N556WF

This airframe, tail number N556WF, is a 1999-built Cessna 560XL Citation Excel with serial 560-5024 manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company (Textron Aviation). The airframe is registered in the US and is recorded as owned by CLEARAIR LLC (a corporation) located in Taylorsville, North Carolina; the registry entry shows the operator/home base tied to that owner. The airframe’s registration and corporate ownership have been maintained in company records with typical U.S. corporate operator status. The listed market value for this specific Citation Excel is $2,239,259, and registry information highlights an atypical seating fit for the model family compared with standard executive configurations.

This airframe is equipped for the 560XL family’s executive mission but registry data indicates the aircraft is listed with 13 seats, exceeding the common up-to-10 executive seating layouts typically installed in the model family. The installed avionics are recorded as Honeywell avionics (original Honeywell/RE-series); airframes in this series are commonly retrofitted under owner STCs with modern suites, though this unit retains its original Honeywell fitment per registry notes. Typical missions for this configuration include regional corporate transport and charter hops within the aircraft’s roughly 1,847 nm range at cruise speeds near 429 kts, operating from the owner’s U.S. base in Taylorsville. Maintenance considerations follow the Pratt & Whitney PW545 engine program standards and the airframe’s late-1990s systems architecture.

The Cessna 560XL Citation Excel occupies the light-medium business jet niche, offering a balance of cabin size, runway performance and operating economics relative to peers. Competing models in market segments include other light-medium cabin jets that prioritize short-field performance and executive comfort. Buyer and charter demand for late-1990s XL-series examples often centers on airframes with upgraded avionics and well-documented maintenance histories; resale value is influenced by engine program status and whether the original Honeywell/RE-series avionics have been modernized. Maintenance and resale considerations for this airframe specifically will reflect its serial status 560-5024, the PW545 engine type, and the higher-seat cabin configuration recorded in the registry.