Cessna Citation III

Listing-based estimates for the 13 Citation IIIs on Radar run from about $800K to $2.3M, with a middle estimate of $2M. They are rough estimates from public listings and market reports, not appraisals.

What moves the price of any one Citation III: total time and engine time, engine program enrollment, damage history, avionics and equipment, and complete logbooks. Build year sets the baseline; a Citation III 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 201 US-registered Citation IIIs 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.

201 Citation IIIs are on the US civil aircraft register (FAA file of October 2026), built 1982 to 2000. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted. Radar has a page for each US registration.

As published for the Cessna Citation III: up to 13 passengers, a range of 1,770 nm (2,037 statute miles), a high-speed cruise of 465 ktas (535 mph), a ceiling of 51,000 ft, a cabin 5 ft 8 in high, 5 ft 6 in wide and 2 × Honeywell (Garrett) TFE731-3B / -3BR / -3C / -3CR engines. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and modifications.

The Citation III's published range is 1,770 nautical miles (2,037 statute miles), with bJT: maximum NBAA IFR range at long-range cruise with all passenger seats occupied, 200 nm alternate. 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 1,770 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 III's published range of 1,770 nm.

The Citation III cruises at up to 465 knots true airspeed (about 535 mph), and its maximum operating Mach number is 0.851, as published for the Cessna Citation III.

The Citation III is certified to 51,000 feet for the Cessna Citation III. Heavy aircraft climb there in steps as they burn fuel.

Up to 13 passengers, the most the type is published for (Cessna Citation III). Many aircraft are completed with fewer, larger seats, so a given Citation III may seat fewer.

5 ft 8 in high and 5 ft 6 in wide, 18 ft 5 in long, as published for the Cessna Citation III.

Of the 201 US-registered Citation IIIs, 195 (97%) are registered to companies, trusts and other entities and 6 to individuals. Radar names entity owners only; individuals are shown as privately registered. The most common states of registration are TX (40), FL (31), DE (22).

Radar covers the Citation III (built 1982 to 2000), the Citation VI (built 1991 to 1995) and the Citation VII (built 1992 to 2000). They share this page because people search for them as one aircraft; each has its own section with its specs, value and tail numbers.