Bombardier Challenger 3500 vs Cessna Citation Latitude vs Embraer Praetor 600 vs Gulfstream G280 vs Gulfstream G400

Bombardier’s Challenger 3500, Cessna’s Citation Latitude, Embraer’s Praetor 600, and Gulfstream’s G280 are all super‑midsize business jets, while the Gulfstream G400 moves up into the large‑cabin, long‑range category. For range, the Latitude is typically the shortest-legged of the group (around 2,700 nm class), suited to transcontinental U.S. missions with reserves. The Challenger 3500 and G280 sit a step up (roughly 3,400–3,600 nm class), enabling many U.S. coast‑to‑coast flights and some North Atlantic city pairs with favorable winds and payload. The Praetor 600 generally leads the super‑midsize set on range (about 4,000 nm class), pushing deeper into transatlantic capability. The G400 targets significantly longer missions (about 4,200+ nm class), aligning more with true long‑range travel and a larger cabin footprint. Typical passenger capacity across the super‑midsize jets is about 8–10 in standard layouts (with higher max seating), while the G400 commonly accommodates about 10–12 in more spacious large‑cabin configurations.