Tail record, Cessna Citation X, United States register
Flown about as much as most Citation Xs: inside the middle half of its type.
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Flown less often than 72% of Citation Xs, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
37
in the twelve months, about 3 a month
Busiest Citation Xs
203rd
of 282 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈50
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation X
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N517CF stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was September 2025, with 15 flights.
Its busiest month was September 2025, with 15 flights. It did not fly in November 2025. The record has 21 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 282 tracked Citation Xs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N517CF.
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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. 28th percentile
5.4middle Citation X 8.8
Days flown a month22nd percentile
3.3 dmiddle Citation X 5.7 d
Estimated hours a year24th percentile
≈92 hrmiddle Citation X ≈163 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation Xs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation X, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N517CF sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation X: 1.7 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N517CF 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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Salt air, middle Citation X: 2%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N517CF sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle Citation X: 26%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N517CF sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N517CF: how this Cessna Citation X is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n517cf
About 50 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 37 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N517CF made 37 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.
None of its 37 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.
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