Buckland (BKC) to Kotzebue (OTZ)
Flight time
≈ 0h 57m
Bearing
328° NW
Buckland (BKC) to Kotzebue (OTZ) is 74 miles (119 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies BKC–OTZ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Bering Air was the only carrier flying nonstop BKC–OTZ; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 94% of departures; flights ran 41% full.
Departures
126
April 2026
Seats
1,086
both directions
Passengers
440
both directions
Load factor
40.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BKC–OTZ?
Bering Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop BKC–OTZ in April 2026 (126 departures).
- 8E
Bering Air
126 departures · 1,086 seats
Share of departures100.0%40.5%
Load
What plane flies BKC–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 94% of BKC–OTZ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna C208B
119 departures · 41.1% load
94.4% - Cessna Skycourier 408
6 departures · 0.0% load
4.8% - Hughes-500 500
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.8%
How has BKC–OTZ traffic changed?
Nonstop BKC–OTZ departures fell from 132 in May 2025 to 126 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BKC–OTZ traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
132 departures · 467 passengers
42.0%
Load
June 2025
122 departures · 402 passengers
41.4%
Load
July 2025
117 departures · 422 passengers
45.9%
Load
August 2025
111 departures · 380 passengers
43.5%
Load
September 2025
110 departures · 365 passengers
39.3%
Load
October 2025
133 departures · 397 passengers
38.7%
Load
November 2025
116 departures · 456 passengers
45.2%
Load
December 2025
99 departures · 363 passengers
47.0%
Load
January 2026
104 departures · 339 passengers
41.1%
Load
February 2026
90 departures · 347 passengers
47.3%
Load
March 2026
118 departures · 442 passengers
47.2%
Load
April 2026
126 departures · 440 passengers
40.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
OTZ → BKC
44.0% full
67 departures · 256 passengers
BKC → OTZ
36.5% full
59 departures · 184 passengers
Nonstop BKC–OTZ 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
Buckland
US
Buckland Airport
Coordinates
65.98°N, 161.15°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Buckland (BKC) from Kotzebue (OTZ)?
BKC to OTZ is 74 miles (119 km / 64 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BKC to OTZ?
A nonstop covers the 74-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 BKC–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (94.4%), followed by the Cessna Skycourier 408 (4.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying BKC–OTZ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 74-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from BKC
Popular long-haul routes