Piper PA-24 Comanche (PA24)

The Piper PA-24 Comanche — ICAO type designator PA24 — is a single-engined piston-engined aircraft. It seats about 4 passengers, spans 11.0 m and measures 7.6 m nose to tail. The Piper PA-24 Comanche is not in anyone's collection yet; the first sighting is up for grabs.

Heard by the network

Heard by 7 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky): 654 different airframes, 2,017 sightings since 6 Sep 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: 685 private (not named), 27 without an operator callsign yet.

ICAO type code
PA24
Manufacturer
Piper
Engines
1 × piston-engined
Typical seats
4
Wingspan
11.0 m
Length
7.6 m
Card rarity
common

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Questions

What is the ICAO designator for the Piper PA-24 Comanche?

PA24. It is the ICAO aircraft type designator used in flight plans and in ADS-B aircraft databases.

Who builds the Piper PA-24 Comanche?

Piper.

How often does the Skydex network hear the Piper PA-24 Comanche?

654 different airframes since 2026-09-06, on 2,017 airframe-days, at 7 receivers. The last one was heard on 2026-11-11.

How rare is the Piper PA-24 Comanche in Skydex?

Common tier. Nobody has caught one yet.