Silhouette traced from a photo by Adrian Pingstone · Public domain
Cessna · Light Jet
Photo: Photo: Duncan Kirk (Flickr: CaptainN1435S), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The numbers that matter
Price
$2.19M
typical asking
Cost per year
$1.31M
at 300 hrs · 2 pilots
Price
Based on 26 listings observed 2026-09-28
Typical ask
$2,195,000
Observed on other sites
26 observed on other sites
Price vs. its family
Typical asking, USD
Sits between the Citation S/II (S550) ($949k) and the Citation Encore (560) ($3.05M).
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
$1,305,754
Per flight hour
$4,353
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, two professional pilots, United States, price basis 09/28/2026: total $1.18M-$1.43M/yr. Fuel 195-223 gph block at $7.52/gal (AirNav national avg). Excludes management, acquisition, financing, depreciation, upgrades. Full ranges and sources in.
The JetGrade
70 = typicalUltra
Range & payload 70, Cabin & passenger experience 75, Operating economics 70, Reliability & support 70, Airport access & versatility 80, Purchase value & resale 65, Speed & trip efficiency 70
Why 65 on purchase value & resale: Below 70: capability per dollar is reasonable but not standout, and economic-obsolescence exposure (engines, Primus 1000) is higher than typical for the cohort. High inventory also signals pricing pressure.
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
1,465 nm from Carlsbad — seats full
1,734 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
nonstop · 802 nm
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
nonstop · 947 nm
Dallas → Teterboro
nonstop · 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
7 models in this family. Tap any model to jump to its page.
Size & cabin
Size in perspective
Schematic · same scale
Length
48′ 11″
Wingspan
52′ 2″
Height
15′ 0″
Inside the cabin
Typical 7-seat layout · To scale
Cabin length
17′ 5″
Width
4′ 11″
Height
4′ 9″
you stoop, you don't stand
Compare
V instead: cheaper to run.
Encore instead: about $855k more to buy; 236 nm more range.
Learjet 45 instead: 237 nm more range.
Gold marks the best figure in each row. Tap any aircraft name to open its page.
Owning one
Engines & programs
2 x P&WC JT15D-5D, 3,045 lbf each
JT15D-5D: 3,500 hr overhaul (TBO) with 1,750 hr hot section (OEM basic). Extension routes: TBO Extension STC ST04201NY (+2,000 hr, 560 all S/N, JT15D-5D), SkyWay FLEX (up to 5,250 hr; $25,795 fees for two engines excl.
Known issues
Icing/stall-warning history on the 560 line (ADs 96-24-06 -> 2000-03-09 for S/N 0001-0437; AD 2008-26-04 AOA test for S/N 0001-0538); pitch trim single-point failure AD 2003-23-02 (S/N 0260-0396, Ultra-only); wing fuel boost pump wiring AD 2006-06-03; fire-bottle wiring ADs 2007-11-17 and 2025-11-09 (24-month repeat); A/C motor brush AD 2015-17-12 (<=500 hr). Hydromechanical fuel controls need frequent thrust-lever trimming in climb (B/CA). Low stance makes drains and brake-wear checks awkward.
Before you buy
Support & programs
No confirmed airframe program: Textron ProParts/ProTech eligibility for the 560 Ultra not shown (coverage chart did not render); JSSI Tip-to-Tail eligibility not confirmed.
Cessna phase program: Phases 1-4 every 300 hr / 24 months (with a 150-hr sub-item), Phase 5 every 1,200 hr / 36 months; low-utilization program extends to 36 and 72 months.
The full review
“The Citation Ultra is the Citation V with better engines and a glass cockpit.”
The Citation Ultra is the Citation V with better engines and a glass cockpit. Cessna built 279 of them from 1994 to 1999, serials 560-0260 through 560-0538. Compared with the V, it has Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5D engines at 3,045 lb of thrust (the V's -5A made 2,900), a three-screen Honeywell Primus 1000 flight deck, and a 16,300 lb maximum takeoff weight, 400 lb more than the V. The cabin and airframe are unchanged, and the Encore that followed swapped to PW535A engines.
Pilot's take
The -5Ds give it a strong climb and B/CA's 3,180 ft takeoff number at gross is excellent for the class. The Primus 1000 was a big step in 1994, but it is now a support question more than a selling point. The real change is crew: with the single-pilot exemption gone, you are paying two pilots. If you are doing that anyway, this is one of the most runway-flexible cabins in the class.
Who this is for · A small operator or owner with a professional crew flying about 150-350 hours a year on regional trips who wants a dropped-aisle Citation cabin with short-field access for roughly $2 million.
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