Midsize jet
Cessna Citation Latitude for Sale: Price, Specs and Buying Guide
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Passengers | 9 |
| Range | 2,850 nm |
| Cruise speed | 446 kt |
| Cabin | Widest flat-floor cabin in its class (21ft long, 6ft standing height), circular cross-section, rear lavatory standard |
| Produced | 2015-present |
Owners who have outgrown a light jet but do not yet need ultra-long-range capability tend to land on the Citation Latitude. Textron has built it since 2015, and it remains the aircraft most often named as the practical step up from something like a Phenom 300 across Gulf flight departments.
Its selling point is cabin, not range: a flat floor 21 feet long and six feet of standing height, the widest in its class, built on a circular cross-section with a rear lavatory as standard rather than an option. Range tops out at 2,850nm, enough for regional Gulf and Gulf-Levant routing without stretching into ultra-long-range territory.
Below we cover 2026 pricing, what a pre-purchase inspection should catch, likely running costs, and which Gulf missions actually fit this aircraft.
Who a Citation Latitude suits in the Gulf
The Latitude is a common step-up jet for Gulf owners moving beyond a light jet, and its stand-up flat-floor cabin is usually the deciding factor over a cheaper light jet with similar range. It fits regional Gulf and Gulf-Levant missions well: Riyadh to Cairo or Doha to Istanbul both sit well inside its 2,850nm range with room to spare for weather or routing.
It is not the aircraft for a Gulf-Europe or Gulf-Asia nonstop mission. If that is your actual requirement, look at a Bombardier Challenger 650 or Embraer Praetor 600 instead, both of which carry meaningfully more range. Typical Latitude owners are businesses and family offices flying regional routes several times a month, often with family in the back rather than a full corporate delegation. Photos and full spec sheets of specific Latitude airframes are available on request via WhatsApp, alongside current options we track in Oman.
Cessna Citation Latitude price in 2026
Pre-owned Latitudes trade roughly $11,000,000 to $17,000,000 as of 2026 market range, with one market source citing an average pre-owned price near $14.9 million as of 2025.
Hours and interior condition move a given aircraft within that band more than most other specs, since the airframe itself has changed relatively little since 2015. A lower-hour example with a refreshed cabin management system and Wi-Fi retrofit prices meaningfully above a higher-hour aircraft running original-issue cabin electronics. For a broader look at where the Latitude sits against other Gulf options, see current private jets for sale in the region.
Brake and landing gear wear is worth flagging early in any price discussion: the Latitude is heavier than Cessna's own XLS+ and tends to show faster brake wear, which a seller may not volunteer unprompted.
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Ask about Cessna Citation LatitudeWhat to check before you buy
Before signing anything, a pre-purchase inspection on a Latitude should cover:
- Confirm Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1 engine program enrollment and total cycles since new.
- Check the Garmin G5000 avionics standard, including WAAS and ADS-B Out compliance.
- Inspect brake and landing gear wear closely, since the Latitude's heavier airframe wears faster than the XLS plus.
- Test the cabin pressurization system and the rear lavatory and water system.
- Review the cabin management system, Wi-Fi fit and interior refurbishment history.
- Confirm compliance with Citation Latitude-specific service bulletins.
Operating costs
No directly sourced dollar-per-hour figure exists for the Latitude specifically, so treat any number here as an estimate rather than a quote. Comparable midsize jets run roughly $2,800 to $3,600 per flight hour, which is a reasonable planning range until you have an operator-specific quote in hand.
Fuel and the PW306D1 engine program are typically the two largest line items within that range, followed by crew and insurance. Ask any seller or management company for their actual trailing twelve-month cost per hour on the specific airframe you are considering rather than relying on a class-wide estimate, since utilization and maintenance history shift the real number meaningfully.
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