Cessna 172 Skyhawk (C172)
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk — ICAO type designator C172 — is a single-engined piston-engined aircraft. It seats about 4 passengers, flies up to 1,272 km and cruises around 122 knots. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is not in anyone's collection yet; the first sighting is up for grabs.
Heard by the network
Heard by 5 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Florida, Alabama): 9,472 different airframes, 87,571 sightings since 24 Aug 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.
- BakerC - FiberflyTower — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 1266 airframes, 8210 sightings, last 2026-11-11
- Hoyt Clagwell — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · run by @k-han — 779 airframes, 4779 sightings, last 2026-11-11
- Auburn — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Alabama · run by @parkercs — 432 airframes, 1896 sightings, last 2026-11-11
- BakerC - KACJ — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 274 airframes, 779 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- ebc0045_auburn — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Alabama · run by @ebc1613 — 272 airframes, 3090 sightings, last 2026-11-11
Operators
Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 24 military (not named), 9952 private (not named), 136 without an operator callsign yet.
- ICAO type code
- C172
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Engines
- 1 × piston-engined
- Typical seats
- 4
- Range
- 1,272 km
- Cruise speed
- 122 kt
- Wingspan
- 11.0 m
- Length
- 8.3 m
- MTOW
- 1 t
- Card rarity
- common