Tail record, Bombardier Learjet 45, United States register
Flown about as much as most Learjet 45s: inside the middle half of its type.
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Flown less often than 66% of Learjet 45s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
64
in the twelve months, about 5 a month
Busiest Learjet 45s
317th
of 480 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈95
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Learjet 45
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N72HL flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 2 of 12 months. Its busiest month was September 2025, with 13 flights.
Its busiest month was September 2025, with 13 flights. It did not fly in July 2026. The record has 26 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 480 tracked Learjet 45s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N72HL.
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. 34th percentile
4.5middle Learjet 45 6.3
Days flown a month33rd percentile
3.4 dmiddle Learjet 45 4.4 d
Estimated hours a year38th percentile
≈78 hrmiddle Learjet 45 ≈100 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Learjet 45s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Learjet 45, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N72HL sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Learjet 45: 1.4 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N72HL sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle Learjet 45: 1%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N72HL 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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Short runways, middle Learjet 45: 8%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N72HL sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N72HL: how this Bombardier Learjet 45 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n72hl
About 95 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 64 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N72HL made 64 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 5 a month, and flew on about 4 days in each month it flew.
None of its 64 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.
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