Kenai (ENA) to Fairbanks (FAI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 25m
Bearing
19° N
Kenai (ENA) to Fairbanks (FAI) is 312 miles (502 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ENA–FAI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn May 2025, Everts Air Cargo was the only carrier flying nonstop ENA–FAI; the Cessna 208 Caravan was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 17% full.
Departures
2
May 2025
Seats
18
both directions
Passengers
3
both directions
Load factor
16.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ENA–FAI?
Everts Air Cargo was the only carrier to fly nonstop ENA–FAI in May 2025 (2 departures).
- 5V
Everts Air Cargo
2 departures · 18 seats
Share of departures100.0%16.7%
Load
What plane flies ENA–FAI?
In May 2025, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew 100% of ENA–FAI departures.
- Cessna 208 Caravan
2 departures · 16.7% load
100.0%
How has ENA–FAI traffic changed?
Monthly nonstop ENA–FAI traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
2 departures · 3 passengers
16.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ENA → FAI
33.3% full
1 departures · 3 passengers
FAI → ENA
0.0% full
1 departures · 0 passengers
Nonstop ENA–FAI traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Kenai (ENA) from Fairbanks (FAI)?
ENA to FAI is 312 miles (502 km / 271 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ENA to FAI?
A nonstop covers the 312-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 25m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ENA–FAI?
In May 2025, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ENA–FAI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 312-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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