Hooper Bay (HPB) to Chevak (VAK)
Flight time
≈ 0h 50m
Bearing
86° E
Hooper Bay (HPB) to Chevak (VAK) is 18 miles (29 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HPB–VAK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, / Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop HPB–VAK; the Piper PA-31 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 16% full.
Departures
9
April 2026
Seats
75
both directions
Passengers
12
both directions
Load factor
16.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HPB–VAK?
/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service operated the most nonstop HPB–VAK departures in April 2026 (8), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- K2
/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
8 departures · 69 seats
Share of departures88.9%13.0%
Load
- 6F
Fox Aircraft
1 departures · 6 seats
Share of departures11.1%50.0%
Load
What plane flies HPB–VAK?
In April 2026, the Piper PA-31 flew 67% of HPB–VAK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Piper PA-31
6 departures · 13.0% load
66.7% - Cessna C206
2 departures · 33.3% load
22.2% - Cessna C208B
1 departures · 11.1% load
11.1%
How has HPB–VAK traffic changed?
Nonstop HPB–VAK departures fell from 85 in May 2025 to 9 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HPB–VAK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
85 departures · 372 passengers
50.3%
Load
June 2025
51 departures · 199 passengers
44.8%
Load
July 2025
78 departures · 294 passengers
43.6%
Load
August 2025
73 departures · 311 passengers
49.5%
Load
September 2025
70 departures · 328 passengers
54.8%
Load
October 2025
142 departures · 627 passengers
50.2%
Load
November 2025
79 departures · 289 passengers
41.0%
Load
December 2025
48 departures · 179 passengers
41.7%
Load
January 2026
57 departures · 215 passengers
42.7%
Load
February 2026
49 departures · 210 passengers
48.4%
Load
March 2026
72 departures · 225 passengers
36.4%
Load
April 2026
9 departures · 12 passengers
16.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
VAK → HPB
14.8% full
6 departures · 8 passengers
HPB → VAK
19.1% full
3 departures · 4 passengers
Nonstop HPB–VAK 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 Chevak (VAK)?
HPB to VAK is 18 miles (29 km / 16 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HPB to VAK?
A nonstop covers the 18-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HPB–VAK?
In April 2026, the Piper PA-31 flew the largest share of departures (66.7%), followed by the Cessna C206 (22.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying HPB–VAK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 18-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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