At a glance
- Category
- Light jet
- Manufacturer
- Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Typical passengers
- 8
- Range
- 2,165 nm (4,010 km, 2,491 mi)
- Cruise speed
- 451 knots (519 mph)
- Time aloft at cruise
- About 5 hours
- ICAO type code
- C25C
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.
From our charter desk
What the Cessna Citation CJ4 is like
Top of the light-jet class: seats up to 8 in a stand-up-style flat-floor cabin with an enclosed lavatory, cruises at 451 kts, and its 2,165 nm range covers US transcontinental with one stop or nonstop missions like Houston-New York and London to anywhere in Europe. Short-runway capable (e.g. Lugano, Saint-Tropez), making it a strong pick for resort-airport itineraries at light-jet cost.
Where the Cessna Citation CJ4 flies nonstop
Great-circle distances between business aviation airports, against its 2,165 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.
| Route | Distance | Nonstop? | Time at cruise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (VNY) to Las Vegas (LAS) | 199 nm | Within range | 25 min |
| Paris (LBG) to Nice (NCE) | 375 nm | Within range | 1 hour |
| London (FAB) to Geneva (GVA) | 407 nm | Within range | 1 hour |
| New York (TEB) to Palm Beach (PBI) | 902 nm | Within range | 2 hours |
| New York (TEB) to Nassau (NAS) | 964 nm | Within range | 2 hours |
| New York (TEB) to Los Angeles (VNY) | 2,129 nm | Near its limit | 4.5 hours |
| Los Angeles (VNY) to Honolulu (HNL) | 2,217 nm | Needs a fuel stop | – |
| London (FAB) to Dubai (DXB) | 2,978 nm | Needs a fuel stop | – |
| New York (TEB) to London (FAB) | 2,986 nm | Needs a fuel stop | – |
| Los Angeles (VNY) to Tokyo (HND) | 4,746 nm | Needs a fuel stop | – |
| New York (TEB) to Dubai (DXB) | 5,941 nm | Needs a fuel stop | – |
| New York (TEB) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 6,989 nm | Needs a fuel stop | – |
Time at cruise leaves out taxi, climb, descent and the day’s winds, so a real block time runs longer.
Questions
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