Mid-Size Jets
Cessna Citation XLS+
The most-chartered mid-size jet in North America — eight passengers, near stand-up cabin, excellent short-field performance, and the best availability of anything in the class.
Citation XLS+ · Model 560XLS+
Mission profile
The most-chartered mid-size jet in North America — eight passengers, near stand-up cabin, excellent short-field performance, and the best availability of anything in the class.
Typical routes
- Teterboro → Palm Beach
- Boca Raton → Aspen
- Chicago → Scottsdale
- Los Angeles → Cabo San Lucas
Verified specifications
The numbers, with their conditions attached.
A manufacturer's headline range assumes a lightly loaded aircraft at long-range cruise. Publishing that figure beside a seat count is how buyers get misled, so we publish both and plan against the realistic one.
- Typical seats
- 8
- Maximum seats
- 9
- Full-cabin range
- 1,720 nm
- Manufacturer max range
- 2,100 nm
- Max cruise
- 441 kt
- Planning cruise
- 420 kt
- Ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Cabin length
- 18 ft 6 in
- Cabin height
- 5 ft 8 in
- Cabin width
- 5 ft 6 in
- Baggage
- 90 cu ft total (80 external, 10 internal)
- Crew
- Two pilots
About that range figure
Maximum range, lightly loaded at long-range cruise. With four passengers and NBAA IFR reserves, plan 1,720 nm.
For planning a real trip with the cabin filled, we use 1,720 nm. That is the number the configurator on this site checks against before it recommends this aircraft for your route.
Worth knowing
- Useful sanity check on the range: the newest 560XL, the Citation Ascend, is rated by Textron at 1,940 nm with four passengers. An XLS+ cannot beat that.
Common questions
How many passengers does the Cessna Citation XLS+ seat?
8 in a typical charter configuration, with a maximum certified capacity of 9. The typical figure is the comfortable one and is what we quote against.
What is the range of the Cessna Citation XLS+?
The manufacturer figure is 2,100 nautical miles — Maximum range, lightly loaded at long-range cruise. With four passengers and NBAA IFR reserves, plan 1,720 nm. For planning a trip with a full cabin, use approximately 1,720 nautical miles.
How fast is the Cessna Citation XLS+?
Maximum cruise is 441 knots true airspeed. We plan flight times at 420 knots, which is closer to how the aircraft is actually flown in service.
Can you stand up in the Cessna Citation XLS+?
Not fully. The cabin is 5 ft 8 in high, so you stoop to move between seats. On flights of two or three hours most people find that entirely acceptable; on longer legs a larger category is worth the additional cost.
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- Seats
- 7
- Range
- 1,700 nm
- Cruise
- 430 kt
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- Seats
- 8
- Range
- 2,200 nm
- Cruise
- 446 kt
Ask about the Cessna Citation XLS+
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