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Alakanuk (AUK) to Pilot Station (PQS)

76mi
122 km66 nm

Flight time

≈ 0h 57m

Bearing

130° SE

Alakanuk (AUK) to Pilot Station (PQS) is 76 miles (122 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies AUKPQS

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In April 2026, Fox Aircraft was the only carrier flying nonstop AUK–PQS; the Cessna C206 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 17% full.

Departures

1

April 2026

Seats

6

both directions

Passengers

1

both directions

Load factor

16.7%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies AUK–PQS?

Fox Aircraft was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUK–PQS in April 2026 (1 departures).

  • 6F

    Fox Aircraft

    1 departures · 6 seats

    16.7%

    Load

What plane flies AUK–PQS?

In April 2026, the Cessna C206 flew 100% of AUK–PQS departures.

  • Cessna C206

    1 departures · 16.7% load

    100.0%

How has AUK–PQS traffic changed?

Nonstop AUK–PQS departures fell from 6 in May 2025 to 1 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop AUKPQS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • May 2025

    6 departures · 9 passengers

    19.1%

    Load

  • June 2025

    2 departures · 2 passengers

    16.7%

    Load

  • July 2025

    3 departures · 11 passengers

    52.4%

    Load

  • August 2025

    4 departures · 5 passengers

    13.9%

    Load

  • September 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • October 2025

    3 departures · 11 passengers

    45.8%

    Load

  • November 2025

    10 departures · 34 passengers

    42.0%

    Load

  • December 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • January 2026

    8 departures · 24 passengers

    38.1%

    Load

  • February 2026

    5 departures · 24 passengers

    57.1%

    Load

  • March 2026

    5 departures · 23 passengers

    59.0%

    Load

  • April 2026

    1 departures · 1 passengers

    16.7%

    Load

Nonstop AUK–PQS 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

AUK

US

Alakanuk Airport

Coordinates

62.68°N, 164.72°W

Hemisphere

N · W

PQS

US

Pilot Station Airport

Coordinates

61.96°N, 162.94°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Alakanuk (AUK) from Pilot Station (PQS)?

AUK to PQS is 76 miles (122 km / 66 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from AUK to PQS?

A nonstop covers the 76-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 57m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies AUK–PQS?

In April 2026, the Cessna C206 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).

What mileage do I earn flying AUK–PQS?

Distance-based programs credit off the 76-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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