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Learjet 45

The Learjet 45 is a light jet from Bombardier (Learjet) that typically seats 8 passengers, flies about 1,968 nautical miles and cruises around 436 knots.

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Learjet 45
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At a glance

Category
Light jet
Manufacturer
Bombardier (Learjet)
Typical passengers
8
Range
1,968 nm (3,645 km, 2,265 mi)
Cruise speed
436 knots (502 mph)
Time aloft at cruise
About 4.5 hours
ICAO type code
LJ45

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 Learjet 45 is like

A popular light jet with a stand-up-height, double-club cabin for 8 (9 with the belted lav seat), full-width aft lavatory, and near-2,000 nm legs: comfortably handling missions like Chicago–LA or New York–Florida at a light-jet price point. The 45XR variant adds better hot-and-high performance and slightly more range (~2,049 nm).

Where the Learjet 45 flies nonstop

Great-circle distances between business aviation airports, against its 1,968 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 nmNeeds a fuel stop–
Los Angeles (VNY) to Honolulu (HNL)2,217 nmNeeds a fuel stop–
London (FAB) to Dubai (DXB)2,978 nmNeeds a fuel stop–
New York (TEB) to London (FAB)2,986 nmNeeds a fuel stop–
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

Learjet 45: charter questions

Typically 8 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 1,968 nautical miles (3,645 km, 2,265 statute miles), or roughly 4.5 hours at its typical cruise speed of 436 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 436 knots, about 502 mph or 807 km/h. Block time on a real trip adds taxi, climb, descent and the day’s winds.
Not on its published range. New York to Los Angeles is about 2,129 nautical miles, beyond the Learjet 45’s 1,968, so plan a fuel stop or a longer-range aircraft. It does fly New York to Nassau (964 nm) nonstop with room to spare.
A light jet. Small-cabin jets for trips of one to three hours with a handful of passengers. Comparable aircraft in our catalog: Pilatus PC-24, Embraer Phenom 300, Dassault Falcon 10 and Learjet 75.
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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