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Cessna · Light Jet
The numbers that matter
Cost per year
$1.25M
at 300 hrs · 2 pilots
Price
Based on 3 listings observed 2026-09-28
Price
No priced listings
Observed on other sites
3 observed on other sites
For sale now
Cost to own
Estimate · Two professional pilots · Your operator will quote actual numbers
How many hours a year will you fly?
300hours / year
Per year
$1,251,388
Per flight hour
$4,171
Scales with hours: fuel, maintenance.
Fixed: pilots, other, hangar, training, insurance.
Fuel is the biggest line at 300 hours a year; pilots is the biggest fixed cost.
~300 hr/yr, professionally crewed (two pilots), United States, price basis 09/28/2026: total $995k–$1,508k/yr before financing and depreciation. Fuel 180–205 gph @ $7.52/gal (AirNav US average). Maintenance total = airframe/avionics allowance ($330–730/hr) + PW535B engine program/reserve ($372–634/hr); not split scheduled/unscheduled because sources don't split it. 'Other' = optional management ($0–48k) + misc fixed ($10k) + crew travel/fees ($225/hr). Split fields are midpoints of researched ranges; full ranges and sources in.
The JetGrade
70 = typicalEncore+
Range & payload 75, Cabin & passenger experience 75, Operating economics 70, Reliability & support 70, Airport access & versatility 75, Purchase value & resale 65, Speed & trip efficiency 70
Why 65 on purchase value & resale: Slightly below 70: capability per dollar is fair against the CJ3 (higher prices) but liquidity is weak and the model now carries a mandatory two-pilot requirement that may narrow the buyer pool. Low evidence confidence.
Grades are editorial opinions about the model, not any specific aircraft. Sponsors and affiliates have no input. Reviewed 2026-09-28.
Where it can fly
1,494 nm from Carlsbad — seats full
1,494 nm — published max range
NonstopConditionalNeeds a fuel stop
Sample flight times
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
easy hop · 217 nm
Carlsbad → Aspen
conditional — hot/high airport · 654 nm
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
easy hop · 802 nm
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
easy hop · 947 nm
Dallas → Teterboro
easy hop · 1,251 nm
Carlsbad → Teterboro
fuel stop likely · 2,207 nm
Flight times are planning estimates in still air with standard reserves. Conditional trips depend on weight, temperature and the day's weather.
Lineage
2 models in this family. Tap any model to jump to its page.
Size & cabin
Size in perspective
Schematic · same scale
Length
48′ 11″
Wingspan
54′ 1″
Height
15′ 2″
Inside the cabin
Typical 7-seat layout · To scale
Cabin length
17′ 4″
Width
4′ 10″
Height
4′ 9″
you stoop, you don't stand
Compare
Learjet 24 instead: 294 nm less range.
Gold marks the best figure in each row. Tap any aircraft name to open its page.
Owning one
Engines & programs
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535B turbofans with FADEC; 3,400 lbf takeoff thrust each; 5,000-hr overhaul interval
Twin PW535B (FADEC) engines have a 5,000-hr overhaul interval (Guardian, AOPA). ESP Gold is the common program; one 2026 listing (560-0771) states $317/hr per engine (~$634/hr aircraft).
APU: None (no factory APU)
Known issues
A/C compressor motor brush wear (tailcone smoke/fire) led to repetitive 500-hr brush replacement ADs covering 560-0751-0815. MROs cite gear/brakes/anti-skid and ECS/pressurization as common Citation wear items (generic). No Encore+-specific engine/FADEC issue reports found. Pro Line 21 with FMS-3000; listed examples already have WAAS/LPV and ADS-B Out. Collins' 2025 Pro Line 21 upgrade (EFB, wireless database loading) covers CJ1+ to CJ4 and XLS+ but not the Encore+, which points to thinner upgrade paths. Retains Garmin GPS-500 and TDR-94D (subject to AD 2014-18-01).
Before you buy
Support & programs
Textron ProParts covers many airframe/avionics parts but not labor, structures, corrosion or LLPs; Encore+ eligibility and rate not found (CJ analog ~$400/hr).
Cessna 560 phase program.
The full review
“The Citation Encore+ is the last and most refined version of Cessna's straight-wing Model 560, the airplane that began as the Citation V in 1989.”
The Citation Encore+ is the last and most refined version of Cessna's straight-wing Model 560, the airplane that began as the Citation V in 1989. Only 65 were built, serial numbers 560-0751 through 560-0815, delivered from 2007 into early 2010. Compared with the Encore it replaced, the airframe and cabin are the same; the changes are in the engines and the panel. Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535B engines add FADEC at the same 3,400 lb of thrust, Collins Pro Line 21 with the FMS-3000 replaces Honeywell's Primus 1000, and takeoff weight rises 200 lb to 16,830 lb.
Pilot's take
AOPA's 2008 pilot report notes that most customers already flew the Encore and Encore+ with two pilots, and quotes a climb to FL400 in just under 15 minutes. The FADEC engines remove manual power-setting work, and the Pro Line 21/FMS-3000 panel is a big step from the Primus 1000 in earlier Encores. The straight wing keeps approach and field numbers friendly. Plan it as a two-pilot jet from day one.
Who this is for · A small company or family office with a two-pilot crew flying regional trips with several passengers and luggage, moving up from a CJ2+/Bravo or turboprop.
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