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Tail record, Cessna Citation XLS, United States register

N165DS: how this Cessna Citation XLS is flown

A Citation XLS on long legs: fewer 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 XLS.

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How N165DS compares.

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

Tracked flights

36

in the twelve months, about 3 a month

Days flown a month

2.5

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈62

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was August 2025, with 9 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was August 2025, with 9 flights, and its quietest January 2026, with 1. The record has 18 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N165DS, 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 840 tracked Citation XLSs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N165DS.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Gentler than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N165DS: 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.

More hours for each landing, so fewer pressurization cycles for its time in the air.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 93rd percentile

    1.8 : 1middle Citation XLS 1.3 : 1

  • Short hops16th percentile

    30%middle Citation XLS 43%

  • Leg length93rd percentile

    617 nmmiddle Citation XLS 356 nm

How its legs split

Share of N165DS’s legs by length, nm, in the twelve months

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 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N165DS sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation XLS: 1%

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 XLS: 4%

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

N165DS 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 XLS: 8.7

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 N165DS.

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

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N165DS, Cessna Citation XLS

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Questions about N165DS.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N165DS: how this Cessna Citation XLS is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n165ds

How many hours does N165DS fly a year?

About 62 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 36 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N165DS flown?

N165DS made 36 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 N165DS fly internationally?

None of its 36 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did N165DS 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 N165DS 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 N165DS?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation XLSs, 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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