Class overview
Midsize jet
The class that starts where a super-light runs out of range. Around 5,000 km, a cabin you can stand up in, and an hourly rate well below super-midsize.
- Passengers
- 7–9
- Range
- 4,250–5,200 km
- Cruise speed
- ≈ 830 km/h
- Best for
- Five to six hours with the cabin full
The honest middle of the market. A midsize jet like the Citation Latitude seats eight in a flat-floor cabin at full standing height and covers London to Cyprus, Moscow to the Riviera or Geneva to the Canaries without a fuel stop — the trips a super-light can only do with empty seats.
We don’t own the jets — we source them. With access to 4,500+ aircraft, we pick the exact tail that fits your route, your group and your budget. These are estimated from-prices per flight hour, to give you a sense of cost. Your exact quote depends on the aircraft, route and dates — just ask.
The aircraft
Aircraft in this class
Pick a model to see its cabin, range and indicative hourly rate. We source the exact tail that fits your trip.
In detail
In practice
Midsize is the rung most people have never heard named, and the one that quietly does the work. Three aircraft define it in Europe: the Bombardier Learjet 60XR, the Hawker 900XP and the Cessna Citation Latitude. Seven to nine seats, 4,250 to 5,200 km, around 830 km/h, from about €4,000 per flight hour. The trade is simple: this is where a full cabin stops shortening the trip. A super-light flies five hours only with empty seats; a midsize flies five hours with the seats sold. It is also where a stand-up cabin first appears — on the Latitude, at 1.83 m, and on neither of the other two. Avily owns no aircraft; we charter from operators across Europe, so the individual tail matters as much as the type. Written mid-size or medium jet about as often as midsize — one class, three spellings.
Who charters a midsize jet
Midsize bookings are the trips that a super-light can only take half-empty. Six to eight people from London to Athens or Cairo, Moscow to Malaga, Zurich to Tenerife, Nice to Reykjavik. Five to six hours in the air, everyone aboard, no fuel stop and no argument about whose bag stays behind.
The second pattern is a group wanting a class-above cabin at this budget. The Latitude is 1.96 m wide with a flat floor and full standing height — dimensions that read as super-midsize — for roughly €1,300 an hour less than a Challenger 350. The Hawker 900XP sells the same idea differently: 6.50 m of cabin, the most volume per euro in the class, and 1.42 m³ of heated baggage you can actually reach in flight.
Against a super-light, and against a super-midsize
Super-light starts at about €3,500 an hour, midsize at about €4,000. That €500 buys 450 to 1,800 km of extra range, a cabin 10 to 40 cm wider, and the ability to keep both when the seats are full. It is the step you take because the trip is long, not because the group is large — seat counts barely change between the classes.
Super-midsize starts at about €5,800, a jump of €1,800 an hour and the largest single step on the ladder below heavy metal. It buys 5,300 to 7,400 km, cabins up to 2.19 m wide, and at the top of that class the range for London to New York. If your longest leg is six hours with eight people, midsize does it. If it is nine hours, or the Atlantic, no midsize does, and the €1,800 is not optional.
The band is 4,250 to 5,200 km — and there is a gap below it
Be clear about the hole. Super-light tops out at 3,800 km and midsize starts at 4,250 km, and nothing in our fleet sits between them. That gap is real, not a rounding. A 4,000 km leg means a super-light with seats left empty or a midsize with money left on the table, and we will say which is the better trade rather than pretend the band is continuous.
Inside the band, the figures are four-passenger numbers with reserves. Full, the three behave differently. The Learjet 60XR gives up about 370 km and holds roughly 4,050 km. The Hawker 900XP is the robust one — around 5,060 km with all eight seats filled. The Latitude gives up the most, about 770 km, so plan 4,500 km rather than 5,000 with a full cabin.
What moves the price
Positioning to reach you, crew duty on a long day, seasonal demand around Cannes and the Alps, and airport fees that differ more than clients expect — the usual levers, and every trip is quoted individually.
What is specific to midsize is that the three aircraft do not reach the same airports. The Learjet 60XR needs 1,661 m of balanced field at maximum weight and 2,597 m from a high airport on a hot day, which rules out London City, Cannes-Mandelieu and Samedan — hence its price. The Citation Latitude is certified for steep approaches up to 6.65 degrees, which is what makes London City possible, subject to the operator holding the approval. Airframe age is the other lever: the Learjet and Hawker are out of production and priced accordingly, while the Latitude, built since 2015, quotes at the top of the class.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a midsize jet, and how is it different from a super-light?
- It is the class between super-light and super-midsize: seven to nine seats, 4,250 to 5,200 km, from about €4,000 an hour. Against a super-light you gain 450 to 1,800 km, a wider cabin, and range that survives a full passenger load. Seat count barely changes — the difference is how far a full aircraft goes.
- Midsize or super-midsize?
- Midsize from €4,000 an hour covers Europe, North Africa and the Middle East on one tank. Super-midsize from €5,800 covers 5,300 to 7,400 km, offers cabins up to 2.19 m wide and, in the Praetor 600, London to New York. The €1,800 an hour is worth it only if the extra range or width is genuinely on your itinerary.
- Can eight of us fly Geneva to Dubai non-stop?
- Geneva to Dubai is around 4,800 km, which the Hawker 900XP and Citation Latitude cover with four passengers. With eight aboard plus luggage the Latitude realistically plans 4,500 km, so the answer depends on the aircraft, the load and the winds. Send us the passenger and baggage count and we check the specific tail.
- Which midsize jets can use London City?
- The Citation Latitude is certified for steep approaches up to 6.65 degrees, which covers London City's 5.5-degree glidepath, subject to the operator holding the airport approval. The Learjet 60XR cannot: it needs far more runway than London City's 1,508 m and is not steep-approach approved. We confirm access per aircraft before quoting.