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Tail record, Bombardier Challenger 600 (Challenger 604), United States register

N530BD: how this Bombardier Challenger 600 is flown

A lightly flown Challenger 600: flown less 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 Challenger 600.

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How N530BD compares.

Flown less often than 94% of Challenger 600s, by flights a month.

Tracked flights

11

in the twelve months, about 1 a month

Busiest Challenger 600s

717th

of 763 tracked, by flights a month

Estimated hours

≈36

in the twelve months, from time in the air

Flights a month, every tracked Challenger 600

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Month by month.

N530BD stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was September 2025, with 3 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was September 2025, with 3 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 3 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 4 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N530BD, 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 763 tracked Challenger 600s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N530BD.

Chapter 4

Utilization

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. 6th percentile

    2.4middle Challenger 600 6.1

  • Days flown a month2nd percentile

    1.7 dmiddle Challenger 600 4.5 d

  • Estimated hours a year21st percentile

    ≈74 hrmiddle Challenger 600 ≈132 hr

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Challenger 600s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Challenger 600, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N530BD sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Hours per landing, middle Challenger 600: 1.8 : 1

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

N530BD 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 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Challenger 600: 2%

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

N530BD sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Challenger 600: 27%

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

N530BD sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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The full report on N530BD.

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

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N530BD, Bombardier Challenger 600

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Questions about N530BD.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N530BD: how this Bombardier Challenger 600 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n530bd

How many hours does N530BD fly a year?

About 36 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 11 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N530BD flown?

N530BD made 11 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.

Does N530BD fly internationally?

None of its 11 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did N530BD last fly?

It was last tracked in May 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 N530BD 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 N530BD?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Challenger 600s, 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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