Harrison Ford’s Cessna Citation Sovereign
Ford flies his own 2009 Citation Sovereign and has crossed the Atlantic in a Pilatus PC-12 turboprop via Greenland and Iceland. His collection also includes a 1929 Waco biplane and an Aviat Husky, and he has volunteered for search-and-rescue flights with his helicopter.
What it costs to keep flying
If flown 300 hours a year, our model puts the annual bill at:
- Crew, hangar, insurance, training
- $850K
- Fuel & maintenance (300 h)
- $840K
- Depreciation
- $817K
- Cost of capital (5%)
- $600K
Estimate. Bespoke interiors, extra crew and hangar in premium locations push it higher.
The aircraft
- Type
- Textron Aviation Citation Sovereign+
- Class
- Super-Midsize Jet
- Range
- 3,200 nm
- Max cruise
- 460 kts (Mach 0.8)
- Passengers
- 9–12
- Cabin
- 25.3 × 5.5 × 5.7 ft
- New price
- —
- Fuel burn
- 220 gal/h
Sources: simpleflying.com · aopa.org
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