Tail record, Cessna Citation Latitude, United States register

N909QS: how this Cessna Citation Latitude is flown

A busy Citation Latitude: flown more than three quarters of its type.

Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked Citation Latitude.

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How N909QS compares.

Busier than 77% of Citation Latitudes, by flights a month.

Tracked flights

320

in the twelve months, about 27 a month

Busiest Citation Latitudes

101st

of 434 tracked, by flights a month

Estimated hours

≈471

in the twelve months, from time in the air

Flights a month, every tracked Citation Latitude

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Month by month.

N909QS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 6 of 12 months. Its busiest month was August 2025, with 50 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was August 2025, with 50 flights. It did not fly in April 2026. The record has 137 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N909QS, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 434 tracked Citation Latitudes. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N909QS.

Chapter 4

Utilization

Harsher than its type

How hard has it been used?

Heavy use means more of its maintenance intervals have been used up. Worth checking where it sits in its inspection cycle before a pre-buy.

  • Flights a monthLead measure. 77th percentile

    35.9middle Citation Latitude 31.6

  • Days flown a month86th percentile

    17.3 dmiddle Citation Latitude 14.8 d

  • Estimated hours a year83rd percentile

    ≈615 hrmiddle Citation Latitude ≈508 hr

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation Latitudes; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation Latitude, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N909QS sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Hours per landing, middle Citation Latitude: 1.4 : 1

Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.

N909QS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation Latitude: 8%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

N909QS 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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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Citation Latitude: 3%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

N909QS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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The full report on N909QS.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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N909QS, Cessna Citation Latitude

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  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
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Questions about N909QS.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N909QS: how this Cessna Citation Latitude is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n909qs

How many hours does N909QS fly a year?

About 471 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 320 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N909QS flown?

N909QS made 320 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 27 a month, and flew on about 19 days in each month it flew.

Does N909QS fly internationally?

11 of its 320 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 3%, crossed a border.

When did N909QS last fly?

It was last tracked in March 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 N909QS 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 N909QS?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation Latitudes, 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: flight data, every count a minimum. Estimated hours from time in the air. About our data

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