PrivateJetSky / Aircraft library

The aircraft that fly the market.

Not a catalog: a working roster. These 28 types operate the real charter and fractional fleets in 2026. Every page gives you the specs, an editorial read, real trip costs, and the ownership math nobody volunteers. For side-by-side filtering, use the interactive explorer.

Turboprop

Short legs, short strips, sane bills. 300–900 nm sweet spot.

Pilatus PC-12 NGX8 SEATS · 1,803 NM · EST $1,900–$2,700/HRThe Swiss workhorse: single-engine economics, big cross-section, happy on gravel strips.Beechcraft King Air 3608 SEATS · 1,806 NM · EST $2,100–$3,000/HRTwo turbines and sixty years of lineage; the airplane charter fleets never retire.

Very light jet

3–5 seats, jet speed, the cheapest turbine door that closes.

Cirrus Vision Jet G24 SEATS · 1,275 NM · EST $2,200–$2,900/HRThe only jet with a whole-airframe parachute. Owner-flown favorite.Embraer Phenom 100EV4 SEATS · 1,178 NM · EST $2,300–$3,100/HRAirline-grade avionics in the smallest Embraer; brisk for the class.Cessna Citation M2 Gen26 SEATS · 1,550 NM · EST $2,500–$3,400/HRThe entry Citation: single-pilot certified, with a huge trainer-to-owner pipeline.HondaJet Elite II5 SEATS · 1,547 NM · EST $2,500–$3,400/HROver-wing engines buy the quietest cabin and the only real lavatory in class.

Light jet

The workhorse class: 6–8 seats, ~2,000 nm, most-chartered segment.

Embraer Phenom 300E8 SEATS · 2,010 NM · EST $3,400–$4,700/HRBest-selling light jet for over a decade, and the default answer under 2,000 nm.Cessna Citation CJ3+8 SEATS · 2,040 NM · EST $3,200–$4,400/HRBeloved for dispatch reliability and honest operating costs.Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen29 SEATS · 2,165 NM · EST $3,500–$4,800/HRThe biggest single-pilot Citation: light-jet bills, midsize legs.Learjet 75 Liberty8 SEATS · 2,080 NM · EST $3,300–$4,600/HRThe last Learjet ever built. Fast, low, and increasingly collectible.

Midsize jet

Stand-up cabin, coast-to-coast with one stop or none.

Cessna Citation XLS Gen29 SEATS · 2,100 NM · EST $4,200–$5,600/HRThe most-chartered business jet in history; stand-up cabin at sane money.Cessna Citation Latitude9 SEATS · 2,700 NM · EST $4,500–$6,000/HRFlat floor and a six-foot cabin: the backbone of the NetJets midsize fleet.Embraer Praetor 5009 SEATS · 3,340 NM · EST $4,800–$6,400/HRFull fly-by-wire and true coast-to-coast reach in a midsize.Hawker 800XP8 SEATS · 2,540 NM · EST $3,900–$5,200/HRAging but everywhere: the value play of the midsize charter market.

Super-midsize

Transcon nonstop, transatlantic with a favorable wind.

Bombardier Challenger 350010 SEATS · 3,400 NM · EST $5,900–$7,700/HRWidest cabin in the class; the 350/3500 line dominates US super-mid charter.Embraer Praetor 60012 SEATS · 4,018 NM · EST $6,000–$7,900/HRLondon–New York against most winds. Class-leading range on paper and in practice.Gulfstream G28010 SEATS · 3,600 NM · EST $6,000–$7,900/HRThe Gulfstream badge and short-field talent in a super-mid body.Cessna Citation Longitude12 SEATS · 3,500 NM · EST $5,900–$7,700/HRQuietest cabin Textron has built; NetJets ordered hundreds for a reason.

Large cabin

Wide cabin, 4,000+ nm, a galley that cooks.

Bombardier Challenger 65012 SEATS · 4,000 NM · EST $7,800–$9,900/HRThe widest cabin per dollar in aviation. A 40-year formula, still working.Dassault Falcon 2000LXS10 SEATS · 4,000 NM · EST $7,600–$9,700/HRFighter-jet DNA; lands short and steep where other heavies divert.Gulfstream G45014 SEATS · 4,350 NM · EST $8,300–$10,500/HRThe pre-owned entry ticket to the big-Gulfstream cabin. Values have found a floor.Dassault Falcon 900LX14 SEATS · 4,750 NM · EST $8,800–$11,200/HRThree engines: oceanic routing freedom and London City approval.

Ultra-long-range

Any two cities on earth with at most one stop. Priced accordingly.

Gulfstream G55016 SEATS · 6,750 NM · EST $10,000–$13,000/HRSix-thousand-mile legs at pre-owned large-cabin money. The smart-money ULR.Bombardier Global 600014 SEATS · 6,000 NM · EST $10,500–$13,500/HRThe widest long-haul cabin of its generation; a favorite of heads of state.Dassault Falcon 8X14 SEATS · 6,450 NM · EST $11,500–$14,800/HRTrijet efficiency: burns meaningfully less fuel than its two-engine rivals.Gulfstream G650ER16 SEATS · 7,500 NM · EST $13,000–$17,000/HRHeld the around-the-world speed record for a decade. Still the benchmark.Bombardier Global 750017 SEATS · 7,700 NM · EST $14,000–$18,000/HRFour living zones and a real bed. The longest legs in service today.Gulfstream G70018 SEATS · 7,750 NM · EST $15,000–$19,000/HRThe current flagship: tallest, widest Gulfstream cabin ever certified.

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