Tail record, Cessna Citation CJ3, United States register
A lightly flown Citation CJ3: flown less than three quarters of its type.
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Flown less often than 93% of Citation CJ3s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
21
in the twelve months, about 2 a month
Busiest Citation CJ3s
604th
of 649 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈43
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation CJ3
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N517KJ stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was July 2026, with 8 flights.
Its busiest month was July 2026, with 8 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 4 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 5 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 649 tracked Citation CJ3s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N517KJ.
Chapter 4
Gentler than its type
How hard has it been used?
Light use spends maintenance intervals slowly, but long spells parked bring their own wear: seals, corrosion and preservation. Worth asking how it was stored.
Flights a monthLead measure. 7th percentile
2.4middle Citation CJ3 5.3
Days flown a month2nd percentile
1.7 dmiddle Citation CJ3 3.8 d
Estimated hours a year32nd percentile
≈62 hrmiddle Citation CJ3 ≈87 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation CJ3s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation CJ3, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N517KJ sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle Citation CJ3: 1.4 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N517KJ 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 CJ3: 1%
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 CJ3: 1%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N517KJ 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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All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.
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Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N517KJ: how this Cessna Citation CJ3 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n517kj
About 43 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 21 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N517KJ made 21 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 2 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.
None of its 21 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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