North America: Top 10 Aircraft Models by Flights

43. North America: Top 10 Aircraft Models by Flights Monthly Flight Volume with MoM Comparison | March 2026 130,800 Top 10 Total March Flights 72,890 Previous Month February Flights +76.41% Average MoM Strong Recovery Cessna

Top Brand 4 Models in Top 10 # Aircraft Model Flights Prev MoM 1 Phenom 300 27,770 10,899 +154.79% 2 Challenger 300 Series Series 22,275 14,538 +53.22% 3 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 16,009 10,584 +51.26% 4 Citation Latitude 15,803

7,811 +102.32% 5 Citation CJ3 12,689 6,493 +95.43% 6 Challenger 600 Series 10,533 6,376 +65.20% 7 Citation X 6,669 4,120 +61.87% 8 Hawker 800 Series 6,505 4,711 +38.08% 9 Citation Sovereign 6,423 3,529 +82.01% 10 Learjet 40/45 Series

6,124 3,829 +59.94% Phenom 300 Leads North America: The Embraer Phenom 300 tops North America with 27,770 flights in March, well ahead of the Challenger 300 Series (22,275). This light jet's leadership reflects strong charter and fractional demand across the continent, with its +154.79% MoM growth the strongest in the Top 10.

Strong Seasonal Recovery: North America's average MoM growth of +76.41% reflects the broad March seasonal rebound. Phenom 300 showed the strongest growth at +154.79%, while Hawker 800 Series had the most moderate gain at +38.08%.

Hawker 800 Series Most Moderate: The Hawker 800 Series showed the smallest MoM gain at +38.08%, suggesting its more mature installed base is less subject to sharp seasonal fluctuations compared to newer light jet platforms.

Phenom 300 Strongest Growth: Phenom 300 showed the strongest MoM growth at +154.79%, ranking #1 with 27,770 flights. The March rebound particularly benefits this light jet segment with its broad charter and fractional deployment across the US.