The Citation CJ2 market enters September with inventory still elevated relative to recent transaction volume, but August delivered the strongest sales month since March and a modest reduction in supply. With 22 aircraft currently available compared with 18 sales over the past six months, buyers continue to have meaningful selection, while sellers face a market that remains highly sensitive to aircraft condition, maintenance status, and pricing.
Fleet Size and Availability
There are currently 22 Citation CJ2s available for sale, including 3 off-market aircraft, representing 9.4% of the fleet.
Inventory increased from 18 aircraft in March to 22 in April and May, dipped to 21 in June, reached 23 in July, and declined to 20 in August. Current availability has since moved back to 22. Although August’s decline was encouraging, supply has remained above 20 aircraft for most of the past five months and has not yet established a sustained downward trend.
At 9.4% of the fleet currently offered for sale versus 7.7% sold during the past six months, the CJ2 continues to offer buyers more choice than many of the other Citation markets we track.
Market Listings
Current asking prices range from $2.099 million to $3.795 million, compared with a six-month sold price range of $2.7 million to $3.3 million.
Current listings average 229 days on market, while aircraft sold during the past six months averaged only 123 days. That 106-day difference is one of the clearest indicators in this market: the aircraft successfully reaching the closing table are moving considerably faster than the inventory that remains available.
For buyers, the broad selection allows meaningful comparison between aircraft. For sellers, pricing, avionics upgrades, engine program enrollment, cosmetics, and overall presentation remain critical differentiators.
Sales Activity
The CJ2 recorded 18 retail sales during the past six months, including 4 off-market transactions.
Monthly sales declined from five transactions in March to three each in April and May and just one in June. Activity began improving in July with two sales before strengthening to four in August, the best monthly result since March.
The combination of stronger August sales and lower month-end inventory is encouraging, but one month does not yet establish a sustained change in market direction.
Key Takeaways
• 22 aircraft are currently available, including 3 off-market opportunities.
• 9.4% of the fleet is for sale versus 7.7% sold over the past six months.
• August produced 4 transactions, up from 2 in July and 1 in June.
• Current asking prices range from $2.099 million to $3.795 million.
• Current listings average 229 DOM versus 123 days for sold aircraft.
• Buyers continue to have meaningful selection, while sellers of less compelling aircraft are accumulating market time.
Key Insight
The CJ2 remains one of the more buyer-selective Citation markets, but August provided a positive signal. Four transactions and a decline in month-end inventory suggest absorption improved after a slower early summer. The larger story, however, remains the substantial difference between current and sold-aircraft days on market. Buyers are clearly transacting, but they continue to favor the aircraft that offer the strongest combination of condition, maintenance position, history, and price. For sellers, the market is rewarding accurate positioning from day one; for buyers, available supply remains sufficient to support disciplined aircraft-to-aircraft comparison.
