Midsize Jet · TEBOPF

Cessna Citation Excel: New York to Miami

Published Jun 18, 2026

The Textron Aviation (Cessna) Citation Excel is the aircraft that founded the celebrated XLS line, and on the New York–Miami corridor it remains an economical way into the stand-up midsize cabin. It offers the room and the enclosed lavatory of the class at a figure gentler than its newer siblings, a sensible choice for the group that values comfort and value alike.

From Teterboro Airport (TEB) to Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) it flies the passage nonstop, a comfortable midsize jet at an approachable fare.

  • 1,657 nm range
  • 433 ktas cruise
  • 7–8 passengers
From $17,000one-way, all-in

Private charters on the New York–Miami corridor depart from Teterboro Airport (TEB), Westchester County Airport (HPN), Republic Airport (FRG) or Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), and arrive at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF), Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) or Miami International Airport (MIA).

Specifications

Citation Excel Register

Manufacturer performance figures — Textron Aviation (Cessna).

1,657 nm
Max range
433 ktas
Cruise speed
7–8
Passengers
5 ft 8 in
Cabin height
80 cu ft
Baggage
45,000 ft
Service ceiling

The Excel on the corridor

With 1,657 nautical miles of range against the route's 950, the Citation Excel flies New York to Miami nonstop with a full cabin and reserves. Its Mach 0.75 cruise sets the passage at a little under two and a half hours, and a 45,000-foot ceiling carries it above the weather and the seaboard traffic.

The Excel pioneered the formula the XLS line later perfected — a stand-up midsize cabin on an efficient, short-field-capable airframe — and as the earliest of the line it is among the most economical routes into the class.

  • A true stand-up cabin with an enclosed lavatory
  • Range of 1,657 nm — comfortably nonstop on the corridor
  • An economical entry into the midsize class
  • 45,000-foot ceiling, above the weather and traffic

The cabin and its appointments

The cabin seats seven to eight against a maximum of ten, in the same stand-up configuration five feet eight inches in height that defines the line, with a flat floor and an enclosed lavatory. With eighty cubic feet of baggage it is a thoroughly practical space for the corridor, offering the comforts of the midsize class at an approachable figure.

How it compares within the class

The Excel is the forebear of the Citation XLS+, offering much of the same cabin at a lower fare in exchange for a little range and refinement, and a more economical alternative to the larger Citation Latitude. As the value entry to the midsize class, it appears regularly among the corridor's empty-leg flights.

Plates

Inside the Citation Excel

Cross-References

Other Midsize Jets for the TEB–OPF Route

Enquiries

Frequently Posed Enquiries

  • It does. Its 1,657-nautical-mile range against the corridor's 950 allows the passage to be flown nonstop with a full cabin and reserves, in either direction.

  • The Excel is the earlier aircraft that founded the line; the XLS+ is its more refined, longer-legged successor. The Excel offers much of the same stand-up cabin at a lower fare, which makes it the value entry to the midsize class.

  • Seven to eight in its usual configuration, against a maximum of ten — well suited to the group that wants a stand-up midsize cabin at an economical figure.

  • A little under two and a half hours nonstop on the New York–Miami corridor at its Mach 0.75 cruise, with the executive airports at either end keeping the door-to-door time well under four hours.

  • A one-way Citation Excel charter from New York to Miami runs roughly $17,000 to $25,000 all-inclusive, depending on the date and availability. Every quotation states fuel, fees and taxes within the price.
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