A jet that landed at Lincoln Airport about 3½ years ago has overstayed its welcome, so the airport has started charging daily rent.

1981 Canadair CL-600 Challenger had been flown from Santa Ana, Calif., to Lincoln on Sept. 3, 2009, for maintenance at Duncan Aviation.

Duncan spokeswoman Lori Johnson says that “due to many unforeseen circumstances, it did not leave at that time.” She says Duncan is helping the current owner in trying to move the jet away from Lincoln.

Johnson says she doesn’t know whether the jet is flyable.

On March 1 Lincoln Airport officials began charging the jet’s owner in California $50 a day, in keeping with a new policy for any aircraft that stays past 30 free days of parking.