Silhouette traced from a photo of the closest sister model, the Phenom 100EV, by Robert Myers · CC BY-SA 3.0 au
Embraer · Very Light Jet
Phenom 100EX
The fourth and current version of Embraer's Phenom 100, the company's smallest jet.
The 100EX keeps the 100EV's engines, cockpit and range but gives passengers a much nicer cabin and adds runway-overrun and windshear alerts. It is a sensible new jet for short trips, held back by shorter range than most rivals.
Buy it if
You fly two to four people on trips under about 900 nm, want a new jet with a factory warranty for around $5 million, and value a roomy cabin, a large rear baggage hold and Embraer's support.
Skip it if
You regularly need 1,200 nm or more nonstop, want a cabin you can stand up in, or plan to fill every seat and the fuel tanks on the same trip.
Biggest compromise
Range and payload. Embraer quotes 1,178 nm with only four people aboard, pilot included, and with full tanks the jet carries about 646 lb of people and bags.
The numbers that matter
What it costs per year
$978K
at 300 hrs · one professional pilot
How far it flies
1,178 nm
1,178 nm with four aboard, pilot included with passengers
How fast
406 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
5
5 typical, 6 with the lavatory seat
Pilots needed
1
Certified to be flown by one pilot; a second pilot is optional.
Price
What one costs to buy
Typical asking price
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Priced vs call
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No used 100EX shows an asking price. Business Jet Traveler put the new price at about $4.995 million in 2024; 2017–2019 100EVs ask $4.65–5.0 million.
Price vs its family and alternatives
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For sale now
None listed right now
Cost to own
What it costs per year to run
300hours / year
Per year
Per flight hour
Estimate — your operator will quote actual numbers.
Fuel, airframe maintenance, engine program and trip costs rise as you fly more. One professional pilot, recurrent training, hangar, insurance, management and subscriptions, databases and office costs stay the same however much you fly.
Where the money goes
- One professional pilot$190,27119%
- Recurrent training$19,0002%
- Hangar$28,4703%
- Insurance$36,1744%
- Management$33,0003%
- Subscriptions, databases and office costs$27,5003%
- Fuel$264,42027%
- Airframe maintenance$148,80015%
- Engine program$127,05013%
- Trip costs$103,50011%
Fuel is the biggest single cost at 27% of the total.
The JetGrade
70 out of 100 — Typical for its class
Peer group: Honda HondaJet Elite II, Cessna Citation M2 Gen2, Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 G2+
Seven categories at a glance
- - - 70 = typical— This aircraft
Strongest on cabin & passenger comfort, weakest on range & payload.
Grades are editorial opinions about the model, not any specific aircraft. Sponsors and affiliates have no input. Reviewed 2026-10-14.
Where it flies
Sample trips and reach
Typical trips on a map
Nonstop
Depends on weight or weather
Fuel stop likely
3 of 6 sample trips are comfortable nonstops.
Sample flight times
- 1.0 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm · Short hop, well within range
- 2.1 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · Hot-and-high; depends on weight and weather
- 2.4 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm · Fits with four passengers
- 3.0 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm · Fits with four; little margin for headwinds
- 4.1 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm · One stop, typically around Tennessee or Kentucky
- 7.0 hr
Carlsbad → Teterboro
2,100 nm · Plan two stops with four passengers
Lineage
What came before and after
2023–present
Embraer Phenom 100EX
Redesigned cabin, standard fifth seat and belted lavatory, new safety alerts.
What changed from the Embraer Phenom 100EV
- Redesigned seats with taller backs, retractable armrests and tables that fold flush into the wall.
- A side-facing fifth seat and a belted lavatory seat are now standard, not options.
- New headliner adds about an inch of headroom; the cockpit partition is gone.
- Three cabin windows per side instead of four; the two lavatory windows were removed.
- Adds runway-overrun, unstable-approach and predictive windshear alerts plus automatic 3D weather radar.
