Tail record, Cessna Citation V Ultra, United States register
Flown about as much as most Citation V Ultras: inside the middle half of its type.
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Flown less often than 74% of Citation V Ultras, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
23
in the twelve months, about 2 a month
Busiest Citation V Ultras
355th
of 480 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈33
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation V Ultra
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N818RU stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was May 2026, with 7 flights.
Its busiest month was May 2026, with 7 flights. It did not fly in September 2025. The record has 11 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 Citation V Ultras. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N818RU.
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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. 26th percentile
3.0middle Citation V Ultra 4.4
Days flown a month18th percentile
2.1 dmiddle Citation V Ultra 3.2 d
Estimated hours a year41st percentile
≈60 hrmiddle Citation V Ultra ≈68 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation V Ultras; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation V Ultra, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N818RU sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation V Ultra: 1.3 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N818RU 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 V Ultra: 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 V Ultra: 0%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N818RU 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. “N818RU: how this Cessna Citation V Ultra is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n818ru
About 33 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.
N818RU 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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