Cessna Citation III/VI/VII fleet

Fatigue

The middle Citation III flies 1.3 hours for every landing. One in twenty lands every 0.9 hours or sooner, the most cycles for its time.

Hours per landing
1.3 : 1

Middle half 1.1–1.5 : 1Harder end: 5% at 0.9 : 1 or lessEasier end: 5% at 2.0 : 1 or more

Short hops
46%

Middle half 30–59%Harder end: 5% at 73% or moreEasier end: 5% at 10% or less

Leg length
333 nm

Middle half 228–532 nmLowest 5%: 162 nm or lessHighest 5%: 805 nm or more

Context, not graded: the tint marks the harder and easier end of the fleet.

Spread of trip lengths

All 117 Citation IIIs
22%
26%
12%
9%
16%
11%
4%
0%
<150
150–300
300–450
450–600
600–900
900–1,200
1,200–1,800
1,800+
Share of legs by length in nautical miles, 8,154 legs with a known distance from 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Jul 2026. The fleet's trips bunch at 150–300 nm; 48% were under 300 nm and 15% over 900 nm.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger