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550 — Cessna Aircraft Company 550

Cessna Aircraft Company 550
C550
Photo: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Year
Owner
Cessna Aircraft Company
Last seen
MTOW
6,000 kg
Range
1,900 nm
Seats
12
550hover
Cessna Aircraft Company · 550
Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built
645
Active
557
Origin
US
Certifying authorities
FAA
Marketplace

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Variants

Per-variant specifications

VariantEngineMTOWRangeCruisePax
C550
C550
6,000 kg1,900 nm384 kt12
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Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS A22CE · 64 · issued 2008-10-01

The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS A22CE), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.

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Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.
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Cessna Aircraft Company 550market & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Cessna Aircraft Company 550 fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

36 yearsmedian age

Of the 534 registered Cessna Aircraft Company 550 with a known build year (83% of the 645 we track), the median age is 36 years.

Registration activity

48changed registration in 12 months

48 of the 645 registered Cessna Aircraft Company 550 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (7% of the fleet), across 48 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.

Fleet activity — last 90 days
Aircraft seen flying
171
Tracked flights
793
Tracked flight hours
2,659
Share of fleet flying
27%

171 Cessna Aircraft Company 550 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (27% of the registered fleet), across 793 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.

For sale now

28Cessna Aircraft Company 550 listed for sale

$395Kmedian $699K$2.7M

Asking prices from $395K to $2.7M, typically $603K$1.2M — based on 15 USD asking prices on Sprinkle, not an appraisal.

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Cessna Aircraft Company 550 manuals & documents

36 documents for the Cessna Aircraft Company 550 Wiring Diagram · Supplemental Type Certificate · Service Bulletins · Airworthiness Directives · Performance Data · V Speeds Reference · Training Manual · Weight And Balance · Pilot's Operating Handbook · Pilot's Operating Handbook · Checklist · Flight Manual · Maintenance Manual · Systems Description · Parts Catalog · Service Bulletins · Specifications · Other Documents. PDFs served from cdn.sprinkle.com.

Overview
SECTION II - OPERATING LIMITATIONS · 1998

This document serves as the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) for the Cessna 550 Citation II, detailing critical operating limitations and performance data essential for safe flight operations. It is intended for pilots and aviation professionals who operate this aircraft model. The handbook includes information on weight limitations, center-of-gravity limits, powerplant limitations, fuel specifications, and speed limitations, among other operational guidelines. Adherence to these limitations is crucial for maintaining safety and compliance with aviation regulations.

  • Maximum Design Ramp Weight: 15,000 lbs (6,804 kg)
  • Maximum Takeoff Weight: 14,800 lbs (6,713 kg)
  • Maximum Landing Weight: 13,500 lbs (6,123 kg)
  • Approved Fuels: Jet A, Jet A-1, JP-4, JP-5, JP-8
  • Maximum Operating Speed: 0.700 Mach above 27,900 feet

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