughly $1,150 an hour to operate (estimate).
Highlights
- Roomiest cabin among very light jets
- Runway overrun awareness system
- Single-pilot operation with G3000 avionics
Performance
- Range
- 1,178 nm
- Max cruise
- 406 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.7
- Max altitude
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,190 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,430 ft
- MTOW
- 10,703 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F1-E
- Thrust per engine
- 1,730 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 110 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Garmin G3000 (Prodigy Touch)
Cabin
- Passengers
- 4 / 7
- Cabin length
- 11 ft
- Cabin width
- 5.1 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.9 ft
- Cabin volume
- 214 cu ft
- Baggage
- 70 cu ft
- Cabin altitude at ceiling
- 8,000 ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- $5.5M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,150
- Fixed cost / yr
- $400,000
- First delivery
- 2023
- Units built
- 40
- Pre-owned range
- $4.2M – $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
- 42.1 ft
- Wingspan
- 40.4 ft
- Height
- 14.3 ft
- Max payload
- 1,775 lb
- Max fuel
- 2,804 lb
Programme milestones
- 2023Milestone · Introduced with cabin and avionics updates en.wikipedia.org
Sources (2)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$4.2M – $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: 42% ≈ $2.3M
Compare with similar private jets
Compare: Phenom 100EX vs Phenom 100 vs Phenom 100E vs Phenom 100EV →
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Sources and credits
- Embraer Executive Jets Phenom 100EX · James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons


