Cessna · Midsize jet

Citation Excel

The original 560XL — the stand-up midsize that became the best-selling Citation line.

The stand-up midsize cabin at its most accessible — the east-coast triangle's old faithful.

The Citation Excel began the 560XL dynasty: a Citation X-derived stand-up fuselage on a straight supercritical wing, creating the midsize jet with light-jet field manners that went on to dominate its segment — at one point holding roughly sixty per cent of it.

As the family's original, it is the accessible entry to the same cabin the XLS+ flies today — identical cross-section, earlier cockpit and engines, and the east-coast mission flown at the friendliest 560XL figure.

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The cabin

Inside the Citation Excel

Height5 ft 7 in / 1.71 m

Width5 ft 6 in / 1.66 m

Length18 ft 6 in / 5.64 m

Baggage80 cu ft external + closet

8 typical · up to 11 Seat Table Galley / lavFwd ←The 560XL arrangement — forward refreshment centre and closet, a double-club eight with fold-out tables, and the aft lavatory ahead of the external hold. Representative; individual aircraft vary.

The original of the best-selling 560XL series

~60% of its midsize segment in its era

Stand-up cabin with light-jet field manners

9.3 psi system — 6,800 ft cabin at ceiling

Cabin altitude

A 6,800 ft cabin at 45,000 ft

Cruise altitude45,000 ft

Citation Excel6,800 ft

Modern long-haul airliners6,000 ft

Airliner certification limit8,000 ft

At a 45,000 ft cruise the cabin feels like 6,800 ft. The 560XL's 9.3 psi system holds the cabin at 6,800 ft at the 45,000 ft ceiling. Figures interpolated between certified points.

What it’s for

Flown best for

The standing hop

A genuine stand-up aisle on the hour-long sectors that fill diaries.

The value 560XL

The XLS+ room at the family's entry figure.

Luggage included

Eighty cubic feet external — golf clubs and ski bags ride along.

Range & popular routes

Where it takes you

Departing

Drawing the world…

5 of 20 listed cities non-stop from Sydney — the ring is the Citation Excel’s certified 1,657 nm range, drawn as a true great circle. Winds, payload and routing affect real-world reach; we confirm every sector before we quote it.

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Sydney Melbourneapprox. 1h 5m
381 nm
Sydney Cairnsapprox. 2h 40m
1,065 nm
Sydney Aucklandwith planning · approx. 2h 55m
1,166 nm

Bar length shows each sector’s distance against the full 1,657 nm range.

The Tasman flies with honest reserves planning; Perth takes a civilised stop.

Specifications

The detail

PassengersUp to 118 typical

Range1,657 nm4 pax, NBAA IFR

Max cruise~425 ktas~489 mph

Ceiling45,000 ft

Take-off field3,590 ft

Engines2 × P&WC PW545A

Good to know

Frequently asked

How far can a Citation Excel fly?

1,657 nautical miles with four aboard and reserves — the whole eastern seaboard, Cairns, and the Tasman with planning. Sydney–Perth needs a stop; the later XLS+ and midsize classes above carry that mission.

How does the Excel differ from the XLS and XLS+?

Same celebrated cabin, earlier generations of engine and cockpit — the XLS added more thrust and a glass suite, the XLS+ FADEC and Pro Line 21. A passenger steps into the same room; the market prices the vintage.

How much does an Excel cost to charter?

Typically the sharpest stand-up-cabin figure on the board — quoted individually, firmly and promptly, with each airframe's pedigree vetted first.

Charter

Charter the Citation Excel

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