Bombardier Challenger 300 vs Embraer Praetor 500

Side-by-side specs, range, and operating costs.

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Bombardier Challenger 300
63.8 × 68.7 ft 20.2 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized
Embraer Praetor 500
70.5 × 64.6 ft 21.1 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Mission Performance

Stall, approach, cruise, range, ceiling and climb: best values are at the top.

Mission performance specifications
Specification Bombardier Challenger 300Embraer Praetor 500
Stall speed ——
Approach speed —109 kt
Cruise speed 459 kt466 kt
Range 3100 nm3340 nm
Service ceiling 45000 ft45000 ft
Rate of climb —4239 fpm
Fuel burn 295.0 gph284.0 gph

Each axis is scaled independently across the compared aircraft and printed in its own units; every vertex sits at the published figure. Higher is better on all axes: Stall, Approach and Fuel Burn are inverted (lower = higher). A missing figure breaks the line at that axis.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Bombardier Challenger 300 Jet A
295.0 gph
Baseline
3,100 nm range 1.6 nm/gal 2096 gal usable $1,770 fuel/hr 7h 06m endurance
Bombardier Challenger 300: 295.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 3,100 nautical mile published range, 7 hour 6 minute endurance, 1.6 nautical miles per gallon.
Embraer Praetor 500 Jet A
284.0 gph
Baseline
3,340 nm range 1.6 nm/gal 1949 gal usable $1,704 fuel/hr 6h 51m endurance
Embraer Praetor 500: 284.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 3,340 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 51 minute endurance, 1.6 nautical miles per gallon.
Jet A range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

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Bombardier Challenger 300 Jet A
$3,699 /hr
Baseline
Bombardier Challenger 300: $3,699 per flight hour — fuel $1,770, maintenance and reserve $1,929.
Embraer Praetor 500 Jet A
$3,603 /hr
Baseline
Embraer Praetor 500: $3,603 per flight hour — fuel $1,704, maintenance and reserve $1,899.
Bombardier Challenger 300 Turbofan
$27,009 /yr Baseline
Bombardier Challenger 300: $27,009 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $24,509, annual inspection $2,500.
Embraer Praetor 500 Turbofan
$27,713 /yr Baseline
Embraer Praetor 500: $27,713 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $25,213, annual inspection $2,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

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Bombardier Challenger 300
11 / 11 seats 2,096 / 2,096 gal fuel 1,307 lb wet payload 15,350 lb useful 38,850 lb MTOW
Embraer Praetor 500
11 / 11 seats 1,949 / 1,949 gal fuel 1,471 lb wet payload 14,529 lb useful 37,567 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Payload-Range Map

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