Cessna Citation I

Listing-based estimates for the 11 Citation Is on Radar run from about $325K to $3.1M, with a middle estimate of $600K. They are rough estimates from public listings and market reports, not appraisals.

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

As published: up to 7 passengers, a range of 910 nm (1,047 statute miles), a high-speed cruise of 345 ktas (397 mph), a ceiling of 41,000 ft, a cabin 4 ft 4 in high, 4 ft 11 in wide and 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A engines. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and modifications.

The Citation I's published range is 910 nautical miles (1,047 statute miles), with bJT: maximum NBAA IFR range at long-range cruise with all passenger seats occupied, 200 nm alternate (Citation I/ISP). 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 910 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 I's published range of 910 nm.

The Citation I cruises at up to 345 knots true airspeed (about 397 mph), and its maximum operating Mach number is 0.705, as published.

The Citation I is certified to 41,000 feet. Heavy aircraft climb there in steps as they burn fuel.

Up to 7 passengers, the most the type is published for. Many aircraft are completed with fewer, larger seats, so a given Citation I may seat fewer.

4 ft 4 in high and 4 ft 11 in wide, 12 ft 8 in long, as published.

Radar covers the Citation I (built 1974), the Citation SP (built 1977) and the Citation I/SP (built 1978 to 1983). They share this page because people search for them as one aircraft; each has its own section with its specs, value and tail numbers.