Light business jets

Entry-level jets deliver 400-knot travel and airline altitudes. Ownership economics resemble running a small business: type ratings, programs, hangarage and professional maintenance.

Buyer guide

Where light business jets fit

Light jets fit time-sensitive regional travel between suitable airports, especially when repeated sectors, passenger value and schedule control justify high fixed costs. Very light personal jets and larger light business jets serve different missions; crew model, cabin requirement and regular stage length should separate them first.

The compromise to accept

Jet speed comes with type-specific training, programme decisions, pressurisation and high-altitude systems, larger hangar needs and limited economics at low utilisation. Published maximum range is especially sensitive to payload, reserves, winds and runway conditions, so a full-cabin mission may look very different from the headline figure.

Training and operating reality

Choose the operating model before the airframe: owner-flown, professionally crewed or managed. Obtain current engine-programme status, recurrent-training slots, insurance terms, maintenance access and route-specific take-off and landing performance. Single-pilot certification describes approval, not the workload appropriate for every pilot and trip.

When to avoid this category

Avoid ownership when only a few annual trips need jet performance, when the home runway or hangar is marginal, or when the organisation cannot support recurrent training and downtime. Charter can provide the capability without carrying a full year's fixed exposure.

161 models in the PlaneFit dataset

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Cirrus Vision Jet G2+	7	1275 nm	311 kt	3,399 ft	$3.07m	$297k
Embraer Phenom 300E	10	2010 nm	464 kt	3,209 ft	$9.43m	$585k
Pilatus PC-24	11	2040 nm	440 kt	2,930 ft	$12.42m	$549k
Honda Aircraft HondaJet Elite II	7	1547 nm	422 kt	3,701 ft	$7.02m	$393k
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2	7	1550 nm	404 kt	3,209 ft	$7.02m	$393k
Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2	9	2040 nm	416 kt	3,179 ft	$11.66m	$549k
Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2	10	2165 nm	451 kt	3,409 ft	$13.5m	$646k
Embraer Phenom 100EX	7	1178 nm	406 kt	3,199 ft	$5.51m	$402k
Cessna Citation Mustang	6	1167 nm	340 kt	3,110 ft	$1.89m	$325k
Cessna Citation CJ1+	7	1300 nm	389 kt	3,258 ft	$2.26m	$397k
Cessna Citation CJ2+	9	1550 nm	413 kt	3,360 ft	$3.73m	$476k
Eclipse Aerospace 550	6	1125 nm	375 kt	2,156 ft	$2.38m	$296k
Beechcraft Premier IA	8	1480 nm	451 kt	3,799 ft	$1.98m	$486k
Bombardier Learjet 75 Liberty	8	2080 nm	465 kt	4,439 ft	$8.96m	$678k
Cessna Citation Bravo	8	1587 nm	405 kt	3,609 ft	$2.17m	$570k
Hawker Beechcraft 400XP	9	1465 nm	447 kt	3,937 ft	$2.38m	$610k
Eclipse Aviation 500	6	1125 nm	370 kt	2,346 ft	$1.19m	$359k
Cirrus Vision Jet G2	7	1200 nm	311 kt	3,399 ft	$2.45m	$287k
Honda Aircraft HondaJet Elite S	7	1437 nm	422 kt	3,701 ft	$3.3m	$393k
