A large cabin business jet with oval windows parked on the ramp in clear weather, photographed from ahead of the wing

43 aircraft8 classesTurboprop to airliner

PrivateJet Types

Range, cabin dimensions, baggage volume and runway requirement across every class, arranged so the numbers are actually comparable.

Get free quote

Classes

Eight ways to cross the same distance

A light business jet taxiing toward the camera on a grass lined airfield under an overcast sky

3 aircraft

Turboprops

Short legs, short runways, and airports a jet cannot use. Up to 1,806 nm.

A small white business jet with wingtip tanks in flight against a blue sky with light cloud

4 aircraft

Very Light Jets

The smallest jets. Two to five seats, regional legs. Up to 1,550 nm.

A white and blue business jet climbing away with the landing gear still extended against a clear blue sky

6 aircraft

Light Jets

The volume workhorse of North American charter. Up to 2,165 nm.

A midsize business jet on the landing roll with speed brakes deployed and a city skyline behind the airfield

7 aircraft

Midsize Jets

Stand up cabins and coast to coast with one stop. Up to 3,340 nm.

A white and blue business jet in cruise flight above red desert terrain seen from above and ahead

7 aircraft

Super Midsize Jets

Transcontinental nonstop with a flat floor cabin. Up to 4,018 nm.

8 aircraft

Heavy Jets

Large cabin, cabin crew, and transatlantic capability. Up to 6,750 nm.

A twin engine business jet parked nose out in a lit hangar at dusk with the air stair lowered and the taxiway beyond

5 aircraft

Ultra Long Range Jets

City pairs no other class can connect nonstop. Up to 7,750 nm.

A large business jet parked on the ramp seen through the floor to ceiling glass of a private terminal lounge

3 aircraft

VIP Airliners

Converted airliners for large groups and long stays. Up to 6,750 nm.

Comparison

Every aircraft, one table

Sorted by published range. This is the fastest way to see where the class boundaries actually sit, and where they do not.

