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Large-cabin jet

Bombardier Challenger 601-3R

A rough value guide across the registered fleet: $1.3M to $1.6M by build year, 1993 to 1996, the middle of each year's range. Configuration, condition and logbooks determine an individual aircraft's value.

Challenger 600-series family exterior illustration. Shared family illustration. Exact variant geometry and individual aircraft configurations are not established by this artwork.

33 on the US register, built 1993 to 1996. Figures as of October 2026. Class: Large-cabin jets.

Price and value

Challenger 601-3R price: $1.3M to $1.6M by build year

What moves the price of any one Challenger 601-3R: total time and engine time, engine program enrollment, damage history, avionics and equipment, and complete logbooks.

    Interior

    Inside the Challenger 601-3R

    Challenger 600-series family cabin illustration. Shared family illustration. Exact variant geometry and individual aircraft configurations are not established by this artwork.
    Challenger 600-series family cabin illustration. Shared family illustration. Exact variant geometry and individual aircraft configurations are not established by this artwork.Challenger 600-series family seat map illustration. Shared family illustration. Exact variant geometry and individual aircraft configurations are not established by this artwork.

    Specs

    As published

    Manufacturer and type-certificate figures; nothing estimated. A figure the sources do not give is left out.
    Category
    Large-cabin jet
    Engines
    2 × General Electric CF34-3A1

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    Tail numbers

    33 Challenger 601-3Rs on the US register

    Newest first. Owners are named only when the registrant is a company or trust.
    RegistrationBuiltSerialModelRegistered owner
    N113SR19945164Bombardier Challenger 601-3RAdams Aviation Services Inc Trustee
    N1DH19935145Bombardier Challenger 601-3RBC Leasing LLC
    N207JB19965194Bombardier Challenger 601-3RCypress Cove Air LLC
    N55HF19955183Bombardier Challenger 601-3RHFP LLC
    N71KR19955191Bombardier Challenger 601-3RLost Highway Touring Inc
    N221BW19955188Bombardier Challenger 601-3RLong Time Flyers LLC
    N242CK19955181Bombardier Challenger 601-3RKalitta Air LLC
    N320TM19955175Bombardier Challenger 601-3RWorldwide Option LLC
    N501KV19955173Bombardier Challenger 601-3RRoman Empire Aba Services Inc
    N511DD19955187Bombardier Challenger 601-3RDesert Aviation Partners LLC
    N813LS19955159Bombardier Challenger 601-3RLove Airlines LLC
    N843GS19955184Bombardier Challenger 601-3RReserve Aircrafts LLC
    N991SH19955185Bombardier Challenger 601-3RWinecredit LLC
    N61FF19945166Bombardier Challenger 601-3RPayne Aviation Weslaco LLC
    N67RS19945149Bombardier Challenger 601-3RLabell Aviation LLC
    N222PH19945151Bombardier Challenger 601-3RN915TF Leasing LLC
    N563WJ19945163Bombardier Challenger 601-3RExpress Transportation Corp
    N601HW19945154Bombardier Challenger 601-3RO Plus A Aviation LLC
    N601JP19945168Bombardier Challenger 601-3RLove Aviation LLC
    N601TP19945156Bombardier Challenger 601-3RPyle Group LLC
    N620PJ19945169Bombardier Challenger 601-3RFTH Acquisition Corp VII
    N621DJ19945144Bombardier Challenger 601-3RNorth Point Aviation LLC
    N710AN19945150Bombardier Challenger 601-3RGlobal Challenger LLC
    N807DD19945161Bombardier Challenger 601-3RFalcon Aviation Z LLC
    N813MS19945171Bombardier Challenger 601-3RCypress Cove Air LLC
    N825SG19945146Bombardier Challenger 601-3RPlane Fetch Charter LLC
    N22FY19935142Bombardier Challenger 601-3RFya LLC
    N144MH19935135Bombardier Challenger 601-3RW Hughes Aviation LLC
    N212AR19935136Bombardier Challenger 601-3RAviation Twelve LLC
    N245CK19935139Bombardier Challenger 601-3RKalitta Air LLC
    N318JG19935137Bombardier Challenger 601-3RJuliet Golf LLC
    N441PJ5170Bombardier Challenger 601-3RNovajet Holdings Inc
    N999AT5178Bombardier Challenger 601-3RAircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee

    Every Challenger 601-3R registration (33)

    Airworthiness directives

    149 FAA ADs name the Challenger 601-3R

    121 in force, 28 recurring.
    • AD 2026-14-09 Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes
    • AD 2026-07-01 This AD was prompted by a report of uncommanded nose wheel steering upon landing with touchdown on the runway centerline.
    • AD 2025-24-11 This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary.
    • AD 2025-22-04 This AD was prompted by reports that the flap system on-board recorder (FSOBR) interfaces with the flap control unit signals and may result in the flap control unit monitors tripping, causing Flap Fail messages and possibly an uncommanded flap movement.

    All Challenger 601-3R airworthiness directives

    FAQ

    Challenger 601-3R questions

    How much does a Challenger 601-3R cost?

    Radar's rough range is about $900K to $2.9M for a 1996 and $710K to $2.3M for a 1993. From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age. These are rough ranges, not appraisals: hours, engines, damage history, equipment and the logbooks move the price of any one aircraft.

    What affects the price of a Challenger 601-3R?

    What moves the price of any one Challenger 601-3R: total time and engine time, engine program enrollment, damage history, avionics and equipment, and complete logbooks. Build year sets the baseline shown on this page; a Challenger 601-3R with high hours, an engine near overhaul or gaps in its records sells below it, and one with low time, recent inspections and full records above it.

    Where can I find a Challenger 601-3R for sale?

    Radar does not list aircraft for sale. It tracks all 33 US-registered Challenger 601-3Rs by tail number, each with its registration record and a value estimate, so you can check a listing against the value of its build year and look up the aircraft's own history before you call.

    How many Challenger 601-3Rs are there?

    33 Challenger 601-3Rs are on the US civil aircraft register (FAA file of October 2026), built 1993 to 1996. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted. Radar has a page for each US registration.

    Who owns Challenger 601-3Rs?

    Of the 33 US-registered Challenger 601-3Rs, 33 (100%) are registered to companies, trusts and other entities and 0 to individuals. Radar names entity owners only; individuals are shown as privately registered. The most common states of registration are TX (7), FL (4), MI (4).

    Data: Radar, FAA aircraft registry file of 2026-10-09.

    Records & AD tracking by Radar

    Own, buy or finance a Challenger 601-3R? Radar reads every logbook, tracks every airworthiness directive and shows what the records do to value.

    The fleet, registry and value data on these pages come from Radar, CRAFT's sister company.