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Tail record, Cessna Citation XLS, United States register
Flown about as much as most Citation XLSs: inside the middle half of its type.
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Flown less often than 53% of Citation XLSs, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
0
in the twelve months, about 0 a month
Busiest Citation XLSs
465th
of 877 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈0
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation XLS
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N443TA stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month.
There were no tracking gaps, so the record is close to complete.
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Each measure against all 877 tracked Citation XLSs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N443TA.
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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. 47th percentile
11.0middle Citation XLS 12.2
Days flown a month33rd percentile
5.3 dmiddle Citation XLS 7.5 d
Estimated hours a year45th percentile
≈171 hrmiddle Citation XLS ≈193 hr
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 4 Nov 2024.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N443TA sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation XLS: 1.4 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N443TA sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle Citation XLS: 4%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N443TA sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle Citation XLS: 1%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N443TA sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N443TA: how this Cessna Citation XLS is flown.” Data through 31 Oct 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n443ta
About 0 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, across 0 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N443TA made 0 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, about 0 a month, and flew on about 0 days in each month it flew.
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