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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Cessna CitationJet
| image = OO-FLN.JPG
| caption = Cessna CitationJet. Photo: Alf van Beem, CC0, via [[commons:File:OO-FLN.JPG|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Cessna
| type = Business jet
| origin = United States
| first_flight = 29 April 1991
| produced = 1991–present
| status = Active, in production
| number_built = 2000 as of June 8, 2017
| faa_registered = 1,941 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| developed_from = Cessna Citation II
| category = Business jets
}}

The '''Cessna CitationJet''', Model 525, is a series of light business jets in the Citation family, sold as the CitationJet, CJ1, CJ2, CJ3, CJ4 and M2. Cessna launched it in October 1989; the first flight was on April 29, 1991, the FAA certified it on October 16, 1992, and the first one was delivered on March 30, 1993. By June 2017, 2,000 of all versions had been delivered.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 1,941 with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

== History ==
Cessna stopped building the Citation I in 1985 because its Pratt & Whitney JT15D-1 engines had become too expensive. It still saw a market for a light four- or five-passenger jet that was cheap to run, gentle to fly and able to use short runways, and the CitationJet was its answer.<ref name="wp"/>

It uses the [[Cessna Citation II|Citation II]]'s forward fuselage with a new laminar-flow supercritical wing developed with NASA and Boeing, a T-tail and two 1,900 lbf Williams FJ44 engines. It weighs about 10,000 lb, can be flown by one pilot, and flies 1,500 nmi with four passengers.<ref name="wp"/>

== The family ==
* '''CitationJet, CJ1, CJ1+, M2''' (525): the original size.<ref name="wp"/>
* '''CJ2 and CJ2+''' (525A): a stretched CJ1, built from 2000 to 2016.<ref name="wp"/>
* '''CJ3 and CJ3+''' (525B): a further stretch, built since December 2004.<ref name="wp"/>
* '''CJ4''' (525C): with a moderately swept wing, built since 2010.<ref name="wp"/>
In 2021 Cessna announced the updated Citation Gen2 versions, and in 2024 the Gen3, expected in service in 2026.<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''1,941''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| 525 || 659
|-
| 525B || 589
|-
| 525C || 411
|-
| 525A || 282
|}
</div>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:Cockpit of Cessna 525B CitationJet 3.jpg|Cockpit of a Cessna CitationJet. Photo: Biggerben, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:D-IJKP Where is the co-pilot? (7986434453).jpg|Cessna CitationJet. Photo: NMOS332, CC BY-SA 2.0
File:Cessna CitationJet CJ1 (8735081113).jpg|Cessna CitationJet. Photo: bomberpilot, CC BY-SA 2.0
File:OE-GTI Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 C25C (25224411064).jpg|Cessna CitationJet. Photo: Markus Eigenheer from Genève, CC BY-SA 2.0
File:N862MT C525(Citation M2) Cessna Aircraft VKO UUWW (33471434942).jpg|N862MT C525(Citation M2) Cessna Aircraft VKO UUWW. Photo: Papas Dos from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Cessna CitationJet ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_CitationJet/M2 Cessna CitationJet/M2]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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