Cessna Citation CJ3

Listing-based estimates for the 38 Citation CJ3s on Radar run from about $3.4M to $9.8M, with a middle estimate of $5M. They are rough estimates from public listings and market reports, not appraisals.

What moves the price of any one Citation CJ3: total time and engine time, engine program enrollment, damage history, avionics and equipment, and complete logbooks. Build year sets the baseline; a Citation CJ3 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.

Radar does not list aircraft for sale. It tracks all 600 US-registered Citation CJ3s 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.

600 Citation CJ3s are on the US civil aircraft register (FAA file of October 2026), built 2004 to 2026. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted. Radar has a page for each US registration.

As published for the Cessna Citation CJ3+ series: up to 8 passengers, a range of 2,040 nm (2,348 statute miles), a high-speed cruise of 416 ktas (479 mph), a ceiling of 45,000 ft, a cabin 4 ft 9 in high, 4 ft 10 in wide and 2 × Williams International FJ44-3A engines. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and modifications.

The Citation CJ3's published range is 2,040 nautical miles (2,348 statute miles), with maximum range as Textron publishes it for the CJ3+ (condition not stated). Winds, payload, cruise speed and the reserves a flight carries change what a given trip can do.

Not nonstop between New York and London: that is about 2,986 nm, against a published range of 2,040 nm. Aircraft with less range than the crossing make it in legs, with fuel stops in Canada, Greenland and Iceland.

Not nonstop. Los Angeles to Honolulu is about 2,217 nm over open water, more than the Citation CJ3's published range of 2,040 nm.

The Citation CJ3 cruises at up to 416 knots true airspeed (about 479 mph), and its maximum operating Mach number is 0.737, as published for the Cessna Citation CJ3+ series.

The Citation CJ3 is certified to 45,000 feet for the Cessna Citation CJ3+ series. Heavy aircraft climb there in steps as they burn fuel.

Up to 8 passengers, the most the type is published for (Cessna Citation CJ3+ series). Many aircraft are completed with fewer, larger seats, so a given Citation CJ3 may seat fewer.

4 ft 9 in high and 4 ft 10 in wide, 15 ft 8 in long, as published for the Cessna Citation CJ3+ series.

Of the 600 US-registered Citation CJ3s, 583 (97%) are registered to companies, trusts and other entities and 17 to individuals. Radar names entity owners only; individuals are shown as privately registered. The most common states of registration are TX (58), CA (43), FL (42).

Radar covers the Citation CJ3 (built 2004 to 2014), the Citation CJ3+ series (built 2005 to 2026) and the Citation CJ3+ (built 2015 to 2024). They share this page because people search for them as one aircraft; each has its own section with its specs, value and tail numbers.