Embraer
Embraer Praetor 600
A super‑midsize with heavy‑jet range — 4,000 nm puts much of Europe within reach of the US East Coast.
Aircraft
Super-midsize charter.
Coast-to-coast, nonstop. Representative types: Challenger 350 · Citation Longitude.
- Typical seats
- 8–9
- Category range
- 3,000+ nm
- Typical cruise
- ~470 kts
- Hourly, indicative
- $5,000–$8,500
The aircraft
Aircraft in this class
The 5 super-midsize types we source, longest range first. The hourly figure is the indicative market range for the class, $5,000–$8,500, not a rate for a specific tail.
Gulfstream
Gulfstream G280
The longest‑legged super‑midsize, with Gulfstream cabin altitude and big oval windows.
Cessna
Cessna Citation Longitude
Cessna's flagship super‑midsize: the quietest cabin in the class and a genuine 3,500 nm of range.
Bombardier
Bombardier Challenger 350
The benchmark super‑midsize jet, and one of the most requested charter aircraft in the world.
Bombardier
Bombardier Challenger 300
The predecessor to the 350 and still excellent value — the same cabin cross‑section for less money.
The mission
When this cabin is the right call.
Coast-to-coast, nonstop. With roughly 8–9 seats and 3,000+ nm of range, this category suits trips where cabin size and runway performance both matter.
We don't own aircraft, so there's no incentive to push you up or down a category. If a smaller cabin does your trip for less, we'll say so — and if this one is being stretched to its limits, we'll say that too.
Where it excels
- Genuine stand-up cabin
- Coast-to-coast nonstop in most conditions
- Flat-floor cabin with distinct seating zones
Where it doesn't
- Needs more runway than a midsize jet
- Some mountain airports restrict this size
We publish the drawbacks because you will meet them anyway, and it is better to hear them now than at the airport.
Specifications
The numbers that decide the trip.
- Cabin height6 ft
- Cabin width7 ft 2 in
- Cabin length25 ft 2 in
- Typical payload≈ 2,900 lb
- Baggage volume≈ 106 cu ft
- Typical field length≈ 4,800 ft
- Max operating altitude45,000 ft
- Stand-up cabinYes
- LavatoryFull aft lavatory
Category-typical figures based on the representative types above. Individual aircraft vary with model year, interior layout and installed options — and runway requirements move significantly with altitude, temperature and weight. The operator's own performance data governs every trip.
Range in practice
Routes a super‑midsize jet flies
Distances are great-circle figures; times are computed from a ~470 kts cruise plus taxi allowance, and move with winds and routing.
- 2,757 mi5 h 33 mfrom $40,691one way, all‑in indicative
- 2,753 mi5 h 32 mfrom $40,623one way, all‑in indicative
- 2,733 mi5 h 30 mfrom $40,334one way, all‑in indicative
- 2,679 mi5 h 24 mfrom $39,536one way, all‑in indicative
- 2,661 mi5 h 22 mfrom $39,264one way, all‑in indicative
- 2,586 mi5 h 14 mfrom $38,160one way, all‑in indicative
- 2,569 mi5 h 12 mfrom $37,905one way, all‑in indicative
- 2,450 mi4 h 59 mfrom $36,156one way, all‑in indicative
From-prices are the low end of this cabin's indicative bracket for the leg, one way, with our fee and federal excise tax included. They are brackets to plan against, not quotes.
