Citation CitationJet/CJ1Citation CJ1+2005–2010
RangeMTOWCruiseCeilingCabin volume
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
Family · 2 variants1993–2010
Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1
C525Light JetDiscontinued1993–2005
Range
1.300 NM · 2.408 km
MTOW
4.818 kg
Cruise
380 kt · 704 km/h
Mach 0.71 · MMO
Seats
7
up to 7 passengers
Used price
US$ 1.6M
The Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 is a light jet produced between 1993 and 2005. It has a range of 1300 nm, a cruise speed of 380 kt (704 km/h), Mach 0.71, up to 7 passengers. Out of production; on the used market the median is around US$ 1.6M. In Brazil there are 102 units registered in the RAB-ANAC. The Citation CitationJet/CJ1 family (2 variants) totals 134 units. There are 15 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 15 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 9/6/2026).
Acquisition price · pre-owned market
limited data15 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 6 sources · 04/06/2026
US$ 1.6 miR$ 8.2 mi
market medianaging ≈ −6.2%/yr−16% vs Light Jet median
Entry
US$ 1.1 mi
model year 1996
Best value
US$ 1.6 mi
model year 2002
Top of range
US$ 1.8 mi
model year 2004
Basis
Valuation
Bluebook + market
Minimum
US$ 900.0 mil
R$ 4.6 mi
Median
US$ 1.6 mi
R$ 8.2 mi
Maximum
US$ 2.0 mi
R$ 10.2 mi
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +6.6%/yr·1996→2004
Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.
5 of 5 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.
Landed in Brazil
Index ≈ ×1.12 to ×1.37 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.
Air taxi
US$ 1.0 mi – 2.3 mi
R$ 5.2 mi – 12.0 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%
Private use
US$ 1.1 mi – 2.7 mi
R$ 5.8 mi – 14.0 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%
Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.
Cost per flight hour
Operate · owned
US$ 2.0 mil/h
R$ 10.2 mil/h · Variable/h
- Fixed/yr
- US$ 240.7 mil
- Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr
- US$ 2.6 mil/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 2.5 mil – 3.0 mil/h
R$ 12.8 mil – 15.4 mil/h
Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil
US$ 1.5 mil – 3.8 mil/h
R$ 7.7 mil – 19.5 mil/h
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World rate clusters US$2,500-2,900/hr (Paramount Business Jets avg ~US$2,800; multiple brokers cite US$2,500-2,810). Brazil: Flapper indicates light jets (incl. Citation) at R$8,000-20,000/hr; converted at ~R$5.3/USD = ~US$1,500-3,800/hr. BR figure is a category proxy (light jet), not a CJ1-specific published rate.
How we read this price · 6 sources · researched 04/06/2026
Pre-owned acquisition anchored on planephd PAPI price estimate (as of Mar 1, 2026) of US$1,586,274 for the 2000-2005 CJ1/525 and aviacost average pre-owned of US$1,772,807; median set at ~US$1.6M. Low end ~US$900k reflects older high-time CitationJet 525 airframes cited as market low across AvBuyer/aviacost; high end ~US$2.0M reflects a low-time 2004 CJ1 (FlyingMag profiled a 2000 CJ1 asking US$1.9M). Range excludes the newer CJ1+ (2005+) which asks US$2.375M-2.5M. Most pure-CJ1 listings on GlobalAir, Liberty Jet and AvBuyer were make-offer/please-call (no public number) on this date. Variable direct operating cost ~US$1,800/hr is a midpoint between planephd (US$1,307/hr, 116 gal/hr) and aviacost (US$2,156/hr, 133 gal/hr). Research date 2026-06-04.
