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Super Midsize
Cessna Citation Sovereign
An excellent balance between range and access to small fields. A ten-seat cabin in club configuration.
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An excellent balance between range and access to small fields. A ten-seat cabin in club configuration.
Indicative hourly rate · Europe
€7,000 – 13,000 / hour
That is roughly €14,000 – 26,000 for a two-hour flight, all in. Range calibrated against thirty prices published by GlobeAir, LunaJets, PrivateFly and AeroAffaires in July 2026.
The Sovereign entered service in 2004 with a moderately swept wing, a deliberate choice favouring short-field performance over outright speed. It lands where its direct rivals cannot.
General information
Performance
Dimensions and weights
What is the range of the Citation Sovereign?
The Cessna Citation Sovereign has a range of 5,904 km, or 3,188 nautical miles with regulatory reserves. At its cruising speed of 826 km/h, that works out at about 7 h 09 of continuous flight. Real-world range falls with the number of passengers, the load and headwinds.
How many passengers can the Citation Sovereign carry?
The standard layout seats 8 passengers. The certified maximum is 10 seats, but a fully loaded aircraft loses range: beyond 8 people, reckon on about 3 % less reach per extra passenger.
How much does it cost to charter a Citation Sovereign?
The hourly rate observed on the European market runs from €7,000 to €13,000 for a Cessna Citation Sovereign. A two-hour flight therefore comes to roughly €14,000 – 26,000, all in: crew, fuel and landing fees. Most operators apply a minimum billing of one and a half hours.
Which airports can the Citation Sovereign use?
It needs 1,113 metres of runway to take off and 817 metres to land at maximum weight. That opens up short fields such as Cannes-Mandelieu, Saint-Tropez La Môle or Courchevel-Chambéry. Its service ceiling reaches 47,000 feet, above commercial traffic and most weather.
Each destination sits at its true distance and bearing from the departure airport. The gold circle marks the limit of non-stop flight.