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Tail record, Cessna Citation X, United States register

N15RL: how this Cessna Citation X is flown

A Citation X on short legs: more landings for its hours than three quarters of its type.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked Citation X.

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How N15RL compares.

31 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026.

Tracked flights

31

in the twelve months, about 3 a month

Days flown a month

3.0

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈33

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was September 2025, with 4 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was September 2025, with 4 flights. It did not fly in December 2025. The record has 26 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N15RL, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 282 tracked Citation Xs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N15RL.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Harsher than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N15RL: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

Short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air. Worth checking its cycle-based inspection limits before a pre-buy.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 13th percentile

    1.3 : 1middle Citation X 1.7 : 1

  • Short hops93rd percentile

    52%middle Citation X 29%

  • Leg length5th percentile

    239 nmmiddle Citation X 605 nm

How its legs split

Share of N15RL’s legs by length, nm, in the twelve months

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation Xs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation X, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N15RL sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation X: 2%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Citation X: 26%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

N15RL sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle Citation X: 8.8

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

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The full report on N15RL.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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N15RL, Cessna Citation X

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  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
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Questions about N15RL.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N15RL: how this Cessna Citation X is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n15rl

How many hours does N15RL fly a year?

About 33 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 31 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N15RL flown?

N15RL made 31 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.

Does N15RL fly internationally?

4 of its 31 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 13%, crossed a border.

When did N15RL last fly?

It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports N15RL uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for N15RL?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation Xs, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

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