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Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a business jet. It was built by Canadair Bombardier Aerospace.
CanadaBombardier Challenger 600 series
Maarten Visser from Capelle aan den IJssel, Nederland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedBusiness jet
Canadair Bombardier Aerospace
In production
1,066 (October 2018)
1980–present
8 November 1978
Bombardier CRJ100/200 Bombardier Global Express
Two (captain and first officer)
2,200 kg (4,850 lb) and up to 19 passengers
20.85 m (68 ft 5 in)
19.61 m (64 ft 4 in)
6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
45.4 m 2 (489 sq ft)
12,315 kg (27,150 lb)
21,863 kg (48,200 lb)
9,072 kg (20,000 lb)
2 × General Electric CF34 -3B turbofans , 41.0 kN (9,220 lbf) thrust each
Mach 0.85
7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi)
12,000 m (41,000 ft)
8.46
1.83 m (6 ft) high, 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) wide
0.38
1,720 m (5,640 ft) (SL, ISA, MTOW)
732 m (2,402 ft) (SL, ISA, typical)
Challenger 650 Canada maritime patrol 2
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 20.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Bombardier Challenger 600 series equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CanadaReported CC-144 Challenger holdings: Challenger 604 and 650 aircraft together. Excludes the future Global 6500 replacement order; not a mission-readiness count.
Reported count for CC-144 Challenger · Bombardier Challenger 604 , Bombardier Challenger 650. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
CzechiaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Czech Air Force". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
DenmarkAir Force exact named equipment holdings: CL-604. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / PAX. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
South KoreaCoast Guard exact named equipment holdings: CL-604. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / PAX. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SwitzerlandReported count for Bombardier Challenger 600 · CL604. Service scope: Swiss Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
The GambiaAir Wing exact named equipment holdings: CL-601. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / PAX. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United Arab EmiratesAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Challenger 650. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / PAX. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United StatesUS Army exact named equipment holdings: CL-600 Artemis (in test). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / SIGINT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Challenger 604 · CL-604. Service scope: Royal Danish Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2020), not the article revision. Cited source 2020-08-11. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Challenger 604 · CL-604. Service scope: Royal Danish Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2020), not the article revision. Cited source 2020-08-11. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Bombardier Challenger 600 · CL604. Service scope: Swiss Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Challenger 650. Service scope: United Arab Emirates Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for CL-650 (ARTEMIS). Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): inventory: 2. Origin: Canada. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2020), not the article revision. Cited source 2020-09-27. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.