Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow (P28R)

The Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow is a single-engined piston-engined aircraft built by Piper. It seats about 3 passengers, flies up to 1,287 km and cruises around 128 knots. No one has caught the Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow in Skydex yet — the first catch is still open.

Heard by the network

1,223 different airframes of the Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow picked up by 9 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Florida), 5,626 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: 2 military (not named), 1301 private (not named), 17 without an operator callsign yet.

ICAO type code
P28R
Manufacturer
Piper
Engines
1 × piston-engined
Typical seats
3
Range
1,287 km
Cruise speed
128 kt
Wingspan
10.7 m
Length
7.3 m
MTOW
1 t
Card rarity
common

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Questions

What is the ICAO type code of the Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow?

P28R. It is the ICAO aircraft type designator used in flight plans and in ADS-B aircraft databases.

Who makes the Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow?

Piper.

How many Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow aircraft has the Skydex network heard?

1,223 different airframes since 2026-08-24, on 5,626 airframe-days, at 9 receivers. The last one was heard on 2026-11-11.

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

Common tier. Nobody has caught one yet.