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Cessna Citation XLS Gen2
The most-chartered business jet in history; stand-up cabin at sane money.
What you are paying for
The XLS is the most-chartered business jet in history for one simple reason: it was the first airplane to put a stand-up midsize cabin on a light-jet cost base. Twenty-five years of continuous refinement later, the Gen2 is the default answer for 2 to 4 passengers on 500 to 1,500 nm legs, and the used market is deep enough that pricing stays honest.
What real trips cost EST
| Route | Distance | Block time | One-way, all-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York → Palm Beach | 902 nm | 2h 35m | $13K–$17K |
| New York → Chicago | 619 nm | 1h 55m | $9.9K–$13K |
| Los Angeles → Las Vegas | 199 nm | 1h 00m | $9.9K–$13K |
Figures include US FET or typical international taxes, standard fees, and the two-hour daily minimum where it applies. Real quotes move with positioning and dates; reproduce any of these in the Route Estimator, or check a quote you already hold against them in the Quote Audit.
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Class rate ranges are cross-checked each quarter against five published seller rate cards, printed side by side in the cost index.
Buying one instead?
Typical pre-owned asks run EST $10.5M–$13.5M. Owning a Cessna Citation XLS Gen2 and flying it 200 hours a year models out to roughly $2.27M–$3.07M per year all-in: crew, hangar, insurance, maintenance programs, and depreciation included. Open this aircraft in the Ownership Desk to stress-test the assumption against your own hours.
Alternatives worth pricing
- Cessna Citation Latitude: Flat floor and a six-foot cabin: the backbone of the NetJets midsize fleet.
- Embraer Praetor 500: Full fly-by-wire and true coast-to-coast reach in a midsize.
- Hawker 800XP: Aging but everywhere: the value play of the midsize charter market.