Beechcraft King Air 360er vs Cessna Citation Cj3 vs Cessna Citation Cj4 vs Embraer Phenom 300e vs Gulfstream G280

The Beechcraft King Air 360ER is a pressurized turboprop, typically positioned for regional missions and shorter runways, with a useful range around 1,800–2,000 nautical miles and seating commonly about 6–9 passengers. The Cessna Citation CJ3+ and CJ4 are light jets; the CJ3+ generally offers roughly 2,000 nautical miles of range with about 6–9 passengers, while the CJ4 stretches farther at roughly 2,100–2,200 nautical miles and typically seats about 7–10. The Embraer Phenom 300E is also a light jet, often considered at the top of the light-jet class, with around 2,000–2,100 nautical miles of range and typical seating of about 6–10. The Gulfstream G280 steps up to the super-midsize category, delivering a much longer range around 3,600–3,900 nautical miles and a larger cabin typically configured for about 8–10 passengers (with some layouts accommodating more). Overall, the King Air 360ER trades speed for runway flexibility, the CJ/Phenom models cluster in the light-jet range-and-capacity band, and the G280 leads on range and cabin size.