Learjet 75 OE-GJW taxiing at Braunschweig Airport, Germany, in 2023. · Photo: MarcelX42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Learjet · Light Jet
Learjet 75
The final version of the Learjet 45 family, built from 2013 and followed by the six-seat Learjet 75 Liberty.
The Learjet 75 is one of the fastest, highest-flying light jets, with a 19 ft 10 in cabin and enough payload to carry eight people on full tanks. It needs two pilots, costs more to run than single-pilot rivals, and left production in 2022.
Buy it if
You fly four to eight people on trips of up to about 1,800 nm, value speed and high cruise altitudes, employ a professional two-pilot crew, and want a lot of jet for roughly $3M to $6M.
Skip it if
Your trips depend on runways shorter than about 4,500 ft, you want to fly the jet yourself as a single pilot, your passengers need to stand up, or you prefer a model that is still being built.
Biggest compromise
Running costs and runway needs. The 75 must have two pilots, burns about 199 gallons an hour and needs about 4,440 ft of runway at maximum weight, so it costs more to operate and reaches fewer small airports than single-pilot rivals.
The numbers that matter
What it costs per year
$1.52M
at 300 hrs · two professional pilots
How far it flies
2,040 nm
About 2,030 nm with four passengers
How fast
465 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
8
8 typical (up to 9)
Pilots needed
2
Certified for two pilots; there is no single-pilot version.
Price
What one costs to buy
Typical asking price
$0
Other sites
Priced vs call
with a price / call for price
Only two of 10 listings show a price, both 2014 aircraft: $2.995M and $6.05M. Guardian Jet puts a typical purchase price near $6.2M.
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, apu program and landing, handling and trip costs rise as you fly more. Two professional pilots, recurrent training, hangar, insurance, management and subscriptions and databases stay the same however much you fly.
Where the money goes
- Two professional pilots$326,00021%
- Recurrent training$55,0004%
- Hangar$40,9003%
- Insurance$32,2502%
- Management$48,0003%
- Subscriptions and databases$12,5001%
- Fuel$493,12232%
- Airframe maintenance$226,65015%
- Engine program$202,95013%
- APU program$22,5001%
- Landing, handling and trip costs$63,7504%
Fuel is the biggest single cost at 32% of the total.
The JetGrade
68 out of 100 — Below its class average
Peer group: Embraer Phenom 300, Cessna Citation CJ4, Pilatus PC-24, Cessna Citation XLS+
Seven categories at a glance
- - - 70 = typical— This aircraft
Strongest on speed & trip time, weakest on running costs.
Grades are editorial opinions about the model, not any specific aircraft. Sponsors and affiliates have no input. Reviewed 2026-09-29.
Where it flies
Sample trips and reach
Typical trips on a map
Nonstop
Depends on weight or weather
Fuel stop likely
Out of reach
5 of 8 sample trips are comfortable nonstops.
Sample flight times
- 0.9 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm · Short hop, well within range
- 1.8 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · Hot-and-high; depends on weight and weather
- 2.2 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm
- 2.5 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm
- 3.2 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm
- 3.7 hr
Teterboro → San Juan
1,410 nm · Over-water leg, comfortably within range
- 5.5 hr
Carlsbad → Teterboro
2,100 nm · Just past range; strong tailwinds can allow nonstop
Los Angeles → Honolulu
2,215 nm · Beyond range, with no fuel stop en route
Lineage
What came before and after
2013–2019
Learjet 75
New engines, winglets, Garmin G5000 cockpit and a redesigned cabin.
What changed from the Learjet 45XR
- Honeywell TFE731-40BR engines give about 10% more takeoff thrust, at 3,850 lb each.
- Canted winglets were added to cut drag and extend range.
- Garmin G5000 cockpit with three 14-inch screens and synthetic vision replaced the older avionics.
- Redesigned cabin with a 30% larger galley, a new lavatory and seat-side touchscreen controls.
- Bombardier cited up to 9% better takeoff performance at hot, high airports.
- Routine inspections were set at 600 flight-hour intervals.
