Cessna Citation CJ3 vs Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20

Side-by-side specs, range, and real operating costs for up to 5 aircraft.

Aircraft

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Cessna Citation CJ3 Cessna Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20 Dassault Aviation
Stall Speed 102 kts 96 kts
Approach Speed 105 kts 119 kts
Cruise Speed 416 kts 435 kts
Range 2,040 nm 1,810 nm
Service Ceiling 45,000 ft 42,000 ft
Rate of Climb 4,478 fpm 3,330 fpm
Fuel Burn 149.0 gph 280.0 gph

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.

Fuel Burn & Range

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

Cessna Citation CJ3 Jet A
149.0 gph
baseline
2,040 nm range 703 gal usable 4h 43m endurance 2.8 nm/gal $894 fuel/hr
Cessna Citation CJ3: 149.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 2,040 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 43 minute endurance, 2.8 nautical miles per gallon.
Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20 Jet A
280.0 gph
+131.0 gph
1,810 nm range 1400 gal usable 5h 00m endurance 1.6 nm/gal $1,680 fuel/hr
Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20: 280.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,810 nautical mile published range, 5 hour 0 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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Cessna Citation CJ3Jet A
$1,794 /hr
Cessna Citation CJ3: $1,794 per flight hour — fuel $894, maintenance and reserve $900.
Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20Jet A
$3,360 /hr
Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20: $3,360 per flight hour — fuel $1,680, maintenance and reserve $1,680.
Cessna Citation CJ3 Turbofan
$18,509 /yr
Cessna Citation CJ3: $18,509 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $16,009, annual inspection $2,500.
Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20 Jet
$36,703 /yr
Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20: $36,703 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $34,203, 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.

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each
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Cessna Citation CJ3
10 / 10 seats 703 / 703 gal fuel 820 lb wet payload 5,530 lb useful 13,870 lb MTOW
Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20
10 / 10 seats 1,400 / 1,400 gal fuel 2,620 lb wet payload 12,000 lb useful 28,660 lb MTOW

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

Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Cessna Citation CJ3
53.3 × 51.2 ft 15.2 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized
Dassault Falcon/Mystère 20
53.5 × 56.3 ft 17.6 ft tall
2× Jet Retractable Pressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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