Tail record, Cessna Citation III/VI/VII, United States register
A busy Citation III: flown more than three quarters of its type.
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Busier than 89% of Citation IIIs, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
178
in the twelve months, about 15 a month
Busiest Citation IIIs
19th
of 167 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈196
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation III
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N650SG flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 9 of 12 months. Its busiest month was March 2026, with 30 flights.
Its busiest month was March 2026, with 30 flights. It did not fly in January 2026. The record has 91 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 167 tracked Citation IIIs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N650SG.
Chapter 4
Harsher than its type
How hard has it been used?
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.
Flights a monthLead measure. 89th percentile
14.8middle Citation III 4.8
Days flown a month92nd percentile
9.4 dmiddle Citation III 3.4 d
Estimated hours a year88th percentile
≈196 hrmiddle Citation III ≈80 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation IIIs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation III, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N650SG sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle Citation III: 1.3 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N650SG 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 III: 0%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N650SG sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
Not graded: not enough data.
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All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.
Page one
Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N650SG: how this Cessna Citation III/VI/VII is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n650sg
About 196 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 178 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N650SG made 178 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 15 a month, and flew on about 10 days in each month it flew.
10 of its 178 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 6%, 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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