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N978QS: 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 N978QS compares.

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

Tracked flights

491

in the twelve months, about 41 a month

Busiest Citation Latitudes

70th

of 434 tracked, by flights a month

Estimated hours

≈696

in the twelve months, from time in the air

Flights a month, every tracked Citation Latitude

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Month by month.

N978QS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 8 of 12 months. Its busiest month was June 2026, with 58 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was June 2026, with 58 flights, and its quietest April 2026, with 22. The record has 212 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N978QS, 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 N978QS.

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 month87th percentile

    17.3 dmiddle Citation Latitude 14.8 d

  • Estimated hours a year90th percentile

    ≈633 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 N978QS 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.

N978QS 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.

N978QS 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.

N978QS 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 full report on N978QS.

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

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N978QS, Cessna Citation Latitude

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Questions about N978QS.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N978QS: how this Cessna Citation Latitude is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n978qs

How many hours does N978QS fly a year?

About 696 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 491 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N978QS flown?

N978QS made 491 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 41 a month, and flew on about 19 days in each month it flew.

Does N978QS fly internationally?

30 of its 491 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 6%, crossed a border.

When did N978QS 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 N978QS 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 N978QS?

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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