Cessna Citation CJ3+	9	2040 nm	416 kt	3,179 ft	$7.36m	$540k
Cessna Citation CJ4	10	2165 nm	451 kt	3,409 ft	$5.19m	$608k
Embraer Phenom 100EV	7	1178 nm	406 kt	3,199 ft	$4.75m	$402k
Embraer Phenom 300	10	1971 nm	453 kt	3,209 ft	$8.01m	$609k
Cessna Citation XLS+	12	2100 nm	441 kt	3,560 ft	$7.07m	$647k
Cessna Citation CJ1	7	1300 nm	389 kt	3,314 ft	$1.84m	$456k
Cessna Citation CJ2	9	1700 nm	413 kt	3,412 ft	$3.58m	$515k
Bombardier Learjet 45XR	9	1968 nm	465 kt	3,999 ft	$3.3m	$765k
Cessna Citation M2	7	1550 nm	404 kt	3,209 ft	$4.05m	$393k
Cessna Citation Longitude	12	3500 nm	483 kt	4,810 ft	$32.4m	$1.15m
Cessna Citation Latitude	9	2700 nm	446 kt	3,579 ft	$19.44m	$886k
Cessna Citation Ascend	12	1940 nm	441 kt	3,799 ft	$19.44m	$747k
Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3	10	2165 nm	451 kt	3,409 ft	$14.04m	$629k
Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3	9	2040 nm	416 kt	3,179 ft	$11.88m	$555k
Cessna Citation M2 Gen3	7	1550 nm	404 kt	3,209 ft	$7.56m	$423k
Cessna Citation I	8	1328 nm	357 kt	3,281 ft	$756k	$771k
Cessna Citation II	10	1998 nm	403 kt	3,609 ft	$1.19m	$724k
Cessna Citation V	9	1960 nm	425 kt	3,609 ft	$1.94m	$704k
Cessna Citation Ultra	9	1960 nm	430 kt	3,445 ft	$2.38m	$681k
Cessna Citation Encore	9	1762 nm	430 kt	3,510 ft	$3.24m	$649k
Cessna Citation Sovereign	12	3200 nm	460 kt	3,609 ft	$7.56m	$853k
Cessna Citation X	12	3460 nm	525 kt	5,249 ft	$6.48m	$1.18m
Cirrus Vision Jet G3	7	1275 nm	317 kt	2,815 ft	$3.78m	$302k
Cirrus Vision Jet G1	7	1200 nm	300 kt	3,281 ft	$1.94m	$261k
Gulfstream G200	10	3130 nm	430 kt	6,083 ft	$4.43m	$736k
Gulfstream GIV-SP	15	3880 nm	476 kt	5,699 ft	$4.45m	$971k
Gulfstream G150	9	2760 nm	430 kt	5,013 ft	$5.7m	$680k
Gulfstream G450	16	4100 nm	476 kt	5,771 ft	$13.05m	$1.25m
Gulfstream GV	15	6250 nm	488 kt	6,201 ft	$8.72m	$1.2m
Gulfstream G550	20	6580 nm	459 kt	5,909 ft	$20.55m	$1.61m
Dassault Falcon 50	11	2981 nm	431 kt	5,249 ft	$1.93m	$908k
Dassault Falcon 50EX	11	3260 nm	459 kt	5,000 ft	$4.23m	$775k
Dassault Falcon 2000	12	2841 nm	459 kt	5,440 ft	$4.67m	$865k
Dassault Falcon 900B	14	3450 nm	466 kt	5,144 ft	$5.31m	$893k
Dassault Falcon 7X	14	5353 nm	488 kt	5,906 ft	$25.89m	$1.65m
Bombardier Challenger 300	10	3065 nm	459 kt	4,810 ft	$9.92m	$956k
Bombardier Challenger 350	10	3200 nm	459 kt	4,836 ft	$17.68m	$1.26m
Bombardier Challenger 604	12	3824 nm	459 kt	5,764 ft	$5.92m	$847k
Bombardier Challenger 605	12	3834 nm	459 kt	5,840 ft	$11.17m	$1.01m
Bombardier Learjet 31A	8	1181 nm	441 kt	3,281 ft	$1.16m	$628k
Bombardier Learjet 40XR	8	1734 nm	436 kt	4,265 ft	$2.58m	$566k
Bombardier Learjet 45	10	1387 nm	436 kt	4,265 ft	$2.23m	$671k
Bombardier Learjet 55	9	1823 nm	447 kt	4,265 ft	$887k	$804k
Bombardier Learjet 60	9	2131 nm	436 kt	4,265 ft	$1.84m	$663k
Bombardier Learjet 60XR	9	2293 nm	423 kt	5,449 ft	$3.85m	$566k
Beechcraft Beechjet 400A	9	1151 nm	449 kt	3,281 ft	$972k	$648k
Cessna CitationJet	7	731 nm	364 kt	3,281 ft	$1.39m	$543k
