Tail record, Cessna Citation CJ2, Australia register
Flown about as much as most Citation CJ2s: inside the middle half of its type.
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Busier than 73% of Citation CJ2s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
0
in the twelve months, about 0 a month
Busiest Citation CJ2s
192nd
of 709 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈0
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Citation CJ2
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VH-ZIY stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month.
There were no tracking gaps, so the record is close to complete.
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Each measure against all 709 tracked Citation CJ2s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is VH-ZIY.
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. 73rd percentile
7.0middle Citation CJ2 4.3
Days flown a month73rd percentile
4.8 dmiddle Citation CJ2 3.2 d
Estimated hours a year76th percentile
≈111 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 VH-ZIY sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Citation CJ2: 1.2 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
VH-ZIY 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.
VH-ZIY 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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Short runways, middle Citation CJ2: 3%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
VH-ZIY 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 Aircraft Ledger. “VH-ZIY: how this Cessna Citation CJ2 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/vh-ziy
About 0 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 0 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
VH-ZIY made 0 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 0 a month, and flew on about 0 days in each month it flew.
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