Fleet registry / Super-Midsize Jet
Cessna Citation Sovereign
N428SSRegistry record
- Year
- 2004
- Seats
- 8
- Class
- Super-Midsize Jet
- Builder
- Cessna
Operated by
Northwest Flyers
Wheeling, IL · KPWK
Performance vs class
The Cessna Citation Sovereign against the average of 39 super-midsize jet types in the US charter fleet.
Cessna Citation SovereignClass avg
Cruise speed
-2% vs class
Range
-8% vs class
Passenger seats
-11% vs class
Published type figures; this airframe's configuration may differ.
Nonstop reach from KPWK
With 3,000 nm of published range, N428SS flies nonstop well past the edges of this map from its home base at Chicago Executive Airport — including Anchorage (2,461 nm), San Francisco (1,600 nm) and Scottsdale (1,241 nm).
- Home base — Cessna Citation Sovereign · 3,000 nm reaches beyond this map
- Nonstop reach examples
What real trips cost
KPWKPANC
Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling → Anchorage
$68,500–$96,000
2,461 nm · ≈5 h 45 m · one way
KPWKKSFO
Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling → San Francisco
$46,000–$64,500
1,600 nm · ≈3 h 50 m · one way
KPWKKSDL
Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling → Scottsdale
$36,500–$51,500
1,241 nm · ≈3 h 05 m · one way
Estimated from the super-midsize jet rate card ($12,000–$16,800/hr) and great-circle distance — before positioning, fees, and catering. Run your own route.
ADS-B · OpenSky Network
Flight activity
Live position and the last 7 days of tracked flying for N428SS.
Cabin & comfort
Stand-up cabin, galley, lavatory, 8–12 passengers.
- Height
- ~5'10"
- Width
- ~6'10"
- Length
- ~30 ft
- Baggage
- 100–150 cu ft
Charter the Cessna Citation Sovereign
N428SS is a 2004 Cessna Cessna Citation Sovereign, super-midsize jet class, operated by Northwest Flyers out of Wheeling, IL. With roughly 3,000 nm of range at 458 kts cruise, it covers coast-to-coast US city pairs nonstop. The US charter fleet counts 64 Cessna Citation Sovereigns across 43 operators.
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