Aircraft decision guide
Pilatus PC-24 vs Challenger 300
A midsize-to-super-midsize decision: the Pilatus PC-24 combines a flexible cabin and cargo door with varied airfield capability, while the Challenger 300 adds a wider, taller cabin and more published range.
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The practical difference
Start with the Pilatus PC-24 when flexible seating, cargo-door access or airfield fit carries more weight. Start with the Challenger 300 for a wider, taller cabin and additional range margin. Compare the proposed layouts, baggage loading, runway calculations and written prices.
Cabin and performance
The differences that shape the trip
Published model references support initial planning. Variant, completion, payload, weather, reserves and route assumptions differ; confirm every figure for the proposed tail.
Pilatus PC-24
Challenger 300
- Typical seats
- Pilatus PC-24: 6-seat executive, 8-seat double-club or up to 10-passenger commuter-style layouts
- Challenger 300: Typically 8–9 executive passengers; selected approved layouts can accommodate 10
- Cabin length
- Pilatus PC-24: 23 ft
- Challenger 300: Approximately 23 ft 8 in passenger area; 28 ft 7 in cockpit-divider-to-pressure-bulkhead envelope
- Cabin width
- Pilatus PC-24: 5 ft 7 in
- Challenger 300: 7 ft 2 in
- Cabin height
- Pilatus PC-24: 5 ft 1 in
- Challenger 300: 6 ft 1 in
- Standing room
- Pilatus PC-24: Compare cabin height with each traveler's standing-room needs
- Challenger 300: 6 ft 1 in flat-floor cabin; standing room for many travelers
- Lavatory
- Pilatus PC-24: Confirm lavatory type and privacy on the proposed aircraft
- Challenger 300: Enclosed aft lavatory in reviewed typical layouts
- Range
- Pilatus PC-24: 1,800 nm earlier reference; up to 2,000 nm with six passengers or 2,040 nm with four passengers on current aircraft
- Challenger 300: Approximately 3,100 nm
- Cruise speed
- Pilatus PC-24: Up to 440 KTAS
- Challenger 300: Up to approximately 470 KTAS
- Runway planning
- Pilatus PC-24: Exact-tail takeoff and landing calculation required for both airports
- Challenger 300: Exact-tail takeoff and landing calculation required for both airports
- Baggage
- Pilatus PC-24: 90 cu ft without partition; approximately 51 cu ft with partition
- Challenger 300: Approximately 106 cu ft
Specification sources
Figures are model-level planning references from the existing aircraft registry and its reviewed technical sources. Confirm the exact variant, cabin and flight calculation for the proposed aircraft.
- Pilatus Aircraft: PC-24 — the Super Versatile Jet (reviewed 2026-08-28)
- Pilatus Aircraft: The new PC-24 is here (reviewed 2026-08-28)
- Pilatus Aircraft: PC-24 brochure and technical specifications (reviewed 2026-08-28)
- Bombardier Aerospace (archived manufacturer factsheet): Bombardier Challenger 300 factsheet (reviewed 2026-08-28)
- Bombardier / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Bombardier 2003 annual report — Challenger 300 and Global Express XRS program data (reviewed 2026-08-28)
Typical charter planning cost
Compare the same payment basis
These current house ranges are per billed flight hour, with a two-hour billable minimum. They are cabin-class planning ranges, not fixed model rate cards, live offers, or whole-trip totals.
Pilatus PC-24
Challenger 300
- Wire, before taxes and fees
- Pilatus PC-24: $5,750–$8,000 / billed flight hour
- Challenger 300: $7,000–$9,500 / billed flight hour
- U.S. domestic wire + 7.5% FET
- Pilatus PC-24: $6,181–$8,600
- Challenger 300: $7,525–$10,213
- U.S. domestic card + 4%, then 7.5% FET
- Pilatus PC-24: $6,429–$8,944
- Challenger 300: $7,826–$10,621
How the math works
U.S. domestic examples add 7.5% Federal Excise Tax to the displayed hourly transportation range. Paying by card costs 4% more than paying by wire; the card example applies that adjustment before FET. Domestic segment tax and trip-specific positioning, airport, handling, catering, deicing and other charges are not included in these hourly examples.
Mission verdict
Which aircraft fits your trip?
Start with the Pilatus PC-24
Choose the Pilatus PC-24 profile when its flexible midsize cabin, cargo door, 90-cubic-foot baggage reference or airfield fit matters to the trip.
Start with the Challenger 300
Choose the Challenger 300 profile when the party benefits from a wider, taller flat-floor cabin, 106 cubic feet of in-flight-accessible baggage or additional published range.
Put the aircraft into route context
Charter arranger and carrier disclosure
Jet Partners acts as a charter services arranger under 14 CFR Part 295. Jet Partners is not a direct air carrier, does not operate aircraft, and does not exercise operational control. The properly licensed direct air carrier identified for the trip operates the flight and retains operational control. Aircraft, availability, itinerary, price, taxes, payment, fees, and terms are confirmed in the written proposal.
Buyer questions
Frequently asked questions
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