Bethel (BET) to Napaskiak (PKA)
Flight time
≈ 0h 49m
Bearing
159° S
Bethel (BET) to Napaskiak (PKA) is 6 miles (9 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BET–PKA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Yute Commuter Service operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop BET–PKA; the Cessna C206 was the most common aircraft at 77% of departures; flights ran 29% full.
Departures
272
May 2026
Seats
1,475
both directions
Passengers
428
both directions
Load factor
29.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BET–PKA?
Yute Commuter Service operated the most nonstop BET–PKA departures in May 2026 (171), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- K2
Yute Commuter Service
171 departures · 890 seats
Share of departures62.9%33.8%
Load
- 6F
Fox Aircraft
79 departures · 462 seats
Share of departures29.0%23.4%
Load
- 7S
Ryan Air
12 departures · 64 seats
Share of departures4.4%14.1%
Load
- GV
Grant Aviation
10 departures · 59 seats
Share of departures3.7%17.0%
Load
What plane flies BET–PKA?
In May 2026, the Cessna C206 flew 77% of BET–PKA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna C206
210 departures · 30.1% load
77.2% - Cessna 172 Skyhawk
52 departures · 30.8% load
19.1% - Gipps Aero Ga8 Airvan
6 departures · 8.6% load
2.2% - Cessna 208 Caravan
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.7% - Piper PA-31
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.4% - Cessna C208B
1 departures · 11.1% load
0.4%
How has BET–PKA traffic changed?
Nonstop BET–PKA departures rose from 119 in June 2025 to 272 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BET–PKA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
119 departures · 124 passengers
25.8%
Load
July 2025
114 departures · 166 passengers
27.7%
Load
August 2025
146 departures · 162 passengers
22.4%
Load
September 2025
161 departures · 162 passengers
20.2%
Load
October 2025
233 departures · 373 passengers
30.0%
Load
November 2025
340 departures · 646 passengers
34.1%
Load
December 2025
77 departures · 83 passengers
20.7%
Load
January 2026
81 departures · 60 passengers
14.1%
Load
February 2026
67 departures · 52 passengers
13.4%
Load
March 2026
90 departures · 74 passengers
16.2%
Load
April 2026
121 departures · 168 passengers
27.3%
Load
May 2026
272 departures · 428 passengers
29.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BET → PKA
30.2% full
139 departures · 228 passengers
PKA → BET
27.7% full
133 departures · 200 passengers
Nonstop BET–PKA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Napaskiak
US
Napaskiak Airport
Coordinates
60.70°N, 161.78°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Bethel (BET) from Napaskiak (PKA)?
BET to PKA is 6 miles (9 km / 5 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BET to PKA?
A nonstop covers the 6-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BET–PKA?
In May 2026, the Cessna C206 flew the largest share of departures (77.2%), followed by the Cessna 172 Skyhawk (19.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying BET–PKA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 6-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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