CRJ2The Bombardier Challenger 850 is a large jet produced between 2006 and 2012. Price: the Bombardier Challenger 850 is out of production and, used, the market median is around US$ 6.8M. Median from Jet Tracker's price research as of 06/2026. It has a range of 2811 nm, a cruise speed of 459 kt (850 km/h), Mach 0.85, up to 16 passengers. There are 5 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 7 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/10/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 10/13/2026).
Index ≈ ×1.10 to ×1.37 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.
Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + taxes, no legal review. II, PIS and COFINS are 0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); IPI is 6.5% (3.25% for air taxi) until Dec 31, 2026; ~4% ICMS only through a qualified importer (Agreement 75/91).
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: hourly rate published by charter operators. Brazil: charter is quoted per leg, so the hourly figure is an estimate from route quotes.
Median and price range for pre-owned aircraft, compiled by Jet Tracker from asking prices in listings and the price guides in the sources below, checked on 6/4/2026. 3 of 7 model years have an observed listing. The rest are estimates from the market curve between model years and are flagged in the chart.
PTAX · R$ 5.5765 / US$ · 11/10/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
The Challenger 850 is the business jet that Bombardier derived from the CRJ200 regional, an origin that shows in the ICAO code CRJ2 and in the cabin sized for up to 16 seats (14 in the typical configuration). Produced between 2006 and 2012, it sits in the Large category with a 2,811 nm range, a 459 kt cruise, a 41,000 ft ceiling, and an MTOW of 24,040 kg; the list price when new was US$29 million. For those buying or operating in Brazil, it serves large groups on domestic and regional legs, and, since it is out of production, the decision depends on maintenance history, parts support, and the size of the fleet of the type in operation.
How much runway the Challenger 850 needs to dispatch: the manual figure and what the charter (RBAC 135) rule requires.
Dispatches under charter rules at 73 of 465 Brazilian public runways when dry, and at 73 when wet.
Verdict per regime (private, charter dry and wet) across 465 Brazilian public runways, with the margin in meters.
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Manufacturer-published distances at sea level, ISA and reference weight. Not corrected for altitude, temperature, wind or runway condition, takeoff included. Uses the declared LDA as a proxy for effective runway length (RBAC 135.361) and the most favourable threshold in calm air (135.385(b)(1)): on the day, wind may force the shorter threshold. Destination only: does not assess the alternate aerodrome (135.387). Not a substitute for the AFM or the operator's performance analysis. Rule: RBAC 135.385 and 135.398; private flying (RBAC 91) is not factored. Runways: declared distance (LDA) from AISWEB/DECEA (2026-09-05), checkable on each aerodrome chart; where DECEA publishes no declared distance, physical length from OurAirports is used.
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
Launched in 2006 as the successor to the Challenger 800/870, it is technically a Bombardier CRJ-200 ER fuselage converted into a VIP environment. EIS in 2006, produced in Montreal until 2012, with approximately 80 units delivered in total, one of the rarest large jets on the market.
Cabin length of 14.73 m, almost 60% longer than the Challenger 605 (8.61 m) and comparable to the Embraer Lineage 1000 (15.5 m). Allows a VIP layout with a forward club, aft conference, divan-lounge and a private rear stateroom, a unique product for a corporate shuttle carrying 12-14 executives.
The only large jet under USD 15M with 2 full bathrooms (fwd + aft), a commercial-size forward galley and a walk-in internal baggage compartment. VIP configurations offered up to a stateroom with a queen bed and shower, serving 8h+ missions with bizliner comfort.
Because it is based on the CRJ-200 (a short-haul regional jet), the range of 2,811 nm falls well below the Falcon 2000LX (4,000 nm) or Challenger 605 (4,077 nm). US transcontinental or transatlantic flights require a fuel stop, a limitation that excludes it from the typical long-range missions of large jets.
Bombardier converted about 80 CRJ-200 fuselages to the 850 configuration between 2006-2012, a very niche market. Typical operators: VistaJet (about 20 units in its fleet), Middle Eastern governments, and corporates that needed to move 12-14 executives together without a stop.
In 2024-2025 it trades between USD 6M (high time) and USD 11M (low time, ADS-B + WAAS upgrades). It suffered steep depreciation for being a niche aircraft; CRJ-derived maintenance (parts, support) is more expensive than typical Challenger family aircraft. Hourly cost of USD 4,500 with a fuel burn of 320 GPH is higher than a standard Challenger 605.
Listed aircraft with a page on Jet Tracker, from the lowest asking price up. Asking is not the closing price; portals and the reading date are on each page.
The Bombardier Challenger 850 is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 6.8M, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab. Reference value as of 06/2026.
The maximum range is 2811 nm (2,811 NM · 5,206 km).
Cruise speed is 459 kt, equivalent to 850 km/h, or Mach 0.85.
The Bombardier Challenger 850 seats up to 16 passengers, crew not included.
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 7,938 per flight hour at 200 h/year, of which US$ 3,877 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 812,200 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance), under Jet Tracker's default assumptions (Southeast Brazil, in-house crew, 200 h/year). Run your own scenario on this model's Costs tab.