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Cessna Citation Bravo for charter

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Charter Price per Hour$3 750
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Aircraft Info

Model:
Cessna Citation Bravo
Family:
Citation 550
Manufacturer:
Cessna Aircraft Company
Aircraft Class:
Light
ICAO/IATA Codes:
C55B/CNJ
Number Built:
323
Single Pilot Operations:
No
  • Popularity90
  • Reliability95
  • Comfort50

Performance

Service Ceiling:
45 000 ft 13 716 m
Max Takeoff Weight:
14 800 lbs 6 713 kg
Engine Type:
2× Turbojet
Typical Engine:
2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW530A
Typical Avionics:
Honeywell Primus 1000
Long Range Cruise Speed:
335 kts 620 km/h
Max Cruise Speed:
402 kts 745 km/h

Range & Payload

Estimated Max Flight Time:
3.7 h
Max Range:
1 955 nmi 3 621 km
Fuel Burn Rate:
1 135 lb/h 515 kg/h
Max Payload:
1 920 lbs 871 kg

Cessna Citation Bravo Cabin Plan

Max passengers:
8
Cabin Height:
4.69 ft 1.43 m
Cabin Width:
4.89 ft 1.49 m
Cabin Length:
16.01 ft 4.88 m
Sleeping Places:
0
Estimated Cabin Volume:
288.39 ft³ 8.17 m³
Luggage Volume:
63.57 ft³ 1.8 m³
  • 2 Divan seats
  • Hot meal
  • Lavatory
  • Cabin crew

Airframe

Aircraft Height:
14.99 ft 4.57 m
Aircraft Length:
47.21 ft 14.39 m
Wingspan:
52.17 ft 15.9 m
Cabin Zones:
1 passenger seating area, with club/forward-facing seats; refreshment storage and toilet facilities are separate from the seating-zone count (representative layout)
Doors:
1 main passenger entry door, forward left; separate right-side emergency exit and exterior baggage-access hatches. No separate catering door in the published standard layout
Baggage Compartment:
Approved baggage compartments; volume, mass limits and cabin access vary with aircraft configuration
Airstairs:
y

Charter Costs for the Cessna Citation Bravo

Price per Hour

Charter Price per Hour
$3 750

Owning Price

Buying Price (new)
—
Pre-owned Price Range
$995 000 – $2.75M

Charter Costs

Cost per NM
$10.55
Direct Operating Cost (DOC)/h
$1 934 – $2 901
Annual Cost of Ownership
$1.02M – $1.54M
Cost per Seat-Mile
$1.31

Total Annual Variable Costs

At 200 hours
$483 520
At 350 hours
$846 160

Total Fixed Cost

At 200 hours
$433 109
At 350 hours
$433 109

Farnborough – Geneve

EGLF – LSGG

Flight time:
1 h 21 min
Estimated price:
$8 481

Farnborough – Nice

EGLF – LFMN

Flight time:
1 h 52 min
Estimated price:
$11 080

Farnborough – Zurich

EGLF – LSZH

Flight time:
1 h 25 min
Estimated price:
$8 816

Paris – Milan

LFPB – LIML

Flight time:
1 h 13 min
Estimated price:
$7 810

Paris – Ibiza

LFPB – LEIB

Flight time:
2 h 2 min
Estimated price:
$11 917

Geneve – Rome

LSGG – LIRF

Flight time:
1 h 17 min
Estimated price:
$8 145

These route prices are estimates. The final quote will be provided by your manager and may vary depending on aircraft availability, travel dates, airport fees, and additional services.

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Cessna Citation Bravo Description

When Cessna decided to update its best-selling private jet, the Citation II, the result was the fuel-efficient Citation Bravo. It has a long range compared to other light-sized private jets and excellent short runway capabilities, allowing its owner to choose from a large selection of small airports. Some examples of non-stop flights include New York to Miami, Los Angeles to San Francisco, and Aspen to Southern California. One of the features that sets this plane apart from the competition is its comfort. The engineers designed the cabin to be very quiet, fitted with bagged insulation and an isolated interior shell to eliminate the low-frequency engine fan noise common in small private jets. Additionally, a secondary seal on the cabin door was added to cut wind noise. The Bravo has several baggage compartments with a combined capacity of seventy-three cubic feet, or about seven suitcases, four golf bags, and a few sets of skis. There is a convenient compartment beside the cabin lavatory for coats and carry-on items, and all of the seats have storage drawers beneath them. A frequent complaint that Cessna had received from its clients was the difficulty of boarding its jets. They fixed this problem by widening the airstair treads and adding an additional step to make boarding easier. The Bravo strikes the perfect balance between performance and cost and doesn’t skimp on comfort. This makes The Citation Bravo an excellent choice for chartered flights.

Strengths

  • Dedicated business-jet cabin
  • Representative charter seating for approximately 7 passengers
  • Access to suitable business-aviation airports, subject to performance checks

Weaknesses

  • Cabin equipment and condition vary by individual aircraft
  • Published range does not establish route feasibility
  • Hourly price can exclude positioning and trip-specific charges
  • Pre-owned acquisition only; base-model production has ended

Best use cases

  • Executive and small-group private travel
  • Multi-city business itineraries
  • Private leisure travel with aircraft-specific seating and baggage checks

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