Piper Cherokee Arrow (P28R)
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ICAO P28R Small

Piper Cherokee Arrow

Single Piston· 2,499 globally registered

The PIPER Cherokee Arrow (P28R) is a PIPER 1-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 73 knots; operating envelope 1,251 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 7,292 flights operated by this type across 1279 airframes and 1097 carriers. The largest observed operator is SKYBORNE AIRLINE ACADEMY INC (SFY).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
1,279
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
1,097
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
7,292
tracked
AVG DURATION
48m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
37.9%
2,762 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
73 kt
Vref range
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
A

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
35 ft
Length
25 ft
Tail height
8 ft
Wheelbase
8 ft
Gear width
11 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
2,758 lb
MALW
2,900 lb
Manufacturer model
Cherokee Arrow
FAA designator
P28R
Registered
2,499

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

30
SKYBORNE AIRLINE ACADEMY INC 6 aircraft
192 flights
Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club 3 aircraft
179 flights
PLANE NONSENSE INC 4 aircraft
74 flights
WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY 2 aircraft
67 flights
ROYAL VICTORIAN AERO CLUB. 2 aircraft
48 flights
REGISTRATION PENDING 10 aircraft
47 flights
GEORGIA AVIATION AUTHORITY 6 aircraft
47 flights
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2 aircraft
45 flights
CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY 2 aircraft
41 flights
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 3 aircraft
40 flights
DIPPOLITO THADDEUS M 1 aircraft
36 flights
SBH ALLIANCE LLC 1 aircraft
36 flights
AG AIR SQUADRON ONE LLC 3 aircraft
34 flights
SOUTHERN AIRCRAFT CONSULTANCY INC TRUSTEE 5 aircraft
33 flights
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE, AVIATION SCIENCE DEPT 2 aircraft
33 flights
RRG SOFTWARE LLC 1 aircraft
33 flights
MORGAN AVIATION LLC 1 aircraft
31 flights
WARNERVALE AIR PTY LTD 1 aircraft
31 flights
WESTCHESTER FLYING CLUB INC 2 aircraft
31 flights
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1 aircraft
30 flights
PRESCOTT FLYING CLUB INC 1 aircraft
30 flights
AIRLAKE AERO INC 1 aircraft
28 flights
GRAUER KEATON 1 aircraft
28 flights
DROST HUNTER 1 aircraft
28 flights
POOL BUSTERS LLC 1 aircraft
28 flights
PIPERS ARE BETTER LLC 1 aircraft
27 flights
WHITE JEFFREY M, WHITE CAROLE A, TURNBULL MCKAY E 1 aircraft
27 flights
GORGE WINDS AVIATION INC 1 aircraft
27 flights
INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO 1 aircraft
25 flights
J & T HOLDINGS OF OCALA LLC 1 aircraft
25 flights

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of P28R

20
06/03/2026
28m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
21m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
28m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
25m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
48m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
35m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
33m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
46m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
40m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
25m
△ Unstable

Recent flights

Real flights of P28R · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
20m
No alerts
06/03/2026
25m
No alerts
06/03/2026
28m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
42m
No alerts
06/03/2026
58m
No alerts
06/03/2026
21m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
28m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
43m
No alerts
06/03/2026
37m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 6m
No alerts
06/03/2026
25m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
31m
No alerts
06/03/2026
48m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
35m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
33m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 4m
No alerts
06/03/2026
46m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
41m
No alerts
06/03/2026
40m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
26m
No alerts
06/03/2026
46m
No alerts
06/03/2026
43m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 17m
No alerts
06/03/2026
25m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
28m
No alerts
06/03/2026
43m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
22m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
33m
No alerts
06/03/2026
28m
△ Unstable
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