Tail record, Cessna Citation CJ4, United States register
Flown about as much as most Citation CJ4s: inside the middle half of its type.
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Busier than 50% of Citation CJ4s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
59
in the twelve months, about 5 a month
Busiest Citation CJ4s
220th
of 439 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈91
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation CJ4
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N232JS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 3 of 12 months. Its busiest month was September 2025, with 12 flights.
Its busiest month was September 2025, with 12 flights. It did not fly in January 2026. The record has 35 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 439 tracked Citation CJ4s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N232JS.
Chapter 4
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. 50th percentile
5.0middle Citation CJ4 5.0
Days flown a month51st percentile
3.8 dmiddle Citation CJ4 3.8 d
Estimated hours a year59th percentile
≈92 hrmiddle Citation CJ4 ≈79 hr
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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The fleet is shown, and whether N232JS sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle Citation CJ4: 1.3 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N232JS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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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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Short runways, middle Citation CJ4: 2%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N232JS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N232JS: how this Cessna Citation CJ4 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n232js
About 91 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 59 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N232JS made 59 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 5 a month, and flew on about 4 days in each month it flew.
None of its 59 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.
It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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