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Learjet 35A

XLEARJET-35165Active

RegistrationUSN72CK

OperatorKalitta Air

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Learjet 35A. Operates for Kalitta Air. Previously flew for Inspector General of Police, Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter and Kitty Hawk Charters.

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Technical data

EnginesN/A

PropulsionTurbofan

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerKalitta Air

MSN35-165

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2002–2026Kalitta Air airline base

Base

EWRNewark

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jun 30, 1988

Delivered to Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter

Delivered to Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter as VH-HOF.

Dec 0, 1990

Transferred to AMR Combs Florida

Transferred to AMR Combs Florida.

Nov 0, 1991

Transferred to Kalitta American International Airways

Transferred to Kalitta American International Airways.

Feb 0, 1992

Re-registered

Changed from N16BJ to N72CK (still with Kalitta American International Airways).

Nov 24, 1992

Transferred to Kalitta Air

Transferred to Kalitta Air.

May 10, 1999

Transferred to Kitty Hawk Charters

Transferred to Kitty Hawk Charters.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the Learjet 35A aircraft (registration N72CK), operated by Kitty Hawk Charters, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Mar 7, 2002

Transferred to Kalitta Air

Transferred to Kalitta Air.

Operators

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Inspector General of Police

Registration A4O-CA

1988-06-30

Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter

Registration VH-HOF

1990-12-00

AMR Combs Florida

Registration N16BJ

1991-11-00

Kalitta American International Airways

Registration N16BJ

1992-02-00

Kalitta American International Airways

Registration N72CK

1992-11-24

Kalitta Air

Registration N72CK

1999-05-10

Kitty Hawk Charters

Registration N72CK

2002-03-07

Kalitta Air

Registration N72CK

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Learjet 35A · N72CK · Kalitta Air. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/XLEARJET-35165

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_aircraft_xlearjet_35165,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Learjet 35A · N72CK · Kalitta Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/XLEARJET-35165},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/XLEARJET-35165}},
  urldate      = {2026-11-02},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-11-02}
}

Wikipedia

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