2009 Bombardier Challenger 850
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Latvia · 2,397 h
Private Jets
Bombardier Challenger 850
Maximum range
2,800 nm
Typical passengers
12
Up to 14
Cruise speed
459 kts
Estimated cost per hour
$8,700/h
At 250 hours per year
Specifications
- Variant
- Data unavailable
- Production
- Data unavailable
- Programme status
- out of production
- Typical crew
- 2
- Maximum passengers
- 14
- Maximum takeoff weight
- 48,290 lb
- Basic operating weight
- Data unavailable
- Useful load
- Data unavailable
- Maximum payload
- 5,550 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 20,280 lb
- Service ceiling
- 41,000 ft
- Maximum speed
- 514 kts
Performance
- Range with 4 passengers
- Data unavailable
- Range with 8 passengers
- Data unavailable
- Range at maximum passengers
- Data unavailable
- Takeoff distance
- 6,305 ft
- Landing distance
- 3,470 ft
- Minimum runway
- 6,305 ft
- Hot and high takeoff
- Data unavailable
- Hot and high note
- Data unavailable
- Maximum altitude
- 41,000 ft
- Engines
- 2 × GE CF34-3B1
Performance figures are indicative and may vary based on aircraft configuration, weather, payload and operating conditions. Always consult approved aircraft documentation and qualified aviation professionals.
Cabin and comfort
- Cabin height
- 6.1 ft
- Cabin width
- 8.2 ft
- Cabin length
- 48.5 ft
- Cabin volume
- 1,819 cu ft
- Baggage volume
- 158 cu ft
- Lavatory
- Aft lavatory
- Galley
- Yes
Ownership and operating economics
Estimated variable cost
$4,100/h
Estimated
Estimated annual fixed cost
$1,150,000/yr
Estimated
Estimated fuel burn
352 gal/h
Estimated
Typical used price
$7,500,000 – $14,000,000
Estimated
- Engine reserve
- $630/h
- Maintenance reserve
- $500/h
- Crew cost
- Data unavailable
- Insurance
- Data unavailable
- Hangar
- Data unavailable
- Typical new price
- Data unavailable
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Annual flight hours
Primary operating region
Crew model
Total cost per hour
$12,800
Including depreciation and finance
Cash cost per hour
$10,650
Excluding depreciation
Annual budget
$2,560,000
At 200 hours per year
5-year cost of ownership
$12,800,000
Operating, finance and depreciation
Cost breakdown
Variable cost · $4,420 per hour
$884,000 per year
- Fuel
- $2,253 /h
- Engine reserve
- $630 /h
- Maintenance reserve
- $500 /h
- Landing, handling and navigation
- $320 /h
- Other direct operating cost
- $717 /h
352 gal/h at 6.40 per gallon
Accrual toward overhaul or engine programme
Scheduled and unscheduled airframe events
United States ground cost index
Balance of the published direct cost baseline
Fixed cost · $1,246,000 per year
$6,230 per hour at 200 hours
- Insurance (hull and liability)
- $64,500 /yr
- Recurrent training
- $38,000 /yr
- Subscriptions, data and connectivity
- $22,000 /yr
- Management fee
- $96,000 /yr
- Other fixed cost
- $1,025,500 /yr
- Depreciation
- $430,000 /yr
Estimated at 0.6% of value
Professional management company
Balance of the published fixed cost baseline
4% of value per year
Utilisation scenarios
| Hours per year | Annual budget | Cash cost per hour | Total cost per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | $2,118,000 | $16,880 | $21,180 |
| 200 | $2,560,000 | $10,650 | $12,800 |
| 300 | $3,002,000 | $8,573 | $10,007 |
| 500 | $3,886,000 | $6,912 | $7,772 |
Fixed cost is spread across the hours flown, so the effective hourly cost falls sharply with utilisation.
Ownership versus charter, cards and fractional
Indicative annual cost of flying 200 hours on a Bombardier Challenger 850-class aircraft.
Whole aircraft ownership
$2,130,000 – $2,560,000/ year
$10,650 – $12,800 per hour
You own and operate the aircraft; full control and unlimited availability.
Capital outlay: $10,750,000
Fractional share (1/16)
$435,413 – $555,422/ year
$5,967 – $7,956 per hour
Roughly 50 occupied hours per year with guaranteed availability and a management fee.
Capital outlay: $671,875
Jet card / block hours
$1,723,800 – $2,298,400/ year
$8,619 – $11,492 per hour
Prepaid hours at a fixed rate; no capital outlay, limited aircraft control.
Capital outlay: None
On-demand charter
$1,547,000 – $2,077,400/ year
$7,735 – $10,387 per hour
Pay per trip with no commitment; rates vary by availability and repositioning.
Capital outlay: None
Whole ownership becomes cheaper than comparable charter from roughly 268 hours per year.
Operating cost estimates are illustrative and may vary materially by utilisation, location, maintenance programme, fuel price and aircraft condition.
Market intelligence
Estimated comparable asking data for the Bombardier Challenger 850 on this marketplace — not a formal appraisal.
Bombardier Challenger 850 for sale
Aircraft Score
An explainable 0–100 read on Challenger 850, with every criterion listed.
Overall
41
Limited
100% of sub-scores have data · score-v1
Capability
40/100
Weight 30%
- · Maximum published range, scaled between 900 and 7,700 nm
- · Published cruise speed, scaled between 240 and 520 kts
- · Shortest usable runway — shorter scores higher
Cabin
68/100
Weight 20%
- · Cabin height between 4.5 and 6.6 ft
- · Cabin volume between 200 and 2,500 cu ft
- · Baggage volume between 20 and 250 cu ft
- · Maximum certified passengers
Economics
31/100
Weight 25%
- · Estimated total cost per hour — lower scores higher
- · Estimated annual fixed cost — lower scores higher
Market liquidity
13/100
Weight 15%
- · Currently 1 published listing of this type on the marketplace
- · Eight or more concurrent listings reaches the top of the band
Data quality
60/100
Weight 10%
- · Confidence recorded on specifications, performance, cabin and cost data
- · Estimated values score lower than source-verified values
The Aircraft Score is a comparison aid built from published data and modelled costs. It is not an appraisal, an airworthiness assessment or investment advice.
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