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N742AR · Cessna Citation CJ3 flight activity

56 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, on about 3 days a month and an estimated 87 hours in the air.

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Last 12 months

How N742AR has been flying

N742AR flies about as often as the middle Citation CJ3, inside the 3 to 12 flights a month flown by the middle half of the fleet.

Flights, 12 months
56

Tracked by ADS-B, so a minimum.

Estimated hours, 12 months
≈87 hr

From time in the air. The logbook has the exact total.

Days flown a month
3.1 d

Against 3.8 d for the middle Citation CJ3.

Last tracked
Jul 2026

Last tracked in July 2026. Published seven days later, by month only.

Month by month

56 flights over 11 active months

Flights per month · shaded band is the middle half of the fleet (3.3–11.8 a month)

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N742AR stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was August 2025, with 9 flights.

Its busiest month was August 2025, with 9 flights. It did not fly in January 2026. The record has 20 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 3 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Chapter 04

Utilization

Typical than the type

How steadily it has been used: flights, flying days and estimated hours against the type.

Used about as much as most. Typical on utilization.

Used at about the rate of most of the fleet, so its maintenance intervals have been used up at a normal pace.

Flights a monthTypical
5.4

Against 5.3 for the middle Citation CJ3 (51st). Used like a typical Cessna Citation CJ3.

Home baseContext
In the report

Share of flying days from one field.

The data behind it

Against all 649 tracked Citation CJ3s, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
DimensionBelowMedianAboveThis tailPctile
Flights a monthTypicalLead metric
In the months it flew
5.4
middle Citation CJ3 5.3
51st
Days flown a monthTypical
Days with at least one flight
3.3 d
middle Citation CJ3 3.8 d
38th
Estimated hours a yearTypical
From time in the air
≈100 hr
middle Citation CJ3 ≈87 hr
56th
Route shape only. No airports or dates named.

How it travels

One corridor carries a large share of its flights.

Most-flown pair
25%

14 of 56 flights, both directions.

Top three pairs
59%

Most of its flying on three routes.

International
0%

0 flights crossed a border.

One route carries a large share of N742AR’s flying: 25% of flights are on its most-flown pair of airports. Its top three pairs make up 59%, so about four flights in ten go somewhere else. None of its tracked flights crossed a border.

Chapters 01–03

Fatigue, corrosion, engines and brakes

01 Fatigue

Close to the type

How 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.

Hours per landing Lead metric
Estimated flight hours per landing

N742AR is in here

middle Citation CJ3 1.4 : 1
In the report

Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context. See this chapter in the sample report →

02 Corrosion

Outside the middle of the fleet

Where 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.

Salt air Lead metric
Nights within 2 km of the coast, as a share of nights we can place

N742AR is out here, on one side or the other

middle Citation CJ3 1%
In the report

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

Close to the type

How 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.

Short runways Lead metric
Departures where the longest runway was under 1.25× the takeoff distance

N742AR is in here

middle Citation CJ3 1%
In the report

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate. See this chapter in the sample report →

TailCheck report

What the full report adds for N742AR

  1. 01 All four chapters graded, with the evidence behind every grade
  2. 02 The operational summary: the whole aircraft in one read
  3. 03 Its longest stay away from base, and what the record does and doesn’t show about it
  4. 04 Its home base pattern and operating rhythm: busiest days and months
  5. 05 PDF, CSV and a share link

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Peers

Other Citation CJ3s

Tails flown at a similar rate, with their tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Each has its own free page.

TailFlights, 12 monthsEstimated hours a year
N865MK48≈93
N181WE78≈79
N78ZM25≈90
N222VR39≈97
N103DS48≈83
Questions

About N742AR

How many hours does N742AR fly a year?

About 87 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 56 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N742AR flown?

N742AR made 56 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 5 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.

Does N742AR fly internationally?

None of its 56 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did N742AR 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 N742AR 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 N742AR?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation CJ3s, 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.

Method

How this page is made

Everything here comes from N742AR’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 Citation CJ3s 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.

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