King Salmon (AKN) to Chignik Lake (KCQ)
Flight time
≈ 1h 10m
Bearing
206° SW
King Salmon (AKN) to Chignik Lake (KCQ) is 185 miles (298 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AKN–KCQ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Grant Aviation was the only carrier flying nonstop AKN–KCQ; the Cessna 208 Caravan was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 6% full.
Departures
11
March 2026
Seats
90
both directions
Passengers
5
both directions
Load factor
5.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AKN–KCQ?
Grant Aviation was the only carrier to fly nonstop AKN–KCQ in March 2026 (11 departures).
- GV
Grant Aviation
11 departures · 90 seats
Share of departures100.0%5.6%
Load
What plane flies AKN–KCQ?
In March 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew 100% of AKN–KCQ departures.
- Cessna 208 Caravan
11 departures · 5.6% load
100.0%
How has AKN–KCQ traffic changed?
Nonstop AKN–KCQ departures fell from 12 in May 2025 to 11 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop AKN–KCQ traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
12 departures · 13 passengers
12.3%
Load
June 2025
12 departures · 13 passengers
13.1%
Load
July 2025
8 departures · 14 passengers
19.4%
Load
August 2025
11 departures · 13 passengers
13.1%
Load
September 2025
8 departures · 13 passengers
18.8%
Load
October 2025
14 departures · 23 passengers
19.0%
Load
November 2025
12 departures · 9 passengers
9.3%
Load
December 2025
10 departures · 22 passengers
24.7%
Load
January 2026
12 departures · 14 passengers
14.3%
Load
February 2026
9 departures · 2 passengers
2.5%
Load
March 2026
11 departures · 5 passengers
5.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AKN → KCQ
1.8% full
7 departures · 1 passengers
KCQ → AKN
11.1% full
4 departures · 4 passengers
Nonstop AKN–KCQ traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Chignik Lake
US
Chignik Lake Airport
Coordinates
56.26°N, 158.77°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is King Salmon (AKN) from Chignik Lake (KCQ)?
AKN to KCQ is 185 miles (298 km / 161 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AKN to KCQ?
A nonstop covers the 185-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AKN–KCQ?
In March 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AKN–KCQ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 185-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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