OM-BLS · Cessna Citation XLS flight activity
179 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, on about 9 days a month and an estimated 165 hours in the air.
How OM-BLS has been flying
OM-BLS flies about one and a half times as often as the middle Citation XLS, inside the 4 to 18 flights a month flown by the middle half of the fleet.
Tracked by ADS-B, so a minimum.
From time in the air. The logbook has the exact total.
Against 5.6 d for the middle Citation XLS.
Last tracked in July 2026. Published seven days later, by month only.
Month by month
179 flights over 12 active monthsFlights per month · shaded band is the middle half of the fleet (4.5–18.4 a month)
OM-BLS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 3 of 12 months. Its busiest month was May 2026, with 27 flights.
Its busiest month was May 2026, with 27 flights, and its quietest March 2026, with 3. The record has 70 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 3 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
Utilization
How steadily it has been used: flights, flying days and estimated hours against the type.
Used about as much as most. Typical on utilization.
Used at about the rate of most of the fleet, so its maintenance intervals have been used up at a normal pace.
Against 8.7 for the middle Citation XLS (66th). Used like a typical Cessna Citation XLS.
Share of flying days from one field.
The data behind it
Against all 840 tracked Citation XLSs, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.How it travels
Its flying is spread across many routes.
36 of 179 flights, both directions.
Spread across many destinations.
144 flights crossed a border.
OM-BLS’s flying is spread across many routes. Its most-flown pair of airports carries 20% of flights, 36 of 179, counting both directions. Its top three pairs make up 35%, so about seven flights in ten go somewhere else. Of its 179 tracked flights, 144 (86%) crossed a border.
Fatigue, corrosion, engines and brakes
01 Fatigue
Outside the middle of the fleetHow short were its legs? Airframes age by landings as well as by hours. Many short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air.
OM-BLS is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context. See this chapter in the sample report →
02 Corrosion
Close to the typeWhere does it spend its nights? Where a jet sleeps shapes how fast it corrodes. Salt and damp overnight are what an inspector looks at first.
OM-BLS is in here
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air. See this chapter in the sample report →
03 Engines and brakes
Outside the middle of the fleetHow hard were its airfields? Short, hot and high runways ask for more thrust on every takeoff and harder braking on every landing. That wear doesn’t show in the hours.
OM-BLS is out here, on one side or the other
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate. See this chapter in the sample report →
What the full report adds for OM-BLS
- 01 All four chapters graded, with the evidence behind every grade
- 02 The operational summary: the whole aircraft in one read
- 03 Its longest stay away from base, and what the record does and doesn’t show about it
- 04 Its home base pattern and operating rhythm: busiest days and months
- 05 PDF, CSV and a share link
$395 for OM-BLS, one payment
A fraction of the cost of a pre-buy inspection, before you book one.
Other Citation XLSs
Tails flown at a similar rate, with their tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Each has its own free page.
About OM-BLS
How many hours does OM-BLS fly a year?
About 165 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 179 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
How often is OM-BLS flown?
OM-BLS made 179 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 15 a month, and flew on about 9 days in each month it flew.
Does OM-BLS fly internationally?
144 of its 179 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 86%, crossed a border.
When did OM-BLS 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 OM-BLS 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 OM-BLS?
All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation XLSs, 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.
How this page is made
Everything here comes from OM-BLS’s ADS-B track, the position signal aircraft broadcast, over the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. ADS-B misses some flights, so every count is a minimum. Flights appear seven days after they happen, by month only, and hours are estimated from time in the air; the logbook has the real totals. Airports, bases and exact dates are left out on purpose. How grades work: each graded measure is placed among the tracked Citation XLSs against the middle aircraft, the 50th percentile. Between the 25th and 75th it is typical; outside that band it is gentler or harsher. Utilization is graded here for free; for the other chapters this page shows the middle value of the fleet and whether this aircraft sits inside the middle half or outside it. Their grades and values are in the report, not on this page. Owners and operators can ask us not to publish an aircraft’s activity.