Tail record, Cessna Citation SII, United States register
Flown about as much as most Citation SIIs: inside the middle half of its type.
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Flown less often than 67% of Citation SIIs, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
18
in the twelve months, about 2 a month
Busiest Citation SIIs
237th
of 353 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈21
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation SII
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N550HK flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 1 of 12 months. Its busiest month was May 2026, with 6 flights.
Its busiest month was May 2026, with 6 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 7 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 3 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 353 tracked Citation SIIs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N550HK.
Chapter 4
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. 33rd percentile
3.1middle Citation SII 3.8
Days flown a month8th percentile
1.8 dmiddle Citation SII 2.9 d
Estimated hours a year27th percentile
≈44 hrmiddle Citation SII ≈57 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation SIIs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation SII, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N550HK sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation SII: 1.3 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N550HK sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle Citation SII: 0%
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 SII: 2%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N550HK sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N550HK: how this Cessna Citation SII is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n550hk
About 21 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 18 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N550HK made 18 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 18 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.
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