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Canadair Challenger 601-1A

A rough value guide across the registered fleet: $1.1M by build year, 1983 to 1986, the middle of each year's range. Configuration, condition and logbooks determine an individual aircraft's value.

Canadair Challenger 601-1A exterior illustration: Challenger 601-1A reference airframe.
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21 on the US register, built 1983 to 1986. Figures as of October 2026. Class: Large-cabin jets.

Price and value

Challenger 601-1A price: $1.1M by build year

What moves the price of any one Challenger 601-1A: total time and engine time, engine program enrollment, damage history, avionics and equipment, and complete logbooks.

    Interior

    Inside the Challenger 601-1A

    Illustration of a representative Challenger 601-1A nine-passenger cabin interior. Every aircraft's completion differs. Challenger 601-1A reference for the CL-600-2A12 type. Installed engines, modifications and appearance may differ.
    Canadair Challenger 601-1A cabin interior illustration: challenger 601-1A nine-passenger. Illustrative interior, not a photograph of this aircraft.Canadair Challenger 601-1A seat map illustration. Six chairs and a three-place divan. Crew and rear service area excluded. Actual layout and equipment vary.

    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 family (installation not established)

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    Tail numbers

    21 Challenger 601-1As on the US register

    Newest first. Owners are named only when the registrant is a company or trust.
    RegistrationBuiltSerialModelRegistered owner
    N515LF19863052Canadair Challenger 601-1AAdelante Aviation LLC
    N601RC19863055Canadair Challenger 601-1ARaytheon Co
    N304CT19853044Canadair Challenger 601-1AAdams Aviation Services Inc Trustee
    N600GA19853046Canadair Challenger 601-1A601 Holdings LLC
    N824DH19853047Canadair Challenger 601-1APollard Spares LLC
    N211LM19843024Canadair Challenger 601-1APark Avenue Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee
    N773CL19843032Canadair Challenger 601-1APollard Spares LLC
    N213TS19833013Canadair Challenger 601-1ABank of Utah Trustee
    N480LA19833003Canadair Challenger 601-1ALuxury Aero Collection LLC
    N601JG19833006Canadair Challenger 601-1AChallenger Aircraft Charters LLC
    N807MM19833014Canadair Challenger 601-1APollard Spares LLC
    N893TA19833016Canadair Challenger 601-1ASta Aviation Management
    N45WL3004Canadair Challenger 601-1ATVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee
    N163JR3057Canadair Challenger 601-1ADodson International Parts Inc
    N349CR3049Canadair Challenger 601-1AAviation Resource Group Inc
    N356CR3056Canadair Challenger 601-1AAviation Resource Group Inc
    N601H3061Canadair Challenger 601-1AGug LLC
    N624EM3039Canadair Challenger 601-1AGlobal Aircraft Trust Inc Trustee
    N657GF3045Canadair Challenger 601-1AChallenger 601 - 3045 Inc
    N418PP19853041Canadair Challenger 601-1A
    N951RM3042Canadair Challenger 601-1A

    Every Challenger 601-1A registration (21)

    Airworthiness directives

    105 FAA ADs name the Challenger 601-1A

    88 in force, 25 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 2025-07-09 This AD was prompted by a report indicating that the portable oxygen bottle installation's upper bracket latch assembly can catch on the pressure gauge tube or on the pressure gauge bezel of the portable oxygen bottle.

    All Challenger 601-1A airworthiness directives

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    FAQ

    Challenger 601-1A questions

    How much does a Challenger 601-1A cost?

    Radar's rough range is about $610K to $2M for a 1986 and $610K to $2M for a 1983. 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 601-1A?

    What moves the price of any one Challenger 601-1A: 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 601-1A 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 601-1A for sale?

    Radar does not list aircraft for sale. It tracks all 21 US-registered Challenger 601-1As 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 601-1As are there?

    21 Challenger 601-1As are on the US civil aircraft register (FAA file of October 2026), built 1983 to 1986. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted. Radar has a page for each US registration.

    Who owns Challenger 601-1As?

    Of the 21 US-registered Challenger 601-1As, 19 (90%) are registered to companies, trusts and other entities and 2 to individuals. Radar names entity owners only; individuals are shown as privately registered. The most common states of registration are DE (4), TX (4), AZ (2).

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

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