N245DJ · Cessna Citation XLS flight activity
442 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, on about 17 days a month and an estimated 430 hours in the air.
How N245DJ has been flying
N245DJ flies about three and a half times as often as the middle Citation XLS, well above the 4 to 18 flights a month flown by the middle half of the fleet.
Tracked by ADS-B, so a minimum.
From time in the air. The logbook has the exact total.
Against 5.6 d for the middle Citation XLS.
Last tracked in July 2026. Published seven days later, by month only.
Month by month
442 flights over 12 active monthsFlights per month · shaded band is the middle half of the fleet (4.5–18.4 a month)
N245DJ flew more than the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was January 2026, with 62 flights.
Its busiest month was January 2026, with 62 flights, and its quietest February 2026, with 22. The record has 107 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 4 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
Utilization
How steadily it has been used: flights, flying days and estimated hours against the type.
Flown far more than most. Harsher on utilization.
Heavy use means more of its maintenance intervals have been used up. Worth checking where it sits in its inspection cycle before a pre-buy.
Against 8.7 for the middle Citation XLS (98th). Used harder than most.
Share of flying days from one field.
The data behind it
Against all 840 tracked Citation XLSs, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.How it travels
Its flying is spread across many routes.
42 of 442 flights, both directions.
Spread across many destinations.
7 flights crossed a border.
N245DJ’s flying is spread across many routes. Its most-flown pair of airports carries 10% of flights, 42 of 442, counting both directions. Its top three pairs make up 23%, so about eight flights in ten go somewhere else. Of its 442 tracked flights, 7 (2%) crossed a border.
Fatigue, corrosion, engines and brakes
01 Fatigue
Outside the middle of the fleetHow short were its legs? Airframes age by landings as well as by hours. Many short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air.
N245DJ is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context. See this chapter in the sample report →
02 Corrosion
Close to the typeWhere does it spend its nights? Where a jet sleeps shapes how fast it corrodes. Salt and damp overnight are what an inspector looks at first.
N245DJ is in here
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air. See this chapter in the sample report →
03 Engines and brakes
Outside the middle of the fleetHow hard were its airfields? Short, hot and high runways ask for more thrust on every takeoff and harder braking on every landing. That wear doesn’t show in the hours.
N245DJ is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate. See this chapter in the sample report →
What the full report adds for N245DJ
- 01 All four chapters graded, with the evidence behind every grade
- 02 The operational summary: the whole aircraft in one read
- 03 Its longest stay away from base, and what the record does and doesn’t show about it
- 04 Its home base pattern and operating rhythm: busiest days and months
- 05 PDF, CSV and a share link
$395 for N245DJ, one payment
A fraction of the cost of a pre-buy inspection, before you book one.
Other Citation XLSs
Tails flown at a similar rate, with their tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Each has its own free page.
About N245DJ
How many hours does N245DJ fly a year?
About 430 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 442 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
How often is N245DJ flown?
N245DJ made 442 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 37 a month, and flew on about 17 days in each month it flew.
Does N245DJ fly internationally?
7 of its 442 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 2%, crossed a border.
When did N245DJ 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 N245DJ 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 N245DJ?
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.
How this page is made
Everything here comes from N245DJ’s ADS-B track, the position signal aircraft broadcast, over the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. ADS-B misses some flights, so every count is a minimum. Flights appear seven days after they happen, by month only, and hours are estimated from time in the air; the logbook has the real totals. Airports, bases and exact dates are left out on purpose. How grades work: each graded measure is placed among the tracked Citation XLSs against the middle aircraft, the 50th percentile. Between the 25th and 75th it is typical; outside that band it is gentler or harsher. Utilization is graded here for free; for the other chapters this page shows the middle value of the fleet and whether this aircraft sits inside the middle half or outside it. Their grades and values are in the report, not on this page. Owners and operators can ask us not to publish an aircraft’s activity.