What kind of itinerary suits the Cessna Citation Sovereign+?

It suits a private party that wants a midsize cabin for regional and longer journeys. Separate seating groups provide space for conversation or work, with service areas outside the main passenger seating.

Is the cabin arranged as one long row of seats?

A business interior normally uses facing club groups rather than airline rows. The exact arrangement can include a divan or other aft seating, so the floor plan is useful when matching the cabin to a party.

Can the group use separate seating areas?

Many business layouts provide a forward club group and another seating area aft. The exact division, tables and divan arrangement depend on the interior fitted to the offered aircraft.

How should we plan baggage for a full passenger party?

A guide figure for baggage space is about 3.82 cubic metres. Ask the operator to check the actual cases or equipment. Compartment volume alone does not establish whether an item will pass through the hatch or leave room for the rest of the party's bags.

Can it complete our route without a fuel stop?

Range depends on the passenger and baggage load, winds, routing and required fuel reserves. Ask the operator to assess the actual itinerary; a headline range by itself is not a nonstop promise.

Can passengers stand upright in the cabin?

The quoted cabin height is about 1.73 metres. Taller passengers may need to stoop when moving through the aisle; seat comfort and headroom should be judged separately.

Can the cabin be used for sleeping on an overnight flight?

Some layouts provide convertible seats, divans or a dedicated rest area. Ask for the actual sleeping plan: daytime passenger capacity is not the same as the number of comfortable sleeping places, and privacy depends on the completion.

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Aircraft Info

Model:: Cessna Citation Sovereign+
Family:: Citation 680
Manufacturer:: Cessna Aircraft Company

Aircraft Class:: Super midsize
ICAO/IATA Codes:: C680/CJ8

Number Built:: 450
Available on Aviapages:: 13
Single Pilot Operations:: No

Popularity65
Reliability90
Comfort70

Performance

Service Ceiling:: 46 998 ft 14 325 m
Max Takeoff Weight:: 30 801 lbs 13 971 kg

Engine Type:: 2 x Turbojet
Typical Engine:: 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D
Typical Avionics:: Garmin G5000

Long Range Cruise Speed:: 396 kts 733 km/h
Max Cruise Speed:: 460 kts 852 km/h

Payload–Range Chart

Estimated Max Flight Time:: 7 h
Max Range:: 3 186 nmi 5 900 km
Fuel Burn Rate:: 1 830 lb/h 830 kg/h
Max Payload:: 2 646 lbs 1 200 kg

Cessna Citation Sovereign+ Cabin Plan

Max passengers:: 9
Cabin Height:: 5.68 ft 1.73 m
Cabin Width:: 5.51 ft 1.68 m
Cabin Length:: 25.26 ft 7.7 m

Sleeping Places:: 4
Estimated Cabin Volume:: 620.71 ft³ 17.58 m³
Luggage Volume:: 134.9 ft³ 3.82 m³

2 Divan seats
4 Sleeping places
Hot meal
Lavatory
Cabin crew

Airframe

Aircraft Height:: 20.24 ft 6.17 m
Aircraft Length:: 63.55 ft 19.37 m
Wingspan:: 72.31 ft 22.04 m

Cabin Zones:: 2 passenger areas: forward club seating and aft club, conference or divan seating; forward galley/refreshment area and aft lavatory (representative layout)
Doors:: 1 main passenger door; separate baggage hatch and emergency exit; no dedicated service door
Baggage Compartment:: Approved baggage compartments; volume, mass limits and cabin access vary with aircraft configuration
Airstairs:: Yes

Charter Costs for the Cessna Citation Sovereign+

Price per Hour

Charter Price per Hour: $6 200

Owning Price

Buying Price (new): —
Pre-owned Price Range: $10.3M – $13.5M

Charter Costs

Cost per NM: $13.51
Direct Operating Cost (DOC)/h: $2 953 – $4 429
Annual Cost of Ownership: $1.46M – $2.19M
Cost per Seat-Mile: $0.98

Total Annual Variable Costs

At 200 hours: $738 144
At 350 hours: $1.29M

Total Fixed Cost

At 200 hours: $536 446
At 350 hours: $536 446

Farnborough – Mykonos

EGLF – LGMK

Flight time:: 3 h 20 min
Estimated price:: $28 746

Paris – Dubai

LFPB – OMDW

Flight time:: 6 h 40 min
Estimated price:: $54 860

Geneve – Dubai

LSGG – OMDW

Flight time:: 6 h 4 min
Estimated price:: $50 160

New York City – Van Nuys

KTEB – KVNY

Flight time:: 5 h 50 min
Estimated price:: $48 331

New York City – Las Vegas

KTEB – KLAS

Flight time:: 5 h 17 min
Estimated price:: $44 022

Van Nuys – Miami

KVNY – KMIA

Flight time:: 4 h 32 min
Estimated price:: $38 147

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 Sovereign+ Description

Excellent short field performance, cabin comfort, low acquisition cost and a truly worldwide support network make the Sovereign+ a strong competitor in the mid-size market. A twin engine mid-size business jet capable of flying 3,000 nautical miles, the Sovereign+ is an upgrade to the original Citation Sovereign that features updated engines, a new Garmin avionics suite, and redesigned supercritical wings that feature winglets for the first time in the family. The Sovereign+ might not be the fastest aircraft in its class, or have the furthest range, but fully loaded it can still take you and 5 of your closest friends 3,000 nm at 458 kts. That’s enough to reach all parts of Europe from London, all of the continental US, Canada and Mexico from New York, and all of China from Beijing. Short field performance is where the Sovereign+ really shines, needing almost 800 ft less runway than its closest competitors to get airborne, which means that the aircraft can operate from smaller airports. Landing distance at Maximum Landing Weight is impressive as well, needing only 2,650 ft to come to a standstill. The Sovereign+ does not have the largest cabin diameter in the mid-size aircraft sector, but despite this the original Sovereign has been praised by operators for its level of comfort. Cessna have redesigned the seats in the Sovereign+, introducing recessed armrests to give more room in the isle, and a new Cabin Management System is introduced that integrates with smartphones and tablets, and includes airborne Internet so that you can remain in contact mid flight. On the surface a 150nm range boost doesn’t seem significant, but the added range does allow the aircraft to be a true transcontinental aircraft capable of crossing from one end of the US to the other without the need for stopping for fuel. In short, Cessna set out to build a private jet that would meet the needs of private jet business travelers in range and speed while keeping costs low and performance high.