N542MR · Honda HondaJet HA-420 flight activity
345 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, on about 14 days a month and an estimated 320 hours in the air.
How N542MR has been flying
N542MR flies about six times as often as the middle HondaJet HA-420, well above the 3 to 7 flights a month flown by the middle half of the fleet.
Tracked by ADS-B, so a minimum.
From time in the air. The logbook has the exact total.
Against 3.1 d for the middle HondaJet HA-420.
Last tracked in July 2026. Published seven days later, by month only.
Month by month
345 flights over 12 active monthsFlights per month · shaded band is the middle half of the fleet (2.9–6.7 a month)
N542MR flew more than the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was March 2026, with 46 flights.
Its busiest month was March 2026, with 46 flights, and its quietest May 2026, with 15. The record has 71 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 5 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
Utilization
How steadily it has been used: flights, flying days and estimated hours against the type.
Flown far more than most. Harsher on utilization.
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.
Against 4.4 for the middle HondaJet HA-420 (>99th). Used harder than most.
Share of flying days from one field.
The data behind it
Against all 189 tracked HondaJet HA-420s, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.How it travels
Its flying is spread across many routes.
55 of 345 flights, both directions.
Spread across many destinations.
107 flights crossed a border.
N542MR’s flying is spread across many routes. Its most-flown pair of airports carries 16% of flights, 55 of 345, counting both directions. Its top three pairs make up 31%, so about seven flights in ten go somewhere else. Of its 345 tracked flights, 107 (32%) crossed a border.
Fatigue, corrosion, engines and brakes
01 Fatigue
Outside the middle of the fleetHow short were its legs? Airframes age by landings as well as by hours. Many short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air.
N542MR is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context. See this chapter in the sample report →
02 Corrosion
Outside the middle of the fleetWhere does it spend its nights? Where a jet sleeps shapes how fast it corrodes. Salt and damp overnight are what an inspector looks at first.
N542MR is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air. See this chapter in the sample report →
03 Engines and brakes
Not graded: not enough dataHow hard were its airfields? Short, hot and high runways ask for more thrust on every takeoff and harder braking on every landing. That wear doesn’t show in the hours.
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate. See this chapter in the sample report →
What the full report adds for N542MR
- 01 All four chapters graded, with the evidence behind every grade
- 02 The operational summary: the whole aircraft in one read
- 03 Its longest stay away from base, and what the record does and doesn’t show about it
- 04 Its home base pattern and operating rhythm: busiest days and months
- 05 PDF, CSV and a share link
$395 for N542MR, one payment
A fraction of the cost of a pre-buy inspection, before you book one.
Other HondaJet HA-420s
Tails flown at a similar rate, with their tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Each has its own free page.
About N542MR
How many hours does N542MR fly a year?
About 320 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 345 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
How often is N542MR flown?
N542MR made 345 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 29 a month, and flew on about 14 days in each month it flew.
Does N542MR fly internationally?
107 of its 345 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 32%, crossed a border.
When did N542MR 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 N542MR 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 N542MR?
All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked HondaJet HA-420s, 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.
How this page is made
Everything here comes from N542MR’s ADS-B track, the position signal aircraft broadcast, over the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. ADS-B misses some flights, so every count is a minimum. Flights appear seven days after they happen, by month only, and hours are estimated from time in the air; the logbook has the real totals. Airports, bases and exact dates are left out on purpose. How grades work: each graded measure is placed among the tracked HondaJet HA-420s against the middle aircraft, the 50th percentile. Between the 25th and 75th it is typical; outside that band it is gentler or harsher. Utilization is graded here for free; for the other chapters this page shows the middle value of the fleet and whether this aircraft sits inside the middle half or outside it. Their grades and values are in the report, not on this page. Owners and operators can ask us not to publish an aircraft’s activity.