- planephd - Cessna CitationJet CJ1 525 valuation, Fetched 2026-06-04; PAPI price estimate (as of Mar 1, 2026) US$1,586,274 for 2000-2005; variable cost US$1,307.39/hr
- aviacost - Cessna Citation CJ1 price & operating cost, Fetched 2026-06-04; avg pre-owned US$1,772,807; variable cost US$2,156/hr (133 gal/hr)
- AvBuyer - Cessna Citation CJ1 for sale, Fetched 2026-06-04; asking range US$1,250k-2,400k (incl CJ1+); most pure CJ1 make-offer
- GlobalAir - Citation CJ1 for sale, Fetched 2026-06-04; 2001 (S/N 525-0473) deal-pending, 2003 (S/N 525-0523) please-call
- Liberty Jet - Citation CJ1 525 for sale, Fetched 2026-06-04; 13 airframes 2000-2004, all pricing-not-available/make-offer
- FlyingMag - 2000 Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 AircraftForSale pick, Search 2026-06-04; 2000 CJ1 asking US$1.9M
PTAX · R$ 5,12 / US$ · 22/09/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
Temporal identity
First flight
29 de abr de 1991
FAA cert.
16 de fev de 2000
ANAC cert.
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Deliveries start
31 de mar de 2000
Units produced
557
Citation CJ1 / CitationJet original (1993-2005), primeiro twin-jet entry-level Cessna single-pilot, motores FJ44-1A, range 1.300nm. Substituído pelo CJ1+ (2005-2010).
Detailed specs
Performance
- Engines
- 2x Williams International FJ44-1A
- Max Mach
- 0,71
- Ceiling Ft
- 41.000
- Takeoff Ft
- 3.250
- Max Speed Kt
- 380
- Range Max Nm
- 1.300
- Max Cruise Kt
- 380
- Fuel Capacity Lb
- 3.220
- Combustível
- 480 gal
- Razão de subida
- 3.290 ft/min
- Mach máx. operação
- 0,71
- Distância de pouso
- 2.750 ft
- Thrust Per Engine Lbf
- 1.900
- Pista balanceada (BFL)
- 3.250 ft
- Max Certified Altitude Ft
- 41.000
Cabin and comfort
- Galley
- minimal
- Largura da cabine (fonte alternativa)
- 1,47 m
- Altura da cabine (fonte alternativa)
- 1,45 m
- Lavatory
- Sim
- Comprimento da cabine (fonte alternativa)
- 3,36 m
- Configuration
- 5 passageiros tipico em layout club + 1 (2+2+1), zona unica
- Configuração típica
- Club 4 + Belted Lavatory
- Passengers Max
- 7
- Stand Up Cabin
- Não
- Volume da cabine
- 5,27 m³
- Passengers Typical
- 5
- Pressurização diferencial
- 8,9 psi
- Baggage Capacity Cuft
- 58
Avionics and engines
- Tcas
- I (TCAS II opcional)
- Fadec
- Não
- Suite
- Collins Pro Line 21
- Cockpit
- Collins Pro Line 21 (3 telas LCD 8x10), substituiu EFIS-40 analogico do CitationJet
- Displays
- 3 LCD
- Autopilot
- Collins APS-3000 integrado
- Painel de voo
- Collins Pro Line 21
- Weather Radar
- Collins RTA-800 ou Honeywell Primus 660
- Common Retrofit
- ADS-B Out (mandato 2020), Garmin GTN 750, WAAS LPV
- Single Pilot Certified
- Sim
Operating costs
- Fonte de dados
- AOPA 'The deal on CJs' (Dec 2011), FJ44-1A overhaul cost/TBO, ProAdvantage maint reserves, fuel burn · planephd.com, Citationjet CJ1 525 operating-cost wizard (fuel 116 gph, maint $267/h, engine reserve $342/h, fixed-cost breakdown) · AviaCost CJ1 operating-cost calculator (variable $2,261/h, fixed $206,850/yr, fuel 133 gph) · Williams International TAP Blue program, coverage (AvDelphi maintenance-program listing)
- Msrp New Usd
- —
- Fuel Burn Gph
- 130
- Annual Fixed Usd
- 190.000
- Última atualização
- 2026
- Hourly Operating Usd
- 1.500
- Engine Overhaul Cost Usd
- 270.000
- Operating Cost Per Hour Usd
- 1.500
- Current Market Price Usd Low
- 1.100.000
- Engine Overhaul Period Hours
- 3.500
- Current Market Price Usd High
- 1.900.000
External dimensions
- Comprimento total
- 12,98 m
- Envergadura
- 14,26 m
- Altura
- 4,2 m
- Área da asa
- 22,3 m²
- Enflechamento da asa
- 0°
Weights & fuel
- Peso operacional vazio (OEW)
- 3.025 kg
- Peso máximo de decolagem (MTOW)
- 4.818 kg
- Carga máxima (payload)
- 306 kg
- Capacidade de combustível
- 1.817 L
- Capacidade de combustível
- 3.252 lb
Minimum runway
RBAC 135.399 · no factoring (≤ 5,670 kg, assumes normal category)sea level / ISA referenceHow much runway the Citation CitationJet/CJ1 needs to dispatch: the manual figure and what the charter (RBAC 135) rule requires.
