Cessna Citation Latitude
Turbofan • twin engine • Low Wing • Retractable gear
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Mission Profile
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About the Cessna Citation Latitude
Overview
The Cessna Citation Latitude (Model 680A) has been the best-selling midsize business jet for most of the decade since its 2015 entry into service. It pairs the wing planform and PW306-family engines of the straight-wing Citation Sovereign with a clean-sheet, wide-body fuselage: a completely flat floor and a six-foot stand-up cabin. For the owner stepping up from a light jet, it offers much of the cabin presence of a large-cabin aircraft with the operating economics and short-field flexibility of a midsize.
Power comes from two FADEC-controlled Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1 turbofans, and the flight deck is built around Garmin G5000 touchscreen avionics with integrated autothrottles. The Latitude cruises at Mach 0.80 (446 KTAS), reaches 45,000 ft, and covers about 2,700 nm with four passengers – enough for non-stop coast-to-coast in most conditions.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Flat-floor cabin: The first Citation with a completely flat floor and a six-foot stand-up cabin, a marked step up in space over the trenched-aisle layout of earlier Citations.
- Comfortable pressurization: Holds a 5,950 ft cabin altitude at the 45,000 ft ceiling, reducing fatigue on long transcontinental legs.
- Garmin G5000 avionics: Touchscreen-controlled flight deck with integrated autothrottles, designed to lower two-pilot and single-pilot-capable workload.
- Operating economics: Among the lowest operating costs in the midsize class, with long maintenance intervals (800 hours or 18 months) and a broad Textron service network.
Trade-offs
- Speed: Its Mach 0.80 (446 KTAS) maximum cruise trails faster super-midsize rivals such as the Embraer Praetor 500 and the Gulfstream G280.
- Range with payload: Coast-to-coast capable at about 2,700 nm, but west-bound transcontinental legs into strong winter headwinds may need a fuel stop depending on load.
- Payload with full fuel: A full 11,394 lb fuel load leaves roughly 1,000 lb of payload – about four to five passengers with light bags.
See Also
- Cessna Citation Sovereign – the straight-wing super-midsize the Latitude is derived from: similar range, with a taller flat-floor cabin on the Latitude. Compare
- Cessna Citation Longitude – the larger, longer-range super-midsize Citation flagship a tier above. Compare
- Cessna Citation X – the far faster, crewed super-midsize Citation. Compare
- Gulfstream G280 – super-midsize rival with a wider cabin and longer range. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Length
- 62.3 ft
- Parking area (ft2)
- 5538.79 ft2
- Max Takeoff Weight
- 30,800 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- 27,575 lbs
- Useful Load
- 12,394 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- 1700 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- 446 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (Vne)
- 305 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (Vno)
- 305 KIAS
- Approach Speed
- 115 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (Vs1)
- 98 KIAS
- Range
- 2700 NM
- Service Ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 1145 - 3800 fpm
- Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
- 3,580 ft
- Landing ground roll
- 2,480 ft
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