Size and cabin
How big it is, inside and out
Outside
Silhouette · scaled to length
Length
Wingspan
Height
Inside the cabin
Photo · this model
Cabin length
Width
Height
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How it stacks up
This aircraft
Learjet 75
- JetGrade
- 68
- Cost per year
- $1.52M
- Range
- 2,040 nm
- Speed
- 465 kt
- Seats
- 8
- Cabin length
- 19′ 9″
- Pilots
- 2
- Years built
- 2013–2019
← Before
- JetGrade
- 68
- Cost per year
- $1.67M
- Range
- 1,939 nm
- Speed
- 457 kt
- Seats
- 8
- Cabin length
- 19′ 9″
- Pilots
- 2
- Years built
- 2004–2012
After →
- JetGrade
- Not yet graded
- Range
- 2,080 nm
- Speed
- 460 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Years built
- 2020–2022
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 70
- Cost per year
- $1.27M
- Range
- 1,971 nm
- Speed
- 453 kt
- Seats
- 7
- Cabin length
- 17′ 2″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2009–2017
Alternative
Cessna Citation CJ4 (525C, original)
- JetGrade
- Not yet graded
- Range
- 2,165 nm
- Speed
- 451 kt
- Seats
- 7
- Years built
- 2010–2021
- Learjet 75 Liberty instead: The six-seat final version of the same jet, with a roomier club layout and slightly more range, usually priced higher because the aircraft are newer.
- Embraer Phenom 300 instead: Certified for a single pilot and able to use shorter runways, trading away some cruise speed, ceiling and cabin length.
- Cessna Citation CJ4 instead: Single-pilot capable with typically lower running costs and a large Textron support network, but a shorter cabin and a 45,000 ft ceiling.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
2 × Honeywell TFE731-40BR · 3,850 lbf each
Engine hours until overhaul
- Routine inspection · 600 hr
- Engine major periodic inspection · 3,000 hr
- Engine core zone inspection · 6,000 hr
- 36-month inspection every 36 months
- 72-month inspection every 72 months
- 108-month inspection every 108 months
- Landing gear inspection every 96 months
- Center wing splice plate check every 96 months
Most Learjet 75s for sale are enrolled on Honeywell's pay-per-hour plan for the engines and APU; enrollment and transfer terms strongly affect value.
Known issues
Engine program status drives value
Two TFE731-40BR core inspections are the largest single cost; aircraft off a pay-per-hour plan leave the owner exposed.
Heavier checks now coming due
Aircraft from 2013 to 2016 are reaching 72- and 108-month inspections and the eight-year landing gear check.
Wing splice plate corrosion checks
A 2022 directive requires repeat corrosion inspections of a center-wing joint every eight years; repairs depend on findings.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 9 checked
Bombardier still holds the type certificate and supports Learjets through eight company-owned service centers, 16 authorized shops and mobile repair teams, reporting about 95% of parts available from stock.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- Cruises at up to 465 kt and is certified to 51,000 ft, above most weather and airline traffic.
- About 2,030 nm of range with four passengers covers Dallas to New York and New York to San Juan nonstop.
- A flat-floor 19 ft 10 in cabin seats eight in a double club, with an enclosed lavatory at the back.
Limitations
- Requires two pilots and costs about $1.5M a year at 300 hours, more than single-pilot light jets.
- Takeoff needs about 4,440 ft at sea level and maximum weight, ruling out some shorter runways.
- Cabin height is 4 ft 11 in, and baggage totals 65 cu ft, 50 of it in an external hold.
The Learjet 75 is the final evolution of the Learjet 45, built by Bombardier's Learjet division from late 2013. It kept the 45XR's airframe but added more powerful Honeywell TFE731-40BR engines, canted winglets, a Garmin G5000 cockpit with three 14-inch screens, and a redesigned cabin inspired by the larger Learjet 85. A shorter sibling, the Learjet 70, shared the same updates, and in 2019 Bombardier launched the six-seat Learjet 75 Liberty. Learjet production ended in 2022, and about 156 Learjet 75s of both versions were built.
Pilot's take
Pilots describe the 75 as a Learjet with better manners: stable, well suited to the mid-40s flight levels, and helped at warm, high airports by the extra takeoff thrust of the TFE731-40BR engines. The Garmin G5000 cockpit, with synthetic vision and touchscreen controls, is a clear step up from the 45's older avionics and keeps workload low on long legs. It is still a two-pilot jet that rewards discipline on shorter runways and careful weight planning with a full cabin. A current, type-trained crew is the right setup.
Who this is for
Companies, charter operators and owners with a professional crew who fly four to eight people on regional and mid-continent trips, want top-end speed and altitude, and are shopping for a proven used jet rather than a new one.
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