Piper PA-28 Cherokee (P28A)

The Piper PA-28 Cherokee — ICAO type designator P28A — is a single-engined piston-engined aircraft. It seats about 4 passengers, flies up to 1,010 km and cruises around 116 knots. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is not in anyone's collection yet; the first sighting is up for grabs.

Heard by the network

9 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Florida, Alabama) have heard the Piper PA-28 Cherokee — 6,628 different airframes, 59,194 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), 7002 private (not named), 96 without an operator callsign yet.

ICAO type code
P28A
Manufacturer
Piper
Engines
1 × piston-engined
Typical seats
4
Range
1,010 km
Cruise speed
116 kt
Wingspan
10.7 m
Length
7.3 m
MTOW
1 t
Card rarity
common

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Questions

What is the ICAO designator for the Piper PA-28 Cherokee?

P28A. It is the ICAO aircraft type designator used in flight plans and in ADS-B aircraft databases.

Who builds the Piper PA-28 Cherokee?

Piper.

How often does the Skydex network hear the Piper PA-28 Cherokee?

6,628 different airframes since 2026-08-24, on 59,194 airframe-days, at 9 receivers. The last one was heard on 2026-11-11.

How rare is the Piper PA-28 Cherokee in Skydex?

Common tier. Nobody has caught one yet.