Charter (RBAC 135)
991m
no factoring · RBAC 135.399, assuming normal category; small transport-category aircraft are factored (135.397)
Takeoff or BFL, manual
991m
unfactored takeoff, manufacturer
No mandatory factoring: fits 419 of 465 Brazilian public runways.
Minimum runway
Where the Citation CitationJet/CJ1 dispatches under charter rules
Verdict per regime (private, charter dry and wet) across 465 Brazilian public runways, with the margin in meters.
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Manufacturer-published distances at sea level, ISA and reference weight. Not corrected for altitude, temperature, wind or runway condition, takeoff included. Uses the declared LDA as a proxy for effective runway length (RBAC 135.361) and the most favourable threshold in calm air (135.385(b)(1)): on the day, wind may force the shorter threshold. Destination only: does not assess the alternate aerodrome (135.387). Not a substitute for the AFM or the operator's performance analysis. Rule: RBAC 135.385 and 135.398; private flying (RBAC 91) is not factored. Runways: declared distance (LDA) from AISWEB/DECEA (2026-09-05), checkable on each aerodrome chart; where DECEA publishes no declared distance, physical length from OurAirports is used.
Cabin
Standard configuration
1 zona5 typical passengers · 7 maxClub 4Lavatório c/ cinto (assento extra)
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
Cabin to scale: cross-section and profile
✗ no stand-up heightfront cross-section · person = 1.75 m
Length
3,35 m
Width
1,47 m
Height
1,45 m
Volume
5,27 m³
Baggage
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Differences between variants
History
- 1991First flight
- 1999 - Evolucao do CitationJet original
Lancado em 1999, o CJ1 substituiu o CitationJet (525) original de 1993 oferecendo motores Williams FJ44-1A mais potentes (1.900 lbf vs 1.900 lbf melhorados), MTOW maior (4.818 kg vs 4.717 kg) e a partir de 2000 aviônica Collins Pro Line 21 com 3 telas LCD substituindo o EFIS-40 analogico.
- 2000FAA certification
- 2000First deliveries
- 2005 - Sucedido pelo CJ1+ em 2005
A Cessna encerrou a producao do CJ1 em 2005 apos cerca de 360 unidades produzidas e lancou o CJ1+ como sucessor, mantendo celula e Pro Line 21 mas adicionando FADEC pleno aos motores Williams FJ44-1AP. CJ1+ produziu cerca de 100 unidades ate 2010 antes do Citation M2 substituir toda a linha entry-level.
- 2005End of production
Market position
Market position analysis pending.
Brazil Fleet
Estimativa preliminar, refinar com dados RAB-ANAC.
Citation CJ1 (CitationJet 525) é a porta de entrada da família 525, produção 1993-2005, ~360 unidades globais. Frota BR estimada: 8-15 aeronaves operacionais, com perfil owner-pilot e charter entry-level. Concentração SP, com unidades em SC, RS e Brasília.
