| Manufacturer: | Cessna |
| Country: | United States of America |
| ICAO Type designator: | C56X |
| ICAO Mass group: | 3 |
| First flight: | 1996 |
| Production total: | 374+ |
| Production ended: | still in production |
| Series: | XLS, XLS+ |
| Propulsion: | 2 jet engines |
| Max. nr of passengers: | 12 |