Cessna Citation S/II	9	1394 nm	386 kt	4,265 ft	$1.12m	$727k
Cessna Citation CJ3	8	1352 nm	413 kt	4,265 ft	$4.57m	$470k
Cessna Citation VII	10	1651 nm	452 kt	4,265 ft	$1.72m	$705k
Hawker Hawker 800XP	10	2424 nm	430 kt	4,265 ft	$2.16m	$727k
Embraer Phenom 100	6	1178 nm	406 kt	3,189 ft	$2.13m	$396k
Cessna Citation Excel	10	1440 nm	433 kt	4,265 ft	$3.14m	$623k
Cessna Citation I/SP	6	887 nm	345 kt	3,281 ft	$745k	$760k
Cessna Citation XLS	10	1501 nm	433 kt	4,265 ft	$4.44m	$597k
Cessna Citation III	10	1725 nm	431 kt	4,265 ft	$1.01m	$769k
Bombardier Learjet 75	10	1805 nm	437 kt	4,400 ft	$7.04m	$649k
Bombardier Learjet 35A	8	1882 nm	436 kt	4,265 ft	$821k	$785k
Bombardier Global 5000	15	5200 nm	488 kt	5,541 ft	$13.51m	$1.37m
Bombardier Global 6000	15	6000 nm	488 kt	6,476 ft	$25.17m	$1.74m
Bombardier Global 6500	17	6600 nm	505 kt	6,145 ft	$44.87m	$1.68m
Bombardier Global 7500	19	7700 nm	530 kt	5,761 ft	$51.3m	$1.66m
Bombardier Global Express	15	6055 nm	488 kt	6,171 ft	$9.02m	$1.26m
Bombardier Global Express XRS	15	6055 nm	488 kt	6,171 ft	$13.69m	$1.43m
Bombardier Challenger 601-3A	11	3003 nm	443 kt	5,249 ft	$1.94m	$947k
Bombardier Challenger 601-3A/ER	11	3296 nm	443 kt	5,249 ft	$2.02m	$947k
Bombardier Challenger 601-3R	11	3296 nm	443 kt	5,249 ft	$2.63m	$864k
Bombardier Challenger 850	17	2456 nm	442 kt	6,306 ft	$10.42m	$983k
Gulfstream G100	9	2486 nm	459 kt	4,265 ft	$1.98m	$600k
Gulfstream G280	10	3302 nm	470 kt	5,249 ft	$17.03m	$1.29m
Gulfstream G300	15	3485 nm	500 kt	4,911 ft	$7.23m	$1.04m
Gulfstream GIV	15	3705 nm	476 kt	5,249 ft	$2.77m	$1.02m
Gulfstream G600	19	6600 nm	600 kt	5,699 ft	$45.02m	$1.67m
Gulfstream G650ER	20	6920 nm	515 kt	5,906 ft	$42.3m	$1.72m
IAI / Gulfstream Astra SPX	8	2456 nm	465 kt	4,265 ft	$1.6m	$645k
Beechcraft Premier I	8	829 nm	426 kt	3,281 ft	$1.74m	$537k
Hawker Hawker 800A	10	2330 nm	429 kt	4,265 ft	$1.67m	$776k
Hawker Hawker 850XP	10	2525 nm	402 kt	5,033 ft	$3.54m	$613k
Hawker Hawker 900XP	10	2825 nm	430 kt	5,259 ft	$4.62m	$602k
Hawker Hawker 1000	11	2896 nm	440 kt	5,249 ft	$1.78m	$771k
Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 400XPR	10	1212 nm	450 kt	4,265 ft	$3.3m	$453k
Nextant Aerospace 400XTi	9	1806 nm	460 kt	4,265 ft	$2.36m	$391k
Embraer Legacy 600	15	3091 nm	447 kt	5,440 ft	$9.52m	$971k
Embraer Legacy 650	15	3661 nm	447 kt	5,741 ft	$14.11m	$1.18m
Dassault Falcon 900EX	14	4500 nm	459 kt	5,217 ft	$8.7m	$986k
Dassault Falcon 2000LX	12	3970 nm	453 kt	4,675 ft	$13.28m	$1.13m
Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy	12	3915 nm	459 kt	5,584 ft	$11.98m	$1.1m
Honda Aircraft HondaJet	5	1223 nm	422 kt	3,281 ft	$3.28m	$340k
Boeing BBJ2	21	5700 nm	459 kt	7,001 ft	$37.73m	$1.86m
Bombardier Challenger 650	12	4000 nm	459 kt	5,640 ft	$19.97m	$1.39m
Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy	14	4500 nm	459 kt	5,217 ft	$12.98m	$1.16m
Cessna Citation Sovereign+	11	2700 nm	459 kt	5,249 ft	$13.05m	$998k
Cessna Citation XLS Gen2	9	2100 nm	441 kt	3,599 ft	$14.03m	$980k
IAI / Gulfstream Astra SP	9	2330 nm	448 kt	6,401 ft	$943k	$706k