Aircraft	Class	Seats	Range	Cruise	Cabin H	Baggage	Runway
Embraer Phenom 100EV	Very Light Jet	4	1,178 nm	405 kt	4.9 ft	70 cu ft	3,190 ft
Cirrus Vision Jet SF50	Very Light Jet	5	1,275 nm	311 kt	4.1 ft	30 cu ft	2,036 ft
Honda Aircraft HondaJet Elite II	Very Light Jet	5	1,547 nm	422 kt	4.8 ft	66 cu ft	3,699 ft
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2	Very Light Jet	6	1,550 nm	404 kt	4.75 ft	46 cu ft	3,210 ft
Daher TBM 960	Turboprop	5	1,730 nm	308 kt	4 ft	35 cu ft	2,535 ft
Pilatus PC-12 NGX	Turboprop	8	1,803 nm	290 kt	4.9 ft	40 cu ft	2,650 ft
Beechcraft King Air 350i	Turboprop	8	1,806 nm	312 kt	4.75 ft	71 cu ft	3,300 ft
Learjet 45XR	Light Jet	8	2,000 nm	464 kt	4.9 ft	65 cu ft	4,700 ft
Nextant 400XTi	Light Jet	7	2,003 nm	447 kt	4.75 ft	55 cu ft	4,100 ft
Embraer Phenom 300E	Light Jet	8	2,010 nm	464 kt	4.9 ft	84 cu ft	3,699 ft
Cessna Citation CJ3+	Light Jet	7	2,040 nm	416 kt	4.75 ft	65 cu ft	3,180 ft
Learjet 75 Liberty	Light Jet	6	2,080 nm	464 kt	4.9 ft	65 cu ft	4,440 ft
Cessna Citation XLS+	Midsize Jet	9	2,100 nm	441 kt	5.7 ft	90 cu ft	3,560 ft
Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2	Light Jet	8	2,165 nm	451 kt	4.75 ft	77 cu ft	3,410 ft
Learjet 60XR	Midsize Jet	7	2,405 nm	466 kt	5.7 ft	55 cu ft	5,450 ft
Hawker 800XP	Midsize Jet	8	2,540 nm	448 kt	5.75 ft	49 cu ft	5,030 ft
Cessna Citation Latitude	Midsize Jet	9	2,700 nm	446 kt	6 ft	100 cu ft	3,580 ft
Hawker 900XP	Midsize Jet	8	2,830 nm	448 kt	5.75 ft	49 cu ft	5,100 ft
Gulfstream G150	Midsize Jet	7	2,950 nm	459 kt	5.75 ft	80 cu ft	5,000 ft
Bombardier Challenger 350	Super Midsize Jet	9	3,200 nm	470 kt	6 ft	106 cu ft	4,835 ft
Cessna Citation Sovereign+	Super Midsize Jet	9	3,200 nm	458 kt	5.7 ft	135 cu ft	3,530 ft
Embraer Praetor 500	Midsize Jet	9	3,340 nm	466 kt	6 ft	150 cu ft	4,222 ft
Bombardier Challenger 3500	Super Midsize Jet	9	3,400 nm	470 kt	6 ft	106 cu ft	4,835 ft
Cessna Citation Longitude	Super Midsize Jet	9	3,500 nm	476 kt	6 ft	112 cu ft	4,810 ft
Gulfstream G280	Super Midsize Jet	8	3,600 nm	482 kt	6.25 ft	120 cu ft	4,750 ft
Embraer Legacy 650E	Heavy Jet	13	3,900 nm	458 kt	6 ft	286 cu ft	5,614 ft
Dassault Falcon 2000LXS	Super Midsize Jet	10	4,000 nm	482 kt	6.2 ft	131 cu ft	4,675 ft
Bombardier Challenger 650	Heavy Jet	12	4,000 nm	470 kt	6.1 ft	115 cu ft	5,640 ft
Bombardier Challenger 605	Heavy Jet	12	4,000 nm	470 kt	6.1 ft	115 cu ft	5,840 ft
Embraer Praetor 600	Super Midsize Jet	10	4,018 nm	466 kt	6 ft	155 cu ft	4,717 ft
Gulfstream G450	Heavy Jet	13	4,350 nm	476 kt	6.2 ft	169 cu ft	5,600 ft
Embraer Lineage 1000E	VIP Airliner	19	4,600 nm	470 kt	6.6 ft	323 cu ft	n/a
Dassault Falcon 900LX	Heavy Jet	12	4,750 nm	482 kt	6.2 ft	127 cu ft	5,215 ft
Bombardier Global 5000	Ultra Long Range Jet	13	5,200 nm	488 kt	6.2 ft	195 cu ft	5,540 ft
Dassault Falcon 7X	Heavy Jet	14	5,950 nm	488 kt	6.2 ft	140 cu ft	5,710 ft
Bombardier Global 6000	Ultra Long Range Jet	13	6,000 nm	488 kt	6.2 ft	195 cu ft	6,476 ft
Boeing BBJ	VIP Airliner	25	6,000 nm	470 kt	7.1 ft	n/a	n/a
Dassault Falcon 8X	Heavy Jet	14	6,450 nm	488 kt	6.2 ft	140 cu ft	5,880 ft
Gulfstream G550	Heavy Jet	14	6,750 nm	488 kt	6.2 ft	226 cu ft	5,910 ft
Airbus ACJ319neo	VIP Airliner	19	6,750 nm	470 kt	7.3 ft	n/a	n/a
Gulfstream G650ER	Ultra Long Range Jet	14	7,500 nm	488 kt	6.4 ft	195 cu ft	6,299 ft
Bombardier Global 7500	Ultra Long Range Jet	14	7,700 nm	488 kt	6.2 ft	195 cu ft	5,760 ft
Gulfstream G700	Ultra Long Range Jet	16	7,750 nm	488 kt	6.5 ft	195 cu ft	6,250 ft

How to pick a class without overpaying

Most people start at the wrong end of this decision. They pick a cabin they like the look of, then discover on the day that it cannot make the sector without a stop, or that it needs more runway than the field has, or that the eighth seat disappears once the bags go in.

Work backwards instead. Start with the sector length, because that sets the floor. Then check the runway at both ends, because that sets the ceiling. Whatever survives both filters is your real shortlist, and inside that shortlist you can shop on cabin, on age and on price.

Sector length sets the floor

Under 400 nautical miles the class barely changes the clock. Most of the flight is climb and descent, so a light jet and a heavy jet arrive within minutes of each other. Between 400 and 1,500 miles the differences start to show but stay modest. Past 2,000 miles the question becomes binary: either the aircraft goes nonstop or it does not, and a fuel stop adds forty five minutes to an hour of ground time plus the fuel burned climbing back to altitude.

Runway sets the ceiling

This is the filter people forget. Aspen, Telluride, Key West, Cannes and London City all restrict which aircraft can use them, sometimes by runway length and sometimes by wingspan or certification. A hot afternoon at a high elevation field cuts performance further, which is why a summer departure out of the mountains occasionally means leaving bags or fuel behind.

Weight is a zero sum budget

Seats, bags and fuel all draw on the same maximum takeoff weight. Fill every seat and you lose range. Fill the tanks and you lose seats. The published figures on this site show each variable at its own best case, which is why an operator has to confirm the combination against a specific tail number before anyone commits.

Send the trip through the quote form and operators do that arithmetic for you, in competition, without knowing whose trip it is.