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40. North America: Average Monthly Flight Hours Top 10 Aircraft Models by Per-Aircraft Flight Hours | April 2026 73.39h Highest Hours CRJ-200 VIP 59.41h Top 10 Average Monthly Hours 1.62x Gap Ratio #1 vs #10 Bombardier Top Brand

3 Models in Top 10 Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours Hours #1 CRJ-200 VIP 73.39h #2 Falcon 100 69.53h #3 IAI Astra 65.65h #4 Challenger 800 61.53h #5 Citation Latitude 60.8h #6 Praetor 500 58.75h #7 Airbus ACJ A320 Neo 54.33h

#8 Citation Longitude 52.9h #9 Challenger 850 52h #10 Phenom 300 45.19h CRJ-200 VIP Leads: The CRJ-200 VIP leads North America in April with 73.39 hours/month, followed by Falcon 100 at 69.53h and IAI Astra at 65.65h. This reflects deployment patterns and concentrated utilization on the most-active aircraft in the regional Top 10.

Top 10 Composition: The North America ranking shows aircraft ranging from 73.39h (#1) to 45.19h (#10), with the 1.62x gap ratio indicating relatively uniform deployment across leading models. Bombardier Dominance: Bombardier places 3 models in the Top 10, demonstrating its strong presence in North America fleet utilization. The Top 10 average of 59.41h reflects the regional intensity of deployment for high-utilization aircraft.

Mission Profile: The Top 10 reveals diverse aircraft categories serving different mission profiles — from VIP airliner conversions to super-midsize charter aircraft. April's softer broader fleet activity affected utilization rankings, with the most actively deployed aircraft maintaining their positions.

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