Bombardier Learjet 70	8	1826 nm	436 kt	4,265 ft	$6.42m	$608k
Bombardier Learjet 55C	9	1823 nm	447 kt	4,265 ft	$896k	$766k
Bombardier Learjet 40	8	1534 nm	436 kt	4,265 ft	$2.13m	$594k
IAI Westwind II	9	2150 nm	424 kt	6,201 ft	$354k	$781k
Hawker Hawker 800SP	10	2496 nm	429 kt	4,265 ft	$1.89m	$711k
Hawker Hawker 750	10	1968 nm	402 kt	4,695 ft	$4m	$601k
Hawker Hawker 4000	10	3177 nm	470 kt	5,459 ft	$4.79m	$706k
Gulfstream GIII	14	3374 nm	478 kt	5,249 ft	$831k	$1.14m
Gulfstream G500	19	5300 nm	515 kt	5,299 ft	$23.62m	$1.58m
Embraer Praetor 600	12	4018 nm	466 kt	4,718 ft	$21.18m	$1.4m
Embraer Praetor 500	9	3340 nm	466 kt	4,222 ft	$16.61m	$1.16m
Embraer Phenom 100E	6	892 nm	370 kt	3,281 ft	$3.28m	$349k
Embraer Legacy 500	10	2948 nm	451 kt	4,085 ft	$14.58m	$1.07m
Embraer Legacy 450	9	2500 nm	458 kt	3,907 ft	$13.35m	$1m
Boeing BBJ 737 family	21	5987 nm	470 kt	5,906 ft	$52.82m	$1.81m
Dassault Falcon 900LX	14	4750 nm	459 kt	5,358 ft	$22.89m	$1.5m
Dassault Falcon 900C	14	3995 nm	466 kt	5,144 ft	$7.78m	$958k
Dassault Falcon 8X	16	6450 nm	600 kt	5,879 ft	$37.2m	$1.63m
Dassault Falcon 20F-5	11	2194 nm	455 kt	4,265 ft	$924k	$804k
Dassault Falcon 2000LXS	10	4000 nm	458 kt	4,675 ft	$22.7m	$1.49m
Dassault Falcon 2000EX	12	3878 nm	459 kt	5,584 ft	$11.6m	$1.08m
Dassault Falcon 10	8	1482 nm	452 kt	4,265 ft	$698k	$819k
Cessna Citation Encore+	9	1457 nm	430 kt	4,265 ft	$4.83m	$544k
Cessna Citation II/SP	8	1190 nm	355 kt	3,281 ft	$764k	$761k
Cessna Citation VI	10	1726 nm	427 kt	4,265 ft	$1.42m	$715k
Cessna Citation X+	10	3148 nm	527 kt	5,249 ft	$11.77m	$1.05m
Bombardier Challenger 601-1A	11	3101 nm	443 kt	5,249 ft	$1.78m	$995k
Airbus ACJ319neo	21	6750 nm	469 kt	5,906 ft	$66.03m	$1.83m
Airbus ACJ320neo	21	6000 nm	469 kt	5,906 ft	$84.89m	$1.83m
Boeing BBJ3	21	5435 nm	459 kt	8,041 ft	$56.59m	$2.06m
Bombardier Challenger 3500	10	3400 nm	459 kt	4,836 ft	$20.75m	$1.45m
Dassault Falcon 2000DX	12	3250 nm	470 kt	5,584 ft	$8.96m	$938k
Dassault Falcon 2000S	12	3350 nm	459 kt	4,921 ft	$20.62m	$1.44m
Dassault Falcon 900	14	3590 nm	466 kt	5,801 ft	$5.41m	$980k
Dassault Falcon 900DX	14	4100 nm	435 kt	4,888 ft	$12.18m	$1.11m
Embraer ERJ-145ER	50	1180 nm	430 kt	3,609 ft	$2.83m	$823k
Embraer Lineage 1000	21	4600 nm	470 kt	6,076 ft	$20.04m	$1.8m
Embraer Lineage 1000E	21	4198 nm	459 kt	6,076 ft	$31.13m	$2.05m
Gulfstream G350	16	3680 nm	476 kt	5,066 ft	$10.77m	$1.17m
Gulfstream G400 Classic	15	3880 nm	476 kt	5,699 ft	$6.33m	$1.01m
Gulfstream G650	20	7000 nm	488 kt	5,860 ft	$38m	$1.93m
Gulfstream G700	19	7750 nm	600 kt	5,994 ft	$68.86m	$1.84m
Hawker Hawker 800XPi	10	2408 nm	430 kt	4,921 ft	$2.73m	$669k
Honda Aircraft HondaJet Elite	6	1437 nm	422 kt	3,638 ft	$3.65m	$340k
IAI Westwind I	9	2030 nm	424 kt	5,400 ft	$283k	$842k
Bombardier Learjet 31	8	1181 nm	441 kt	3,609 ft	$726k	$706k
Bombardier Learjet 31AER	8	1443 nm	441 kt	3,609 ft	$896k	$628k
Bombardier Learjet 36A	6	2364 nm	436 kt	4,921 ft	$424k	$785k

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