Nantucket (ACK) to Martha's Vineyard (MVY)
Flight time
≈ 0h 52m
Bearing
289° W
Nantucket (ACK) to Martha's Vineyard (MVY) is 30 miles (49 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ACK–MVY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Cape Air was the only carrier flying nonstop ACK–MVY; the Cessna C-402 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 26% full.
Departures
107
April 2026
Seats
963
both directions
Passengers
254
both directions
Load factor
26.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ACK–MVY?
Cape Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop ACK–MVY in April 2026 (107 departures).
- 9K
Cape Air
107 departures · 963 seats
Share of departures100.0%26.4%
Load
What plane flies ACK–MVY?
In April 2026, the Cessna C-402 flew 100% of ACK–MVY departures.
- Cessna C-402
107 departures · 26.4% load
100.0%
How has ACK–MVY traffic changed?
Nonstop ACK–MVY departures rose from 94 in May 2025 to 107 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ACK–MVY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
94 departures · 301 passengers
35.6%
Load
June 2025
102 departures · 234 passengers
25.5%
Load
July 2025
126 departures · 279 passengers
24.6%
Load
August 2025
157 departures · 474 passengers
33.6%
Load
September 2025
115 departures · 208 passengers
20.1%
Load
October 2025
105 departures · 240 passengers
25.4%
Load
November 2025
93 departures · 236 passengers
28.2%
Load
December 2025
97 departures · 207 passengers
23.7%
Load
January 2026
46 departures · 66 passengers
15.9%
Load
February 2026
36 departures · 42 passengers
13.0%
Load
March 2026
119 departures · 76 passengers
7.1%
Load
April 2026
107 departures · 254 passengers
26.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ACK → MVY
22.4% full
54 departures · 109 passengers
MVY → ACK
30.4% full
53 departures · 145 passengers
Nonstop ACK–MVY traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Nantucket (ACK) from Martha's Vineyard (MVY)?
ACK to MVY is 30 miles (49 km / 26 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ACK to MVY?
A nonstop covers the 30-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ACK–MVY?
In April 2026, the Cessna C-402 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ACK–MVY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 30-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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