Wainwright (AIN) to Utqiaġvik (BRW)
Flight time
≈ 0h 58m
Bearing
57° NE
Wainwright (AIN) to Utqiaġvik (BRW) is 85 miles (137 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AIN–BRW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Wright Air Service was the only carrier flying nonstop AIN–BRW; the Cessna 208 Caravan was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 53% full.
Departures
200
April 2026
Seats
914
both directions
Passengers
482
both directions
Load factor
52.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AIN–BRW?
Wright Air Service was the only carrier to fly nonstop AIN–BRW in April 2026 (200 departures).
- 8V
Wright Air Service
200 departures · 914 seats
Share of departures100.0%52.7%
Load
What plane flies AIN–BRW?
In April 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew 100% of AIN–BRW departures.
- Cessna 208 Caravan
200 departures · 52.7% load
100.0%
How has AIN–BRW traffic changed?
Nonstop AIN–BRW departures fell from 220 in May 2025 to 200 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AIN–BRW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
220 departures · 344 passengers
33.6%
Load
June 2025
168 departures · 425 passengers
47.9%
Load
July 2025
180 departures · 576 passengers
52.0%
Load
August 2025
211 departures · 556 passengers
50.2%
Load
September 2025
170 departures · 443 passengers
52.8%
Load
October 2025
200 departures · 447 passengers
42.4%
Load
November 2025
232 departures · 412 passengers
46.1%
Load
December 2025
199 departures · 581 passengers
56.2%
Load
January 2026
152 departures · 393 passengers
49.9%
Load
February 2026
146 departures · 373 passengers
44.0%
Load
March 2026
276 departures · 496 passengers
38.2%
Load
April 2026
200 departures · 482 passengers
52.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AIN → BRW
53.9% full
102 departures · 250 passengers
BRW → AIN
51.6% full
98 departures · 232 passengers
Nonstop AIN–BRW 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.
The airports
Wainwright
US
Wainwright Airport
Coordinates
70.64°N, 159.99°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Wainwright (AIN) from Utqiaġvik (BRW)?
AIN to BRW is 85 miles (137 km / 74 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AIN to BRW?
A nonstop covers the 85-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AIN–BRW?
In April 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AIN–BRW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 85-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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