Tail record, Cessna Citation CJ2, United States register
A lightly flown Citation CJ2: flown less than three quarters of its type.
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Flown less often than 76% of Citation CJ2s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
23
in the twelve months, about 2 a month
Busiest Citation CJ2s
539th
of 709 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈19
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation CJ2
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N743JG flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 1 of 12 months. Its busiest month was March 2026, with 8 flights.
Its busiest month was March 2026, with 8 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 13 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 709 tracked Citation CJ2s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N743JG.
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. 24th percentile
3.0middle Citation CJ2 4.3
Days flown a month7th percentile
1.8 dmiddle Citation CJ2 3.2 d
Estimated hours a year11th percentile
≈32 hrmiddle Citation CJ2 ≈64 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation CJ2s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation CJ2, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N743JG sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation CJ2: 1.2 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N743JG 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 CJ2: 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 CJ2: 3%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N743JG 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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Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N743JG: how this Cessna Citation CJ2 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n743jg
About 19 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 23 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N743JG made 23 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 23 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.
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