Cessna Citation Latitude vs Embraer Legacy 450

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

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Cessna Citation Latitude
72.3 × 62.3 ft 20.9 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized
Embraer Legacy 450
66.0 × 64.0 ft 21.0 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 Cessna Citation LatitudeEmbraer Legacy 450
Stall speed 98 kt85 kt
Approach speed 115 kt111 kt
Cruise speed 446 kt462 kt
Range 2700 nm2900 nm
Service ceiling 45000 ft45000 ft
Rate of climb 3800 fpm3783 fpm
Fuel burn 315.0 gph285.0 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.

Cessna Citation Latitude Jet A
315.0 gph
Baseline
2,700 nm range 1.4 nm/gal 1700 gal usable $1,890 fuel/hr 5h 23m endurance
Cessna Citation Latitude: 315.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 2,700 nautical mile published range, 5 hour 23 minute endurance, 1.4 nautical miles per gallon.
Embraer Legacy 450 Jet A
285.0 gph
Baseline
2,900 nm range 1.6 nm/gal 1749 gal usable $1,710 fuel/hr 6h 08m endurance
Embraer Legacy 450: 285.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 2,900 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 8 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

Scale:
$3,958 /hr
Baseline
Cessna Citation Latitude: $3,958 per flight hour — fuel $1,890, maintenance and reserve $2,068.
$3,596 /hr
Baseline
Embraer Legacy 450: $3,596 per flight hour — fuel $1,710, maintenance and reserve $1,886.
$27,425 /yr Baseline
Cessna Citation Latitude: $27,425 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $24,925, annual inspection $2,500.
$26,098 /yr Baseline
Embraer Legacy 450: $26,098 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $23,598, 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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Cessna Citation Latitude
11 / 11 seats 1,700 / 1,700 gal fuel 1,004 lb wet payload 12,394 lb useful 30,800 lb MTOW
Embraer Legacy 450
11 / 11 seats 1,749 / 1,749 gal fuel 3,216 lb wet payload 14,934 lb useful 35,758 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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