Cessna Citation Sovereign

2 × Turbofan Pressurized Low Wing • Retractable

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Cargo is additional payload after occupants and baggage.

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Available Range / nm

Mission capable. This load flies with full fuel.

Fuel reduced by . left aboard for nm range.

Over max payload by . At this load it cannot lift a single occupant.

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Mission Profile

Used market

445

KTAS

Cruise Speed

2,847

Max Range

47,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

1,178

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Altitude
Pressurization
Multi-Engine
Instrument

Cessna Citation Sovereign (N990H) at Frederick Municipal Airport, Maryland, August 2021. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About the Cessna Citation Sovereign

Type certificated 2004

Overview

The Cessna Citation Sovereign (Model 680) is a super-midsize business jet that Cessna type-certificated in 2004 and built through 2013, until the Garmin-equipped Sovereign+ succeeded it. It holds FAA type certificate T00012WI (EASA.IM.A.033). Two FADEC-controlled Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C turbofans, each rated to a 6,000-hour TBO, power a mildly swept, high-aspect-ratio wing, and the flight deck is built around Honeywell Primus Epic avionics. The Sovereign cruises at about 445 KTAS, holds Mach 0.80 as its Mmo, climbs at over 4,000 fpm to a 47,000 ft ceiling, and covers roughly 2,847 nm between stops.

The wing defines where the Sovereign sits in the super-midsize bracket: it works from runways as short as 3,500 to 4,000 feet at near-maximum takeoff weight, opening business and resort airports that comparable super-midsize jets cannot use. The cabin seats up to 14 occupants, the airframe carries a 12,400-pound useful load against a 30,300-pound MTOW, and a large external baggage compartment keeps bags out of the passenger space. Cross-shoppers weigh it against the faster Citation X and the longer-legged, flat-floor Praetor 600. Choose the Citation Sovereign when you are a corporate flight department or owner-operator who flies transcontinental legs, routinely works into short or length-limited runways that a typical super-midsize jet cannot use, values field access and useful load over top Mach number, and does not need the Citation X’s speed or a stand-up, flat-floor cabin.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Short-field access. Runways of 3,500 to 4,000 ft at near-maximum takeoff weight bring business and resort airports into reach that comparable super-midsize jets cannot reach.
Useful load. A 12,400 lb useful load against a 30,300 lb MTOW (over 40 percent of gross) leaves flexible margin to trade between passengers, baggage, and fuel on a given leg.
External baggage. A large external baggage compartment keeps bags accessible on the ground and out of the passenger cabin.
Engine maintenance interval. The PW306C turbofans carry a 6,000-hour TBO, with FADEC managing start and power, which spaces overhauls and simplifies hot-section planning for the owner.

Trade-offs

Cruise speed. At about 445 KTAS the Sovereign trades top-end speed for climb and field performance; the Citation X flies the same long legs faster.
Flight deck generation. The original Model 680 runs Honeywell Primus Epic without the touchscreen Garmin G5000 deck of the later Sovereign+. Buyers who want the current glass cockpit should price the Sovereign+ instead.
Out of production. Built through 2013 and succeeded by the Sovereign+, the original Sovereign is a used-market purchase rather than a current-production airplane, a normal consideration for parts lead time and residual values on an out-of-production type.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 20 ft
Length: 64 ft
Parking area (ft²²): 5,021 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: 30,300 lbs
Max Landing Weight: 27,100 lbs
Useful Load: 12,400 lbs
Fuel Capacity: 1,675 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: 445 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: Pilot's Operating Handbook / Aircraft Flight Manual 305 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: Pilot's Operating Handbook / Aircraft Flight Manual 305 KIAS
Approach Speed: 100 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): 95 KIAS
Range: 2847 NM
Service Ceiling: 47,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 4016 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 3,640 ft
Landing over 50 ft obstacle: 2,320 ft

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Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Cessna Citation Sovereign specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.

EASA TCDS EASA.IM.A.033 www.easa.europa.eu

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