Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional (KPYP), Alabama
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional (KPYP) is a non-towered public airport in Centre, Alabama, with a single paved runway. Business aviation traffic here is light, consistent with its tier-3 classification.
Runways
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional has one paved runway, 07/25, 5,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 4pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Cobb County International / McCollum Field (KRYY), 51 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional recorded 51 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KPYP is concentrated in the August-September period, according to FAA TFMSC data, with lighter activity through the winter and spring months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 11 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional averages 17.1 days above 90°F in July and 20.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 89.8°F, and January the coldest, at 50.7°F.
Weather station is 5.2 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, pavement strength and other notes.
Runway 07/25 medium-intensity runway lights are activated via CTAF.
The runway identifier and centerline markings are faded.
PCR VALUE: 90/F/D/X/T
For clearance delivery, contact Atlanta ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional has five airfields within 33 NM. The closest is Polk County / Cornelius Moore Field, 23.54 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KPYP
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KPYP.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at KPYP?
No. Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional (KPYP) stocks 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. Turbine operators should plan fuel stops elsewhere along their routing.
What is the runway length at KPYP?
Centre Piedmont / Cherokee County Regional has a single paved runway, 07/25, measuring 5,500 feet by 100 feet with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving the field.
Is KPYP a customs entry point?
No. KPYP has no onsite customs service, and the nearest customs airport is KRYY, located about 50.6 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs clearance must route through that facility instead.