Kiana (IAN) to Kotzebue (OTZ)
Flight time
≈ 0h 55m
Bearing
265° W
Kiana (IAN) to Kotzebue (OTZ) is 59 miles (95 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IAN–OTZ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Bering Air was the only carrier flying nonstop IAN–OTZ; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 43% full.
Departures
111
April 2026
Seats
999
both directions
Passengers
432
both directions
Load factor
43.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies IAN–OTZ?
Bering Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop IAN–OTZ in April 2026 (111 departures).
- 8E
Bering Air
111 departures · 999 seats
Share of departures100.0%43.2%
Load
What plane flies IAN–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 100% of IAN–OTZ departures.
- Cessna C208B
111 departures · 43.2% load
100.0%
How has IAN–OTZ traffic changed?
Nonstop IAN–OTZ departures rose from 102 in May 2025 to 111 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop IAN–OTZ traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
102 departures · 426 passengers
49.0%
Load
June 2025
111 departures · 420 passengers
42.3%
Load
July 2025
110 departures · 415 passengers
41.5%
Load
August 2025
106 departures · 387 passengers
40.6%
Load
September 2025
115 departures · 432 passengers
42.6%
Load
October 2025
108 departures · 344 passengers
38.5%
Load
November 2025
98 departures · 354 passengers
42.9%
Load
December 2025
90 departures · 248 passengers
33.5%
Load
January 2026
99 departures · 331 passengers
37.7%
Load
February 2026
72 departures · 252 passengers
39.1%
Load
March 2026
123 departures · 428 passengers
40.0%
Load
April 2026
111 departures · 432 passengers
43.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
IAN → OTZ
45.0% full
61 departures · 247 passengers
OTZ → IAN
41.1% full
50 departures · 185 passengers
Nonstop IAN–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
Kiana
US
Bob Baker Memorial Airport
Coordinates
66.98°N, 160.44°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Kiana (IAN) from Kotzebue (OTZ)?
IAN to OTZ is 59 miles (95 km / 51 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IAN to OTZ?
A nonstop covers the 59-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IAN–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying IAN–OTZ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 59-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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