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N503QS: how this Cessna Citation Latitude is flown

A busy Citation Latitude: flown more 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 Latitude.

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How N503QS compares.

Busier than 85% of Citation Latitudes, by flights a month.

Tracked flights

505

in the twelve months, about 42 a month

Busiest Citation Latitudes

66th

of 434 tracked, by flights a month

Estimated hours

≈725

in the twelve months, from time in the air

Flights a month, every tracked Citation Latitude

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Month by month.

N503QS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 7 of 12 months. Its busiest month was March 2026, with 68 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was March 2026, with 68 flights, and its quietest January 2026, with 27. The record has 223 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N503QS, 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 434 tracked Citation Latitudes. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N503QS.

Chapter 4

Utilization

Harsher than its type

How hard has it been used?

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.

  • Flights a monthLead measure. 85th percentile

    37.1middle Citation Latitude 31.6

  • Days flown a month87th percentile

    17.3 dmiddle Citation Latitude 14.8 d

  • Estimated hours a year91st percentile

    ≈637 hrmiddle Citation Latitude ≈508 hr

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

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N503QS sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Hours per landing, middle Citation Latitude: 1.4 : 1

Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.

N503QS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation Latitude: 8%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

N503QS 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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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Citation Latitude: 3%

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

N503QS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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The full report on N503QS.

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

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N503QS, Cessna Citation Latitude

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Questions about N503QS.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N503QS: how this Cessna Citation Latitude is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n503qs

How many hours does N503QS fly a year?

About 725 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 505 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N503QS flown?

N503QS made 505 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 42 a month, and flew on about 19 days in each month it flew.

Does N503QS fly internationally?

20 of its 505 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 4%, crossed a border.

When did N503QS 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 N503QS 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 N503QS?

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