Hooper Bay (HPB) to Pilot Station (PQS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 01m
Bearing
72° E
Hooper Bay (HPB) to Pilot Station (PQS) is 109 miles (176 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HPB–PQS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Fox Aircraft operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop HPB–PQS; the Piper PA-31 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 42% full.
Departures
3
April 2026
Seats
24
both directions
Passengers
10
both directions
Load factor
41.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HPB–PQS?
Fox Aircraft operated the most nonstop HPB–PQS departures in April 2026 (2), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- 6F
Fox Aircraft
2 departures · 18 seats
Share of departures66.7%27.8%
Load
- K2
/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
1 departures · 6 seats
Share of departures33.3%83.3%
Load
What plane flies HPB–PQS?
In April 2026, the Piper PA-31 flew 67% of HPB–PQS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Piper PA-31
2 departures · 27.8% load
66.7% - Cessna C206
1 departures · 83.3% load
33.3%
How has HPB–PQS traffic changed?
Nonstop HPB–PQS departures rose from 1 in May 2025 to 3 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HPB–PQS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1 departures · 3 passengers
33.3%
Load
June 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
July 2025
1 departures · 3 passengers
33.3%
Load
August 2025
2 departures · 1 passengers
5.6%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 2 passengers
11.1%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
3 departures · 10 passengers
41.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PQS → HPB
46.7% full
2 departures · 7 passengers
HPB → PQS
33.3% full
1 departures · 3 passengers
Nonstop HPB–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Hooper Bay (HPB) from Pilot Station (PQS)?
HPB to PQS is 109 miles (176 km / 95 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HPB to PQS?
A nonstop covers the 109-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HPB–PQS?
In April 2026, the Piper PA-31 flew the largest share of departures (66.7%), followed by the Cessna C206 (33.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HPB–PQS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 109-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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