Fleet Size and Availability
There are currently two Citation CJ3 Gen2 aircraft available for sale worldwide, and both are off-market opportunities. This represents 20.0% of the small preowned fleet.
That percentage is not an indication of abundant supply. The CJ3 Gen2 preowned market is still in its earliest stage, and the aircraft that have become available were quietly offered for resale shortly after delivery from the factory. There is not yet an established public marketplace with a meaningful number of competing listings.
For buyers unwilling to wait approximately two years for a new factory delivery, these early resale opportunities may provide the only practical path to acquiring a CJ3 Gen2 in the near term.
Market Listings
Current asking prices range from $12,395,000 to $13,900,000.
Because the available aircraft are being marketed privately, there is no meaningful average days-on-market statistic for current inventory. Pricing is being influenced less by traditional depreciation patterns and more by scarcity, immediate availability, delivery position, aircraft specification, and the value a buyer places on avoiding the factory backlog.
This is not a market in which buyers can simply review several public listings and select the best aircraft. Opportunities are limited, may never be publicly advertised, and can be placed with buyers already known to the seller or broker.
Sales Activity
Two Citation CJ3 Gen2 aircraft sold during the past six months, representing 20.0% of the preowned fleet. Reported transaction values ranged from $12,000,000 to $12,500,000, and the aircraft averaged 52 days on market.
These transactions formed the foundation of the CJ3 Gen2 preowned market. Both involved newly delivered aircraft that were resold quietly rather than being broadly exposed through the traditional public marketplace.
The low sales volume reflects the limited number of aircraft delivered and available for resale, not a lack of buyer interest.
Key Takeaways
• Two CJ3 Gen2 aircraft are currently available, and both are off-market.
• The preowned market is being established by recently delivered aircraft resold shortly after factory delivery.
• Two aircraft sold during the past six months at reported prices between $12.0 million and $12.5 million.
• Public inventory remains virtually nonexistent.
• Immediate availability may command a premium because a preowned purchase allows a buyer to avoid an approximately two-year wait for a new aircraft.
• Access to private opportunities is more important than monitoring public listing sites.
Key Insight
The Citation CJ3 Gen2 does not yet have a conventional preowned market. The few aircraft that have traded were quietly resold soon after delivery, and the only known aircraft currently available are also being marketed off-market. Buyers seeking to bypass the factory wait will need to work with a broker who has direct access to owners, delivery positions, and privately marketed aircraft before those opportunities are placed elsewhere.
