Tail record, Cessna Citation CJ4, United States register
A lightly flown Citation CJ4: flown less than three quarters of its type.
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Flown less often than 82% of Citation CJ4s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
31
in the twelve months, about 3 a month
Busiest Citation CJ4s
360th
of 439 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈55
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation CJ4
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N627RP stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was November 2025, with 6 flights.
Its busiest month was November 2025, with 6 flights. It did not fly in December 2025. The record has 8 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 4 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 439 tracked Citation CJ4s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N627RP.
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. 18th percentile
3.1middle Citation CJ4 5.0
Days flown a month15th percentile
2.3 dmiddle Citation CJ4 3.8 d
Estimated hours a year39th percentile
≈66 hrmiddle Citation CJ4 ≈79 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation CJ4s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation CJ4, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N627RP sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation CJ4: 1.3 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N627RP 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 CJ4: 0%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N627RP sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle Citation CJ4: 2%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N627RP sits inside the middle half. 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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The Aircraft Ledger. “N627RP: how this Cessna Citation CJ4 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n627rp
About 55 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 31 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N627RP made 31 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.
None of its 31 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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