Embraer Executive Jets Phenom 300E
The Phenom 300E is the current version of the world's best-selling light jet, a title the Phenom 300 family has held for more than a decade with over 800 delivered. Since 2020 it has offered Mach 0.80 speed, a 2,010 nm range, a Bossa Nova interior and a runway overrun awareness system, while remaining single-pilot certified.
In short: The Embraer Executive Jets Phenom 300E is a Light Jet with a range of 2,010 nm, a cruise speed of 464 knots and room for 6 passengers. It lists at about $11.2M new and costs roughly $1,800 an hour to operate (estimate).
2,010 nm
Range
464 kts
Max cruise
6–10
Passengers
$11.2M
New price
Highlights
- Best-selling light jet for over a decade
- Mach 0.80 speed, single-pilot certified
- Largest baggage compartment in class
Performance
- Range
- 2,010 nm
- Max cruise
- 464 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.8
- Max altitude
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,209 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,212 ft
- MTOW
- 18,387 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E1
- Fuel burn
- 170 gal/hr
Cabin
- Passengers
- 6 / 10
- Cabin length
- 17.2 ft
- Cabin width
- 5.1 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.9 ft
- Cabin volume
- 324 cu ft
- Baggage
- 84 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- $11.2M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,800
- Fixed cost / yr
- $600,000
- First delivery
- 2018
- Units built
- 420
- Pre-owned range
- $8M – $10.5M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-11. Sources & methodology.
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$8M – $10.5M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.
Export CSVResidual value curve
Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.
Year 10: 47% ≈ $5.3M
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