Cessna S550
25 for sale, 6 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Cessna S550 ask?
$1,395,000 is the median of 6 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $1,060,500–$1,436,250.
25 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Cessna S550 fly?
The S550’s book range is 3,080 nm, about 6 h 43 min at 459 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a Cessna S550 cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Asking price by year built
Each dot is one aircraft's asking price; the line is each year's median, the band its low–high. 1985–1987: 19 for sale, 5 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3 | 1 | — | $2,495,000–$2,495,000 |
| 1985 | 9 | 2 | — | $949,000–$949,000 |
| 1986 | 8 | 2 | — | $1,395,000–$1,450,000 |
| 1987 | 2 | 1 | — | $1,395,000–$1,395,000 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- S5503,080 nm · 459 kt cruise · low confidence
The Cessna S550 in brief
25 Cessna S550 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1984–2020.
The middle half were built 1985–1986.
How the Cessna S550 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 459 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 3,080 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 12 passengers.
Buying a Cessna S550
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $1,060,500–$1,436,250, around a median of $1,395,000, from 6 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 7,955–10,681 hours, from 16 listings.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Cessna S550
- Manufacturer
- Cessna, United States
- Category
- Jet airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: S550
- Passengers, at most
- 12
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 3,080 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 459 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 49,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 17,600 kg (38,801 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Cessna S550 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 130
- Median age
- 41 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 9
- Most built in the
- 1980s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Cessna S550 type certificates
- S550 FAA A22CE
- approved Aug 15, 1984 · Part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations effective February 1, 1965, as amended by Amendments 25-1 through 25-17; · MTOW 6,849 kg · 11 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.
Cessna S550 manuals and documents
- 1984 Cessna Citation Super S-II (Sierra Conversion) (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1984 · 8 pages
- B/CA Analysis: Cessna Citation S/II (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1984 · 3 pages
- Citation CE-500 Series (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 3 pages
- Citation II/SII Pilot Initial Training Course Outline (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2 pages
- Pilot's Operating Handbook for Cessna Citation SII (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2 pages
- 1987 Cessna Citation SII (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airplane Flight Manual · 1987 · 14 pages
- 1985 Citation Sii (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 1985 · 8 pages
- Honeywell Avionics Protection Plan (HAPP) (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 7 pages
- 1985/2010 Cessna Citation SII with Clifford FJ44-3 Conversion (PDF, opens in a new tab)Performance · 2010 · 6 pages
- MICHELIN® Aircraft Tires (PDF, opens in a new tab)Performance · 9 pages
- Hydraulic Coupling Hose Adaptor Kits (PDF, opens in a new tab)Specifications · 5 pages
- Tripod Jack Product Line (PDF, opens in a new tab)Specifications · 2 pages
- 1986 Cessna Citation Sii (PDF, opens in a new tab)Systems · 1986 · 5 pages
- 1985 Cessna Citation SII s/n 077 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Systems · 1985 · 7 pages
- CESCOM 10 - Aircraft Status Report (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 1985 · 61 pages
- Cessna Citation SII Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
From Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $50,429
- A flight hour, all in
- $2,421
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $325,000
- Fixed
- $156,000
- Loan
- $124,145
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a jet: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.