Citation CJ2Citation CJ2+2006–2016
RangeMTOWCruiseCeilingCabin volume
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
Family · 2 variants2000–2016
Cessna Citation CJ2
C25ALight JetDiscontinued2000–2005
Range
1,613 NM · 2,987 km
MTOW
5,613 kg
Cruise
413 kt · 765 km/h
Mach 0.72 · MMO
Seats
8
up to 8 passengers
Used price
US$ 2.8M
The Cessna Citation CJ2 is a light jet produced between 2000 and 2005. Price: the Cessna Citation CJ2 is out of production and, used, the market median is around US$ 2.8M. Median from Jet Tracker's price research as of 06/2026. It has a range of 1613 nm, a cruise speed of 413 kt (765 km/h), Mach 0.72, up to 8 passengers. In Brazil there are 18 active units in the RAB-ANAC, excluding cancelled registrations. The Citation CJ2 family (2 variants) totals 42 active units. There are 44 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 56 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/13/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 11/6/2026).
Acquisition price · pre-owned market
56 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 6 sources · 6/4/2026
US$ 2.8MR$ 15.9M
market medianaging ≈ −5.1%/yr+51% vs Light Jet median
Entry
US$ 2.7M
model year 2001
Best value
US$ 2.7M
model year 2001
Top of range
US$ 3.5M
model year 2005
Basis
Listings
real listings
Minimum
US$ 2.0M
R$ 11.6M
Median
US$ 2.8M
R$ 15.9M
Maximum
US$ 3.7M
R$ 21.0M
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +5.3%/yr·2000→2005
Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.
4 of 5 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.
Landed in Brazil
Index ≈ ×1.11 to ×1.38 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.
Through a qualified importer
US$ 2.3M – 4.4M
R$ 12.9M – 24.7M · Agreement 75/91 · IPI + ICMS ~7 to 12%
Direct import
US$ 2.6M – 5.1M
R$ 14.9M – 28.9M · IPI + full ICMS ~25 to 32%
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).
Cost per flight hour
Operate · owned
US$ 2.0K/h
R$ 11.4K/h · Variable/h
- Fixed/yr
- US$ 298.7K
- Total/h @ 200 hrs/yr
- US$ 3.5K/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 3.0K – 4.0K/h
R$ 17.0K – 22.7K/h
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: hourly rate published by charter operators.
How we read this price · 6 sources · researched 6/4/2026
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. 4 of 5 model years have an observed listing. The rest are estimates from the market curve between model years and are flagged in the chart.
- The Jet Agent - Citation CJ2 buying guide
- planephd - Cessna 525A Citation CJ2 valuation
- GlobalAir - Citation CJ2 for sale
- AvBuyer - Citation CJ2 for sale
- Elliott Jets - 2001 Citation CJ2
- Controller - 2005 Cessna Citation CJ2
PTAX · R$ 5.6629 / US$ · 11/13/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
Temporal identity
First flight
Apr 27, 1999
FAA cert.
Jun 21, 2000
ANAC cert.
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Deliveries start
Nov 30, 2000
Units produced (this variant)
243
Original Citation CJ2 (2000-2005), stretched version of the CJ1 with 7 pax, FJ44-2C engines, range 1,600 nm. Replaced by the CJ2+ (2006-2016).
