On most pages of this site the price is the thing missing. On this one it is usually there. The Citation V's operators publish a figure on the large majority of their empty legs, which makes it one of the few types where you can compare before you ask.
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The Citation V on our board lives in two places that have nothing to do with each other. One is southern Africa and the Indian Ocean: Johannesburg to Pemba in northern Mozambique, Pemba on to Mahé in the Seychelles. The other is Texas, Austin to Houston and back. A small number of operators, each with a clear patch.
We cannot say why one operator publishes figures and another does not; we only record what appears. What we can say is that the Citation V is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the heavy Gulfstreams, where almost nothing carries a price, and that this makes it one of the aircraft that genuinely informs the seat cost guide. The record block above gives the median in the type's dominant currency once enough legs support it.
The V was the stretched, more powerful development of the Citation II and was itself replaced by the Ultra in 1994, which is why the two are tracked separately here. Nothing flying is younger than thirty years, and the low acquisition cost is part of why its operators can price a repositioning leg keenly. Specification: Citation V, GlobalAir.
The Citation V first flew in 1987 as a stretched, more powerful Citation II, with a longer cabin, JT15D-5A engines and a proper lavatory. It was in production only until 1994, when the Ultra took over, and 262 were built. Thirty years on they remain useful aircraft: seven seats, a straight wing that tolerates short runways, and running costs low enough that several charter operators price their repositioning flights openly.
| Manufacturer | Cessna |
|---|---|
| Engines | 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5A |
| Passengers | 7 maximum |
| Baggage | 26 cu ft |
| Range | 1,644 nm maximum, 1,220 nm on the normal profile |
| Maximum cruise | 397 knots |
| Ceiling | 45,000 ft |
| Take-off distance | 3,160 ft |
| Landing distance | 3,750 ft |
| Maximum take-off weight | 15,900 lb |
| History | first flight 1987, in service 1989, production 1987 and 1994, 262 built |
Source: GlobalAir.