Aircraft comparison
Bombardier Challenger 300 vs Embraer Legacy 500
Summary
The Bombardier Challenger 300 and the Embraer Legacy 500 are two super-midsize jets, compared here on the specifications that matter. On the numbers, the Embraer Legacy 500 flies farther (3,125 vs 3,065 nm); the Embraer Legacy 500 carries more (12 vs 9 pax); the Bombardier Challenger 300 is faster (470 vs 466 kt). Across 1038 benchmark city pairs in this database, the Embraer Legacy 500 reaches more nonstop (389 versus 388). On a route like Kidlington, Oxfordshire – Bedford (2,798 nm), only the Embraer Legacy 500 makes it nonstop (estimated from published range).
Key differences
Range
60nm
1.9% · Legacy 500 ahead
Cruise speed
4kt
0.9% · Challenger 300 ahead
Cabin height
0.1ft
1.6% · Challenger 300 ahead
Max passengers
3
25.0% · Legacy 500 ahead
Nonstop reach
388 / 389
of 1038 benchmark routes
| Specification | Challenger 300 | Legacy 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Range | 3,065 nm (5,676.4 km) | 3,125 nm (5,787.5 km)✓ |
| Max cruise speed | 470 kt (870.4 km/h)✓ | 466 kt (863 km/h) |
| Max operating altitude | 45,000 ft (13,716 m) | 45,000 ft (13,716 m) |
| Max takeoff weight | 38,850 lb (17,622 kg) | 38,360 lb (17,399.8 kg) |
| Typical passengers | 8 count | 8 count |
| Max passengers | 9 count | 12 count✓ |
| Cabin height | 6.1 ft (1.86 m)✓ | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Cabin width | 7.2 ft (2.19 m)✓ | 6.8 ft (2.07 m) |
| Baggage volume | 106 cuft (3 m3) | 155 cuft (4.39 m3)✓ |
| Powerplant | Honeywell HTF7000 | Honeywell HTF7500E |
| Engines | 2 count | 2 count |
| Thrust per engine | 6,826 lbf | 7,036 lbf |
Highlighted cells mark the stronger value per row (direction is per-metric). Route capability is estimated from published range; figures are not booking prices.
On a real route
Kidlington, Oxfordshire – Bedford — 2,798 nm. Only the Embraer Legacy 500 makes this nonstop (estimate).
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