Diferenciais: single-pilot certification (decisivo pra owner-pilots), motor Williams FJ44-1A (TBO 4.000h, custo TAP baixo), pista curta 3.250 ft. Cabine apertada (1,45m altura, 3,40m comprimento), voos 4 pax curtos/médios.
Mercado de usados: US$ 1.2-2M (1993-2000), US$ 1.5-2.5M (2000-2005). Compete com Mustang/Phenom 100 no entry-level mas com cabine maior. Type rating CE-525 reciproca pra todo CJ family (CJ2/CJ3/CJ4), atrativo pra escolas de aviação.
134 registrations in the RAB (all statuses)
Full analysis: listing, mark reservations, charts and change log in the ANAC Monitor.
Open Analytics
Global fleet
Global distribution pending.
Lineage
Model with no documented lineage in the manufacturer's line.
Curiosities and highlights
Benefits
Single-pilot certificado e operacao economica
Certificacao single-pilot (type rating CE-525) elimina segundo piloto e reduz custo de tripulacao em cerca de USD 80 mil/ano. Custo operacional de USD 1.500/hora e dos mais baixos entre twin-jets, competindo apenas com Phenom 100 e Mustang. Type rating CE-525 e um dos mais procurados em escolas como FlightSafety por valer para toda familia 525 (CJ ate M2).
Pista curta abre aeroportos restritos no Brasil
Com 3.250 ft de pista balanceada e MTOW de 4.818 kg, opera em pistas curtas como Jundiai (SBJD), Sorocaba (SDCO), Catalina (KAVX) e SBMT sem restricao. Para missoes regionais brasileiras tipo SBSP-SBBR ou SBJD-SBRJ, oferece performance equivalente a um Phenom 100 com custo de aquisicao 30-40% menor no mercado usado.
Limitations
Sem FADEC e cabine compacta
Diferente do CJ1+ (2005), o CJ1 nao tem FADEC nos motores Williams FJ44-1A, exigindo ajuste manual de potencia e gerando ~5% mais de consumo. Cabine de 3,36m e a mais curta da familia CJ, limitando conforto em voos acima de 3 horas. Lavatorio sem porta solida (privacy curtain) e ponto fraco recorrente em reviews de mercado.
Curiosities
T-tail e celula identicas ao CitationJet original
A celula do CJ1 e essencialmente a mesma do CitationJet original certificado em 1993, mesma envergadura, mesmo perfil de asa supercritica, mesmo T-tail. A Cessna mostrou que celula bem desenhada pode atravessar multiplas geracoes de upgrade (motor, aviônica, interior) sem precisar redesenho estrutural.
Catalogued accidents
Sources: NTSB, CENIPA, Aviation Safety Network
8/31/2013· BR· GOIÂNIA
PT-FJAVAZAMENTO DE OUTROS FLUÍDOS
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 cost?
The Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 1.6M, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab.
What is the range of the Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1?
The maximum range is 1300 nm (1.300 NM · 2.408 km).
How fast is the Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1?
Cruise speed is 380 kt, equivalent to 704 km/h, or Mach 0.71.
How many passengers does the Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 seat?
The Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 seats up to 7 passengers, crew not included.
How many Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 are there in Brazil?
There are 102 units registered in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 9/22/2026). The Citation CitationJet/CJ1 family (2 variants) totals 134 units.
Who operates the Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 in Brazil?
84 distinct operators operate 91 units of the Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 in the RAB-ANAC: 4 in air taxi (RBAC 135) and 87 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, GO and MG (data as of 9/22/2026). Another 9 units are under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Name, fleet and base of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
How much does it cost to operate a Cessna Citation CitationJet/CJ1 per hour?
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 2,600 per flight hour at 400 h/year, of which US$ 1,998 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 240,700 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance), under Jet Tracker's default assumptions (Southeast Brazil, in-house crew, 400 h/year). Run your own scenario on this model's Costs tab.