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Cessna Citation X
For a long time the fastest civil aircraft in the world after Concorde. Mach 0.92 in cruise: it saves close to an hour on a transatlantic crossing.
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For a long time the fastest civil aircraft in the world after Concorde. Mach 0.92 in cruise: it saves close to an hour on a transatlantic crossing.
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.
Certified in 1996, the Citation X held the title of fastest civil aircraft in service after Concorde for nearly twenty years, with a maximum speed of Mach 0.935. Its purpose is simple: to save time.
General information
Performance
Dimensions and weights
What is the range of the Citation X?
The Cessna Citation X has a range of 5,352 km, or 2,890 nautical miles with regulatory reserves. At its cruising speed of 972 km/h, that works out at about 5 h 30 of continuous flight. Real-world range falls with the number of passengers, the load and headwinds.
How many passengers can the Citation X carry?
The standard layout seats 8 passengers. The certified maximum is 9 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 X?
The hourly rate observed on the European market runs from €7,000 to €13,000 for a Cessna Citation X. 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 X use?
It needs 1,670 metres of runway to take off and 1,430 metres to land at maximum weight. It works from the usual business aviation airports, but some Alpine and island fields are closed to it. Its service ceiling reaches 43,000 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.