Phenom 300E Guide: 1,811 nm Seats-Full Range, €5,200–6,500 Hourly Charter Cost and 14 Years as Top-Selling Light Jet

The Phenom 300 series has been the world's best-selling light jet for the 14th consecutive year, according to GAMA data cited by Embraer in February 2026. Embraer delivered 72 Phenom 300-series aircraft in 2025, made up of 66 Phenom 300E and 6 Phenom 300, the highest annual total of the decade. More than 900 aircraft are in service in 70 countries. Avi-Go's 2025 annual report names it the world's most-flown light jet in 2025, with 262,365 departures.

In Europe the type was the second most active model in January–August 2025, with 31,540 movements and an 8.06% share. Avi-Go ranked it second by utilisation in Europe in June 2026 at 59.29% across 112 aircraft, and fourth by average monthly flight hours at 66.9 hours per aircraft. It was the leading type on London–Paris in January–August 2025 with 8.86% of movements, and second on Geneva–Paris with 12.21%, behind the Falcon 2000 series.

Duncan Aviation's October 2026 summary lists the Phenom 300/E cabin at 17.17 ft long, 5.08 ft wide and 4.92 ft high, with 324 cubic feet of cabin volume, 85 cubic feet of baggage space and typical seating for seven. Embraer's brochure gives a standard layout of one or two crew plus six passengers, up to nine or ten in higher-density configurations, with a maximum cabin altitude of 6,600 ft. The cabin has a private lavatory that is externally serviced.

Embraer quotes 2,010 nm with five occupants at 200 lb each, ISA conditions and NBAA IFR reserves with a 100 nm alternate, and a high-speed cruise of 464 kt. Duncan, using Conklin & de Decker data, lists a more conservative NBAA IFR seats-full range of 1,811 nm and a normal cruise of 430 kt. The author's great-circle estimates put Farnborough to Tenerife South at about 1,567 nm, Munich to Tenerife South at about 1,791 nm and Hamburg to Tenerife South at about 1,930 nm.

Jet Supply's European charter index, rebuilt at the end of October 2026 on a per-hour-in-the-air basis, places the Phenom 300 in a super light jet class with the PC-24 and Citation XLS+ at €5,200 to €6,500 per hour, with a mid-band of €5,850. Crew and fuel are included; positioning, airport and handling fees and taxes are extra, and a 1.5-hour billing minimum applies. For that class it quotes London to Nice (1h 42m) from €9,500 and London to Ibiza (2h 07m) from €11,300 one way. Jet Supply states the figures are not comparable with its Q3 2026 edition.

The Phenom 300EV was unveiled in July 2026 and adds Garmin Emergency Autoland, autobrake and rudder-by-wire, about 430 lb of additional payload and line-fit low-earth-orbit connectivity. On 25 August it received ANAC, FAA and EASA approval, becoming the first light jet certified with Garmin Emergency Autoland, with range raised to 2,055 nm with four passengers and NBAA IFR reserves. It will replace the Phenom 300E, with first deliveries planned for 2028.

Duncan's Vref ranges put Phenom 300/E aircraft built from 2010 to the present at $5.68 million to $13.86 million. Embraer claims the highest residual value in the industry for the type.

Embraer markets the 300E as the fastest-flying single-pilot jet in production. Under Regulation 965/2012, however, commercial air transport under IFR or at night requires a minimum of two pilots on all turbojet aeroplanes, so a Phenom operating on an air operator certificate in Europe should have two pilots.

The gap between Embraer's 2,010 nm and Duncan's 1,811 nm reflects different assumptions: five occupants at 200 lb each and a 100 nm alternate in one case, an NBAA IFR seats-full basis from Conklin & de Decker data in the other. On the author's estimates, Farnborough to Tenerife South sits inside the seats-full figure, Munich sits at its edge and Hamburg lies beyond it.

A type that leads light-jet deliveries, ranks second in European utilisation and anchors a charter price class shows how concentrated demand in this segment is. Buyers, charter customers and brokers all benchmark against the same airframe, which tends to support residual values and make hourly pricing easy to compare across operators.

The two range figures illustrate a recurring point in light-jet planning: published maximum range and usable range with full seats and reserves are different numbers, and routes such as Munich or Hamburg to the Canaries sit right where that difference decides whether a fuel stop is needed. The crew rule works the same way, since a single-pilot marketing claim does not carry over to operations under a European air operator certificate.

The 300EV approval on 25 August makes the next marker the 2028 first deliveries, when the replacement of the 300E begins and the Garmin Emergency Autoland feature reaches customers. Jet Supply's note that its rebuilt index cannot be compared with the Q3 2026 edition means the €5,200 to €6,500 band is best read as a new baseline rather than a movement from the earlier quarter.