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Citation Sovereign — Cessna

Cessna · Super-midsize jet

Citation Sovereign

The big Citation with small-field manners — coast to coast from strips the class above declines.

Transcontinental Australia from short strips — the practical super-midsize, locally real.

The Citation Sovereign brought super-midsize scale to Citation values: a twenty-five-foot cabin seating up to twelve behind a full galley, on a wing that lifts it off runways barely 3,600 feet long. Three hundred and forty-nine were built, and the type genuinely serves Australian charter today — Sydney-based examples included.

Its brief is the continent: Sydney–Perth non-stop, Bali from Brisbane, the Tasman trivially — flown with fourteen windows, berthing seats and a hundred cubic feet of heated external hold that swallows a family's luggage whole.

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The cabin

Inside the Citation Sovereign

Height5 ft 8 in / 1.73 m
Width5 ft 6 in / 1.68 m
Length25 ft 3 in / 7.70 m
Baggage135 cu ft · 100 heated external
Forward galleyForward club · berthsAft club · berthsCouch optionAft lavatoryHeated hold · 100 cu ft
9 typical · up to 12 Seat Table Galley / lavFwd ←The Sovereign arrangement — forward galley with sink and chilled stowage, a double-club eight of fully berthing, swivelling seats with four executive tables, optional two-place couch, and the aft lavatory ahead of the heated external hold. Fourteen windows with powered shades.
Sydney–Perth non-stop from 3,640 ft of runway
135 cu ft baggage — class-leading
Fully berthing, swivelling seats; 14 windows
Genuinely operated in Australian charter

Cabin altitude

A 7,200 ft cabin at 47,000 ft

47,000 ft
Citation Sovereign7,200 ft
Modern long-haul airliners6,000 ft
Airliner certification limit8,000 ft
At a 47,000 ft cruise the cabin feels like 7,200 ft. A 9.3 psi differential holds the cabin near 7,200 ft at the 47,000 ft ceiling. Figures interpolated between certified points.
A Citation Sovereign-series jet over lake islands

What it’s for

Flown best for

01

The transcontinental

Sydney–Perth non-stop — the Sovereign's signature Australian mission.

02

Short strips, big cabin

3,640 feet of runway suffices — regional fields stay open.

03

The luggage answer

135 cubic feet — the family holiday, actually packed.

Range & popular routes

Where it takes you

Departing
SydneyMelbourneBrisbanePerthAdelaideQueenstownDrawing the world…
6 of 20 listed cities non-stop from Sydney — the ring is the Citation Sovereign’s certified 2,847 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 Perthapprox. 4h 10m
    1,770 nm
  • Brisbane Denpasarapprox. 5h 30m
    2,423 nm
  • Sydney Aucklandapprox. 2h 50m
    1,166 nm

Bar length shows each sector’s distance against the full 2,847 nm range.

The continent and the near abroad, non-stop — flown by aircraft actually based here.

Specifications

The detail

PassengersUp to 128–9 typical
Range~2,850 nm4 pax
Max cruise458 ktas~527 mph
Ceiling47,000 ft
Take-off field3,640 ft
Engines2 × P&WC PW306C

Good to know

Frequently asked

Can a Citation Sovereign fly Sydney to Perth non-stop?

Yes — 1,770 nautical miles against its roughly 2,850-mile range leaves honest margin, and it is exactly the mission Australian Sovereigns fly. Brisbane–Bali sits comfortably within reach as well.

What makes the Sovereign special in its class?

Field performance: it lifts off in about 3,640 feet — short-regional-strip territory — while carrying a twelve-seat, stand-up-adjacent cabin and 135 cubic feet of baggage, one hundred of them in a heated external hold.

Is the Sovereign available for charter in Australia?

Genuinely — Sydney-based operators fly the type today, which keeps positioning honest and figures sharp. It is one of the most practical super-midsize bookings on the local market.

Charter

Charter the Citation Sovereign

Tell us your route and dates, and we’ll confirm availability and an all-in price — for this aircraft or the ideal alternative for your journey.

Request a charter

Or call +61 1800 538 729 — most enquiries answered within the hour.

  1. 01

    Tell us the journey

    Route, dates, passengers and any preferences — in a single message or call.

  2. 02

    We return options

    Tailored aircraft and a clear, all-in price — usually within the hour.

  3. 03

    Fly privately

    Arrive minutes before departure; we handle every detail, end to end.

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