Detailed specs
Performance
- Engines
- 2x Williams International FJ44-2C
- Max Mach
- 0.74
- Ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,420 ft
- Max speed
- 413 kt
- Max range
- 1,613 NM
- Max cruise speed
- 413 kt
- Fuel
- 701.9 gal
- Rate of climb
- 4,120 ft/min
- Max operating Mach
- 0.72
- Landing distance
- 2,980 ft
- Thrust per engine
- 2,400 lbf
- Balanced field length (BFL)
- 3,420 ft
- Max certified altitude
- 45,000 ft
Cabin and comfort
- Galley
- minimal
- Cabin width (alternate source)
- 1.47 m
- Cabin height (alternate source)
- 1.45 m
- Lavatory
- Yes
- Cabin length (alternate source)
- 4.24 m
- Configuration
- 7 passengers typical in club + 1 + jumpseat layout (4+2+1), single zone
- Typical configuration
- Club 4 + 2 Forward
- Passengers (max)
- 8
- Stand-up cabin
- No
- Cabin volume
- 6.88 m³
- Passengers (typical)
- 6
- Differential pressurization
- 8.9 psi
- Baggage capacity
- 65 cu ft
Avionics and engines
- TCAS
- I (TCAS II optional)
- FADEC
- No
- Avionics suite
- Collins Pro Line 21
- Cockpit
- Collins Pro Line 21 (3 LCD displays 8x10), first application in the 525 family
- Displays
- 3 LCD
- Autopilot
- Collins integrated APS-3000
- Flight deck
- Collins Pro Line 21
- Weather radar
- Collins RTA-800 or Honeywell Primus 660
- Common retrofits
- ADS-B Out (2020 mandate), Garmin GTN 750, WAAS LPV
- Single-pilot certified
- Yes
Operating costs
- Data source
- Guardian Jet, Cessna/Textron CJ2 brochure & operating costs (Conklin & de Decker data): fuel 141 gph / $885/h, maintenance $540/h, engine program $320/h, total variable $1,745/h, crew $390k, hangar $39,100, hull $5,099, liability $25,000 · AOPA 'The deal on CJs' (2011): ~140 gph, ProAdvantage maintenance reserves $643/h, FJ44 overhaul ~$350k/engine, hot-section ~$130k · SkyTough, Citation CJ2: 140 gph, $3,110/h total at 400h, $488,495 annual fixed, FJ44-2C 5,000h TBO, overhaul ~$300k · planephd, Cessna 525A Citation CJ2: 138 gph, FJ44-2C TBO 5,000h · Aero-News Network, Williams extends FJ44 TBO to 5,000 hours
- List price (new)
- US$ 0
- Fuel burn
- 141 gal/h
- Last updated
- 2026
- Engine overhaul cost
- US$ 320,000
- Market price (low)
- US$ 1,500,000
- Engine overhaul interval
- 4,000 h
- Market price (high)
- US$ 2,800,000
External dimensions
- Overall length
- 14.53 m
- Wingspan
- 15.19 m
- Height
- 4.27 m
- Wing area
- 24.53 m²
- Wing sweep
- 0°
Weights & fuel
- Operating empty weight (OEW)
- 3,642 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 5,613 kg
- Maximum payload
- 757 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 2,657 L
- Fuel capacity
- 4,756 lb
Minimum runway
RBAC 135.399 · no factoring (≤ 5,670 kg, assumes normal category)sea level / ISA referenceHow much runway the Citation CJ2 needs to dispatch: the manual figure and what the charter (RBAC 135) rule requires.
Charter (RBAC 135)
1,042m
no factoring · RBAC 135.399, assuming normal category; small transport-category aircraft are factored (135.397)
Takeoff or BFL, manual
1,042m
unfactored takeoff, manufacturer
No mandatory factoring: fits 393 of 465 Brazilian public runways.
Minimum runway
Where the Citation CJ2 dispatches under charter rules
Verdict per regime (private, charter dry and wet) across 465 Brazilian public runways, with the margin in meters.
Starter feature. Available on your Jet Tracker account.
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.
Cabin
Standard configuration
1 zone6 typical passengers · 8 maxClub 42 forward-facing
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
Cabin to scale: cross-section and profile
✗ no stand-up heightfront cross-section · person = 1.75 m
Length
4.14 m
Width
1.47 m
Height
1.45 m
Volume
6.88 m³
Baggage
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Differences between variants
History
- 1999First flight
- 2000 - CJ1 stretch with more range and bigger engines
Launched in 2000, the CJ2 was the first stretch evolution of the CitationJet/CJ1, with a fuselage 0.89 m longer than the CJ1, Williams FJ44-2C engines rated at 2,400 lbf (vs 1,900 lbf on the CJ1) and an MTOW of 5,613 kg. It was also the first model in the 525 family to debut the Collins Pro Line 21 avionics with 3 LCD screens, even before the CJ1+.
