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Bombardier Challenger 650

The Bombardier Challenger 650 is a heavy jet from Bombardier that typically seats 11 passengers, flies about 4,000 nautical miles and cruises around 470 knots.

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Bombardier Challenger 650
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At a glance

Category
Heavy jet
Manufacturer
Bombardier
Typical passengers
11
Range
4,000 nm (7,408 km, 4,603 mi)
Cruise speed
470 knots (541 mph)
Time aloft at cruise
About 8.5 hours
ICAO type code
CL60

Typical figures for the type, from our charter desk’s aircraft catalog (October 2026). Seats and range vary by aircraft and load: the operator confirms them for your trip.

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What the Bombardier Challenger 650 is like

Large-cabin heavy jet with the widest-in-class cabin in its segment, typically configured for 11 passengers with a full galley, enclosed lavatory and flight-attendant capability. Its 4,000 nm range covers US coast-to-coast, New York-Los Angeles, London-Dubai and many transatlantic city pairs nonstop, making it a workhorse for long domestic and intercontinental charter missions.

Where the Bombardier Challenger 650 flies nonstop

Great-circle distances between business aviation airports, against its 4,000 nm range. We mark a route near the limit once it uses more than 85 percent of the published range, because a full cabin or a headwind can turn it into a fuel stop.

RouteDistanceNonstop?Time at cruise
Los Angeles (VNY) to Las Vegas (LAS)199 nmWithin range25 min
Paris (LBG) to Nice (NCE)375 nmWithin range1 hour
London (FAB) to Geneva (GVA)407 nmWithin range1 hour
New York (TEB) to Palm Beach (PBI)902 nmWithin range2 hours
New York (TEB) to Nassau (NAS)964 nmWithin range2 hours
New York (TEB) to Los Angeles (VNY)2,129 nmWithin range4.5 hours
Los Angeles (VNY) to Honolulu (HNL)2,217 nmWithin range4.5 hours
London (FAB) to Dubai (DXB)2,978 nmWithin range6.5 hours
New York (TEB) to London (FAB)2,986 nmWithin range6.5 hours
Los Angeles (VNY) to Tokyo (HND)4,746 nmNeeds a fuel stop–
New York (TEB) to Dubai (DXB)5,941 nmNeeds a fuel stop–
New York (TEB) to Hong Kong (HKG)6,989 nmNeeds a fuel stop–

Time at cruise leaves out taxi, climb, descent and the day’s winds, so a real block time runs longer.

Questions

Bombardier Challenger 650: charter questions

Typically 11 in charter configuration. Cabin layouts differ from one aircraft to the next, so ask the operator for the seat map of the exact aircraft you are quoted, and how many of the seats convert to beds if you fly overnight.
About 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 km, 4,603 statute miles), or roughly 8.5 hours at its typical cruise speed of 470 knots. That is the published figure, which assumes a light load, calm winds and standard fuel reserves: a full cabin, heavy bags, headwinds or a cold-weather alternate airport all cut it.
It cruises around 470 knots, about 541 mph or 870 km/h. Block time on a real trip adds taxi, climb, descent and the day’s winds.
Yes, on paper. New York to London is about 2,986 nautical miles, within the Bombardier Challenger 650’s 4,000, and takes roughly 6.5 hours at cruise speed before taxi, climb and winds. Los Angeles to Tokyo (4,746 nm) is beyond it and needs a fuel stop. The operator confirms it for your passengers, bags and date.
A heavy jet. Large cabins for bigger groups, with the range to cross the Atlantic. Comparable aircraft in our catalog: Bombardier Challenger 605, Dassault Falcon 900, Embraer Legacy 650 and Gulfstream G350.
A charter is priced per trip, not per seat: the route, dates, repositioning of the aircraft, overnight crew costs and fees all go into the quote, so we quote the trip rather than publish one figure. Our guide to private jet costs has dated price ranges by aircraft size, and our charter desk quotes this aircraft and its alternatives for your dates.
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