Cessna Citation Excel / XLS · representative
Aircraft
N497NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna Citation Excel / XLSC56X
- Operator
- Black Tail
- Mode-S
- A62B51
- Registry
- United States
Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Airport routes
Iowa City, IA
Home base · 67% of legs
2
Airports visited
Iowa City, IA ↔ Las Vegas, NV
Busiest corridor · 2 trips
1
Trips tracked · latest trip Jul 25, 2025
2025-07 → 2025-07
Tracked span
Ownership
Registered owner
Black Tail
FAA registrant
→
Attributed to
College FB
→
Owner class
private llc
Flight history
Every tracked trip with route and shape. Event tags mark calendar-linked trips; documented rows have a published JetSweep story or research note.
1 trip · 2 legs
We track the aircraft, not who is aboard. Ownership reflects the FAA registrant; attribution and purpose, where shown, are tiered by evidence. Some tails are blocked from public display.