Cessna Citation Sovereign

what is it?

The Cessna Citation Sovereign (Model 680) is an American business jet developed by Cessna, part of the Cessna Citation family. Announced at the 1998 NBAA convention, the Model 680 made its maiden flight in February 2002, certification was awarded on June 2, 2004, and deliveries began in late September. The Citation Excel fuselage was stretched and joined with an all-new, larger wing and more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C engines for increased maximum takeoff weight and a 3,200 nmi (5,900 km) range.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 22 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 852 km/hcruise speed
• range 5,926 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 12passengers
• size 14 tmax take-off weight
• built 349made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 24 years ago, in 2002.
• 🚗Wingspan of 22 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 5,926 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.6× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

2002-02

introduced

2002

status

still flying

number built

349

role

business jet

makers

Cessna

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D

crew

2

passengers

12

length

19.4 m

wingspan

22 m

height

6.2 m

max take-off weight

14 t

top speed

—

cruise speed

852 km/h

range

5,926 km

ceiling

14,326 m

ICAO code

C680

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.