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N2286B: how this Cessna Citation CJ4 is flown

11 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, on about 1 days a month and an estimated 16 hours in the air.

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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 CJ4.

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How N2286B compares.

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

Tracked flights

11

in the twelve months, about 1 a month

Days flown a month

1.3

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈16

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was March 2026, with 3 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was March 2026, with 3 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 7 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N2286B, 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 439 tracked Citation CJ4s. The shaded band is the middle half; the gold dot is N2286B.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Not graded

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N2286B: 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.

Not compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. Not compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

    1.4 : 1Not compared

  • Short hopsNot compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

    44%Not compared

  • Leg lengthExplains the hours per landing; not graded twice.

    447 nmContext, not graded

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation CJ4s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation CJ4, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N2286B sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation CJ4: 0%

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 CJ4: 2%

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

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle Citation CJ4: 5.0

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 N2286B.

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

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N2286B, Cessna Citation CJ4

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Questions about N2286B.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N2286B: how this Cessna Citation CJ4 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n2286b

How many hours does N2286B fly a year?

About 16 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 11 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N2286B flown?

N2286B made 11 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 1 days in each month it flew.

Does N2286B fly internationally?

2 of its 11 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 18%, crossed a border.

When did N2286B 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 N2286B 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 N2286B?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation CJ4s, 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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