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N946QS: how this Cessna Citation Latitude is flown

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

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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 N946QS compares.

Busier than 84% of Citation Latitudes, by flights a month.

Tracked flights

520

in the twelve months, about 43 a month

Busiest Citation Latitudes

70th

of 434 tracked, by flights a month

Estimated hours

≈714

in the twelve months, from time in the air

Flights a month, every tracked Citation Latitude

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Month by month.

N946QS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 9 of 12 months. Its busiest month was May 2026, with 57 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was May 2026, with 57 flights, and its quietest February 2026, with 24. The record has 239 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N946QS, 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 N946QS.

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. 84th percentile

    37.0middle Citation Latitude 31.6

  • Days flown a month90th percentile

    17.5 dmiddle Citation Latitude 14.8 d

  • Estimated hours a year88th percentile

    ≈627 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 N946QS 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.

N946QS 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.

N946QS sits inside the middle half. 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.

N946QS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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The full report on N946QS.

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

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N946QS, Cessna Citation Latitude

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Questions about N946QS.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N946QS: how this Cessna Citation Latitude is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n946qs

How many hours does N946QS fly a year?

About 714 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 520 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N946QS flown?

N946QS made 520 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 43 a month, and flew on about 19 days in each month it flew.

Does N946QS fly internationally?

21 of its 520 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 4%, crossed a border.

When did N946QS last fly?

It was last tracked in July 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 N946QS 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 N946QS?

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.

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