Tail record, Cessna Citation CJ2, United States register
Flown about as much as most Citation CJ2s: inside the middle half of its type.
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Busier than 55% of Citation CJ2s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
39
in the twelve months, about 3 a month
Busiest Citation CJ2s
320th
of 709 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈35
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation CJ2
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N851JB flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 1 of 12 months. Its busiest month was July 2026, with 12 flights.
Its busiest month was July 2026, with 12 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. 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 709 tracked Citation CJ2s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N851JB.
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. 55th percentile
4.7middle Citation CJ2 4.3
Days flown a month47th percentile
3.1 dmiddle Citation CJ2 3.2 d
Estimated hours a year50th percentile
≈64 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 N851JB sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle Citation CJ2: 1.2 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N851JB sits inside the middle half. 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.
N851JB sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N851JB: how this Cessna Citation CJ2 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n851jb
About 35 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 39 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N851JB made 39 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.
None of its 39 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.
It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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