- Engines, wing and published range are unchanged from the 100EV.
Size and cabin
How big it is, inside and out
Outside
Silhouette · scaled to length
Length
Wingspan
Height
Inside the cabin
Cabin length
Width
Height
Compare
How it stacks up
This aircraft
Phenom 100EX
- JetGrade
- 70
- Range
- 1,178 nm
- Speed
- 406 kt
- Seats
- 5
- Years built
- 2023–now
← Before
- JetGrade
- Not yet graded
- Range
- 1,178 nm
- Speed
- 406 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Years built
- 2017–2022
Alternative
Honda Aircraft HondaJet Elite II
- JetGrade
- Not yet graded
- Range
- 1,547 nm
- Speed
- 422 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Years built
- 2022
Alternative
- JetGrade
- Not yet graded
- Range
- 1,550 nm
- Speed
- 404 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Years built
- 2022
- Honda HondaJet Elite II instead: More range and an enclosed lavatory at the back, at a higher new price.
- Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 instead: Similar speed with more published range, backed by Textron's large service network; a natural cross-shop.
- Embraer Phenom 300E instead: If you outgrow the 100EX, it adds about 800 nm of range, more seats and an enclosed lavatory, at a much higher price.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F1-E · 1,730 lbf each
No APUEngine hours until overhaul
- Annual inspection · 800 hr
- Engine hot section inspection · 1,750 hr
- Engine overhaul · 3,500 hr
- 60-month structural inspection every 60 months
- 120-month inspection with gear every 120 months
- Engine low-use inspection every 144 months
Most owners enroll in Pratt & Whitney Canada's hourly ESP plan; without one, owners report overhauls near $1 million per engine.
Known issues
Engine overhaul cost exposure
Without an hourly engine plan, owners report overhaul costs near $1 million per engine every 3,500 hours.
Icing procedures matter
A fatal 2014 Phenom 100 accident was tied to de-icing not being turned on; follow ice-protection procedures closely.
Ten-year inspection bill
The 120-month check with gear overhaul runs about $200,000–250,000 plus findings; first due early in the 2030s.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 8 checked
Supported by Embraer's own and authorized service centers; Embraer Executive Care covers parts and, on its Enhanced tier, labor at those shops.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- Cruises at up to 406 knots and climbs to 41,000 feet, quick for a jet of its size.
- Takes off in 3,190 ft at maximum weight at sea level, opening short runways many small jets avoid.
- The redesigned cabin adds a standard fifth seat, taller seatbacks and 64 cu ft of total baggage space.
Limitations
- Embraer's 1,178 nm range assumes four people aboard, pilot included; a full cabin means shorter legs.
- Engines need overhaul every 3,500 hours; without an hourly plan, owners report about $1 million per engine.
- At 4 ft 11 in tall the cabin means stooping, and the lavatory is a belted seat at the back.
The Phenom 100EX is the fourth and current version of Embraer's smallest business jet, a line that began with the original Phenom 100 in 2008 and moved through the 100E and 100EV. Embraer unveiled the 100EX in October 2023 with its certification already in hand. It keeps the 100EV's engines, wing and Garmin touchscreen cockpit and puts its effort into the cabin and the safety alerts. Business Jet Traveler put the new price at about $4.995 million in 2024, unchanged from the model it replaced.
Pilot's take
The 100EX flies like the 100EV, which is a compliment. The Garmin touchscreen cockpit is built for one pilot, and the jet is comfortable on short runways. What the 100EX adds for the pilot is better warning: runway-overrun alerts, stabilized-approach callouts and predictive windshear target the kinds of mistakes that catch single pilots. Plan fuel honestly, though. With a full cabin the range shrinks quickly, and winter headwinds on the East Coast can turn a planned nonstop into a stop.
Who this is for
An owner-pilot or small company flying 150–350 hours a year, mostly two to four passengers on trips of 300–900 nm, who wants a new, warrantied jet near $5 million flown by one pilot.
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