Cessna 182 Skylane (C182)

The Cessna 182 Skylane is a single-engined piston-engined aircraft built by Cessna. It seats about 4 passengers, flies up to 1,722 km and cruises around 138 knots. No one has caught the Cessna 182 Skylane in Skydex yet — the first catch is still open.

Heard by the network

3,385 different airframes of the Cessna 182 Skylane picked up by 6 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Alabama, Florida), 12,539 sightings since 24 Aug 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.

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: 6 military (not named), 3620 private (not named), 91 without an operator callsign yet.

ICAO type code
C182
Manufacturer
Cessna
Engines
1 × piston-engined
Typical seats
4
Range
1,722 km
Cruise speed
138 kt
Wingspan
11.0 m
Length
8.8 m
MTOW
1 t
Card rarity
common

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Questions

What is the ICAO type code of the Cessna 182 Skylane?

C182. It is the ICAO aircraft type designator used in flight plans and in ADS-B aircraft databases.

Who makes the Cessna 182 Skylane?

Cessna.

How many Cessna 182 Skylane aircraft has the Skydex network heard?

3,385 different airframes since 2026-08-24, on 12,539 airframe-days, at 6 receivers. The last one was heard on 2026-11-11.

How rare is the Cessna 182 Skylane in Skydex?

Common tier. Nobody has caught one yet.