NORTH STAR AVIATION INC· ICAO24 a3a97f· last seen Jun 2026

N335MK is a Piper Cherokee, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by NORTH STAR AVIATION INC. SkyMeter has tracked 1,438 flights totalling 1,231 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is KSGF to KSGF. Service window in our records spans 369 days. Of those flights, 108 (7.5%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Piper Cherokee has a 35 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 2,440 lb.

About the Piper Cherokee

The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is one of general aviation's most successful designs, introduced in 1960 as Piper's answer to the Cessna 172. Built around a low-wing configuration with a single piston engine and fixed tricycle gear, the Cherokee family became a training and personal-flying staple across six decades. The original Cherokee 140, 150, 160, and 180 models (all grouped under the P28A designator) offered pilots an affordable, stable platform with docile handling characteristics and a roomy cabin that seated four adults. Piper built more than 32,000 PA-28 variants over the years, making it one of the most-produced light aircraft in history. The type's simplicity and ruggedness earned it a reputation as a forgiving trainer, and thousands of pilots earned their private certificates in Cherokees.

The PA-28-180 Cherokee, the most common variant under P28A, cruises around 125 knots on 180 horsepower, with a range of roughly 600 nautical miles and a service ceiling near 15,000 feet. Its Hershey-bar wing, a constant-chord design without taper, sacrifices some efficiency for predictable stall behavior and ease of manufacture. While later PA-28 models adopted tapered wings and fuel-injected engines, the early Cherokees remain ubiquitous on flight lines worldwide, prized for low operating costs and straightforward maintenance. The type's longevity is a testament to Piper's original design philosophy: build a simple, honest airplane that works.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
1,438
all time
FLOWN HOURS
1,231
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
111
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
2
143 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
05/28/2025 → 06/02/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
7.5%
108 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

10
357
FWB KSGF
11
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
4

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

2

Aircraft specifications

Piper Cherokee

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
70 kt
MTOW
2,440 lb
Wingspan
35 ft
Length
24 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of N335MK

50
06/01/2026
2h 43m
No alerts
05/26/2026
1h 10m
No alerts
05/26/2026
1h 29m
No alerts
05/12/2026
10m
△ Unstable approach
05/11/2026
1h 21m
No alerts
05/10/2026
39m
△ Unstable approach
05/10/2026
41m
△ Unstable approach
05/10/2026
1h 21m
No alerts
05/10/2026
20m
△ Unstable approach
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