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Tail record, Cessna Citation XLS, China register
Flown about as much as most Citation XLSs: inside the middle half of its type.
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Flown less often than 73% of Citation XLSs, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
38
in the twelve months, about 3 a month
Busiest Citation XLSs
640th
of 877 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈37
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation XLS
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B-129X stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was April 2026, with 9 flights.
Its busiest month was April 2026, with 9 flights, and its quietest February 2026, with 1. The record has 26 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 877 tracked Citation XLSs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is B-129X.
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Typical for its type
How hard has it been used?
Used at about the rate of most of the fleet, so its maintenance intervals have been used up at a normal pace.
Flights a monthLead measure. 27th percentile
6.6middle Citation XLS 12.2
Days flown a month35th percentile
5.4 dmiddle Citation XLS 7.5 d
Estimated hours a year43rd percentile
≈163 hrmiddle Citation XLS ≈193 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation XLSs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation XLS, over its record since 4 Nov 2024.
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The fleet is shown, and whether B-129X sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation XLS: 1.4 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
B-129X sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle Citation XLS: 4%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
Not graded: not enough data.
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Short runways, middle Citation XLS: 1%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
B-129X sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “B-129X: how this Cessna Citation XLS is flown.” Data through 31 Oct 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/b-129x
About 37 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, across 38 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
B-129X made 38 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.
None of its 38 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026 crossed a border.
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