Overview
The Praetor 500 is the fastest and longest-range midsize jet, the only one with full fly-by-wire, and flies U.S. coast to coast nonstop. It replaced the Legacy 450.
Key points
- Stand-up cabin with flat floor
- Six-foot ceiling unusual in the class
- Competes with the Citation Latitude
Mission fit
Midsize class- Regional and transcontinental trips of two to five hours
- Six to nine passengers with stand-up headroom
- Owners stepping up from light jets who want more cabin without large-cabin cost
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · Legacy 450 / Praetor 500101aircraft on Part 135 certificates
6charter operators
Most based in OH (75), OK (7), UT (3), TN (1), IL (1).
Operators include MidAmericaJet, Inc., Flexjet, LLC, Priester Aviation, LLC, OnFlight, Inc., NetJets Aviation, Inc., Thrive Aviation.
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators · Full fleet registry.
Compare in class
Other midsize aircraft
No longer builtEmbraer Legacy 500
466 kt3,125 nm12 pax
$20,000,000
No longer builtEmbraer Legacy 450
462 kt2,904 nm9 pax
$17,000,000
Cessna Citation Latitude
446 kt2,700 nm9 pax
$19,500,000
No longer builtCessna Citation Sovereign+
460 kt3,200 nm12 pax
$19,700,000
