Cessna demonstrated the oceanic capability of the newly FAA-certified Citation Latitude between the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii late last week. The flights follow other noteworthy missions with the twinjet, including the first transatlantic crossing in May and nonstop U.S. coast-to-coast flights earlier this month.

On July 16, Citation Latitude N684CL carried two crewmembers and five passengers on the 2,147-nm trip from Santa Barbara (Calif.) Airport to Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii, making a direct climb to 43,000 feet and completing the flight in five hours 45 minutes, which included a 17-minute hold before arrival. On the July 17 return flight, the aircraft covered the 2,473 nm from Kahului to Scottsdale (Ariz.) Airport in five hours 45 minutes. Cessna said that on both the outbound and return trips, the Latitude landed with fuel reserves “far exceeding” NBAA IFR reserves.

The Hawaii mission took place on the heels of coast-to-coast trips earlier this month. The Citation Latitude flew a nonstop 2,442-nm trip from Santa Barbara to Bangor Airport in Maine and a nonstop 2,397-nm return flight to San Diego (Calif.) Airport.

This aircraft also made the type's first transatlantic crossing in May from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Valencia, Spain, en route to its debut at EBACE. Expanding international access and visibility, the Latitude will make its Latin American debut next month at LABACE in São Paulo, Brazil, followed by more tours in Europe, the Middle East and Asia later this year.