Tail record, Cessna Citation SII, United States register
Flown about as much as most Citation SIIs: inside the middle half of its type.
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Flown less often than 64% of Citation SIIs, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
52
in the twelve months, about 4 a month
Busiest Citation SIIs
226th
of 353 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈78
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation SII
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N78MD flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 4 of 12 months. Its busiest month was January 2026, with 8 flights.
Its busiest month was January 2026, with 8 flights. It did not fly in May 2026. The record has 23 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 353 tracked Citation SIIs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N78MD.
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. 36th percentile
3.2middle Citation SII 3.8
Days flown a month30th percentile
2.3 dmiddle Citation SII 2.9 d
Estimated hours a year52nd percentile
≈60 hrmiddle Citation SII ≈57 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation SIIs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation SII, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N78MD sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation SII: 1.3 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N78MD 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 SII: 0%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N78MD sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle Citation SII: 2%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N78MD 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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The Aircraft Ledger. “N78MD: how this Cessna Citation SII is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n78md
About 78 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 52 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N78MD made 52 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 4 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.
27 of its 52 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 60%, crossed a border.
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