- 2000FAA certification
- 2000First deliveries
- 2005End of production
- 2006 - Succeeded by the CJ2+ in 2006
Cessna ended CJ2 production in 2005 after about 245 units and launched the CJ2+ the following year, with FADEC, updated Pro Line 21, carbon brakes and a marginally higher MTOW. The CJ2+ produced another 234 units through 2016, for a total of ~480 in the 525A line.
Brazil Fleet
Lineage
Model with no documented lineage in the manufacturer's line.
Curiosities and highlights
Benefits
More range and cabin than the CJ1, same type rating
With 1,613 nm of range (vs 1,300 nm for the CJ1) and a cabin 0.84 m longer, the CJ2 flies SBSP-SBFZ or SBSP-SBPA-SBSP non-stop with 6 passengers. It keeps the CE-525 type rating, so pilots can move from the CJ1 to the CJ2 without new training, which makes upgrading within the 525 family easier.
Pre-owned sweet spot between the CJ1 and CJ3
Available today between USD 1.5 million and USD 2.8 million, the CJ2 offers the best balance in the family for regional Brazilian missions: a cabin 30% larger than the CJ1, 25% more range, and operating cost 15% below the CJ3. It is the natural upgrade step for owners moving up from turboprops or the King Air.
Limitations
No FADEC and a 45,000 ft ceiling
Unlike the CJ2+ (2006), the original CJ2 has no FADEC on its Williams FJ44-2C engines, so power must be adjusted manually. Its 45,000 ft service ceiling is adequate but not premium for getting above jet stream weather.
Curiosities
Cessna stretched the airframe without touching the wing
The CJ2 kept the same supercritical wing as the original CitationJet/CJ1, and only the fuselage was lengthened. This philosophy of keeping proven components and stretching them selectively cut certification cost by ~40% compared with a clean-sheet design, and was repeated on the CJ3 and CJ4.
Cessna Citation CJ2 for sale now
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.
Registrations in Brazil
33 operational aircraft owned by companies in the ANAC registry (RAB), across the Citation CJ2 family (2 variants). Each opens the profile with owner, operator, status and history.
PP-BJQPP-FRIPP-KYKPP-MEOPR-AICPR-FSAPR-HALPR-HBHPR-JSTPR-KYKPR-MSZPR-NGTPR-NTXPR-OJZPR-REGPR-TAPPS-AZLPS-CDMPS-CGSPS-FTPPS-HOWPS-IEGPS-MOBPS-NVKPS-PIOPS-REBPS-RNAPS-ZPNPT-ASXPT-FLBPT-FTCPT-FTEPT-FTG
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Cessna Citation CJ2 cost?
The Cessna Citation CJ2 is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 2.8M, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab. Reference value as of 06/2026.
What is the range of the Cessna Citation CJ2?
The maximum range is 1613 nm (1,613 NM · 2,987 km).
How fast is the Cessna Citation CJ2?
Cruise speed is 413 kt, equivalent to 765 km/h, or Mach 0.72.
How many passengers does the Cessna Citation CJ2 seat?
The Cessna Citation CJ2 seats up to 8 passengers, crew not included.
How many Cessna Citation CJ2 are there in Brazil?
There are 18 active units in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/13/2026): operational, mark reservation or suspended, excluding cancelled registrations. The Citation CJ2 family (2 variants) totals 42 active units.
Who operates the Cessna Citation CJ2 in Brazil?
17 distinct operators operate 18 units of the Cessna Citation CJ2 in the RAB-ANAC: 5 under RBAC 135 and 13 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, MG and GO (data as of 11/13/2026). Name, fleet and state of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
How much does it cost to operate the Cessna Citation CJ2 per hour?
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 3,507 per flight hour at 200 h/year, of which US$ 2,014 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 298,700 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.