Elite Traveler Spring 2019

Cessna Citation Longitude BEST JET FOR FLYING YOUR CREW TO THE SUPER BOWL Cessna’s largest-ever Citation has a cabin ideal for hauling up to nine of your sports-fan friends to events where the tickets are some of the most coveted, the action constant and the competitors’ tension high. Noted for the quietness of its cabin, the roomy Longitude encourages conversation or tapping into Gogo Business Aviation in-flight internet to keep track of developments off the field. With a heated — and pressurized — 100-cubic-ft luggage compartment in back, your guests can easily access their gear in-flight, and they shouldn’t fret about needing to leave anything behind — that compartment holds up to 1,000 lbs, and there’s additional storage room elsewhere in the plane. Fully fueled, the Longitude’s luggage capacity stands at 1,600 lbs. With a nominal landing distance of only 3,400 ft, any city hosting one of these major events can handle the Longitude, with takeoff distance barely more than 3,000 ft. Most cities hosting such events boast much longer runways. It cruises at near to 550 mph, and can cover just over 4,000 miles non-stop. $26.9m, cessna.txtav.com

BY THE NUMBERS Passengers 9 Range 3,500 nm Max speed 548 mph Landing distance 3,400 ft Operating cost $3,425 per hour