Cessna Citation CJ4 vs Cessna Citation Encore

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 CJ4 Cessna Cessna Citation Encore Cessna
Stall Speed 95 kts 79 kts
Approach Speed 98 kts 103 kts
Cruise Speed 451 kts 428 kts
Range 2,165 nm 1,667 nm
Service Ceiling 45,000 ft 45,000 ft
Rate of Climb 3,854 fpm 4,740 fpm
Fuel Burn 209.0 gph 205.0 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

Based on published cruise fuel flow

Trip distance
50 nm1,0002,000 nm
Metric Cessna Citation CJ4 Cessna Cessna Citation Encore Cessna
Burn Rate
Trip Fuel
Trip Cost
Cost / hr

Trip time estimated from published cruise speed and distance. Fuel burn is a published cruise figure; actual consumption varies with altitude, loading, and conditions.

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

Cost per flight hour

Direct operating cost, split into where the money goes. Re-flows with your fuel and electricity prices above.

Scale:
Cessna Citation CJ4Jet A
$2,059/hr
Cessna Citation CJ4: $2,059 per flight hour — fuel $1,254, maintenance and reserve $805.
Cessna Citation EncoreJet A
$2,540/hr
Cessna Citation Encore: $2,540 per flight hour — fuel $1,230, maintenance and reserve $1,310.

Annual costs

Annual fixed costs (insurance, hangar, and inspection) paid whether you fly or not.

Cessna Citation CJ4
$18,713/yr
Cessna Citation CJ4: $18,713 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $16,213, annual inspection $2,500.
Cessna Citation Encore
$18,047/yr
Cessna Citation Encore: $18,047 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $15,547, 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 CJ4
10 / 10 seats 870 / 870 gal fuel 1,101 lb wet payload 6,930 lb useful 17,110 lb MTOW
Cessna Citation Encore
13 / 13 seats 806 / 806 gal fuel 1,026 lb wet payload 6,426 lb useful 16,630 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each (your saved weights); change the count above. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Dimensions & configuration

Planforms top-down, drawn to one shared scale; configuration chips below each.

Cessna Citation CJ4
51.8 × 53.3 ft 15.4 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized
Cessna Citation Encore
54.1 × 48.9 ft 15.2 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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