To see all flights you need to be signed in. It is free today and takes 1 minute. Sign in or create a free account.
The fastest business jet ever built for civil use, and on this board the type that gives the least warning. If speed is the point, so is the alert.
Checking availability on this type...
Cessna built the Citation X to be faster than everything else, and it still is: no other business jet in production or in service cruises quicker. The trade is a cabin narrower than the super midsize aircraft it competes with on range. You buy time, not width. Coast to coast across the United States in under four hours is the pitch, and the routes in our record are consistent with it: Camarillo to San Jose is the commonest, but the interesting ones are the long ones.
The Citation X is published closer to departure than any other type we track, and its listings leave the board quickly. A fast aircraft flown by operators who fill it fast. Checking the page will not catch it; an alert on the route will. Published prices are rare, so expect to ask.
Specification: Citation X, GlobalAir. The X+ successor is counted with it where operators do not distinguish.
The Citation X first flew in 1993 and entered service in 1996 as the fastest civil business jet in the world, a title it still holds: Mach 0.935 on Rolls-Royce AE 3007C2 engines and a highly swept wing. The X+ of 2014 added winglets, more range and a Garmin G5000 cockpit. Production ended in 2018 after 315 of the original and a few dozen of the plus. Speed is what you buy; the cabin is narrower than the super midsize jets it competes with on range.
| Manufacturer | Cessna |
|---|---|
| Engines | 2 × Rolls Royce AE 3007C2 |
| Passengers | 8 maximum |
| Cabin | 23 ft 9 in long, 5 ft 5 in wide, 5 ft 7 in high |
| Baggage | 82 cu ft |
| Range | 3,125 nm maximum, 2,890 nm on the normal profile |
| Maximum cruise | 527 knots |
| Ceiling | 51,000 ft |
| Take-off distance | 5,280 ft |
| Landing distance | 4,693 ft |
| Maximum take-off weight | 36,100 lb |
| History | first flight 1993, in service 1996, 315 built |
Source: GlobalAir.