Kotlik (KOT) to Pilot Station (PQS)
Flight time
≈ 0h 57m
Bearing
165° S
Kotlik (KOT) to Pilot Station (PQS) is 76 miles (123 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KOT–PQS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Fox Aircraft was the only carrier flying nonstop KOT–PQS; the Piper PA-31 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 24% full.
Departures
4
April 2026
Seats
33
both directions
Passengers
8
both directions
Load factor
24.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies KOT–PQS?
Fox Aircraft was the only carrier to fly nonstop KOT–PQS in April 2026 (4 departures).
- 6F
Fox Aircraft
4 departures · 33 seats
Share of departures100.0%24.2%
Load
What plane flies KOT–PQS?
In April 2026, the Piper PA-31 flew 50% of KOT–PQS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Piper PA-31
2 departures · 44.4% load
50.0% - Cessna C206
1 departures · 0.0% load
25.0% - Cessna 208 Caravan
1 departures · 0.0% load
25.0%
How has KOT–PQS traffic changed?
Nonstop KOT–PQS departures rose from 3 in May 2025 to 4 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop KOT–PQS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
3 departures · 5 passengers
23.8%
Load
June 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
July 2025
3 departures · 6 passengers
25.0%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 3 passengers
42.9%
Load
September 2025
2 departures · 7 passengers
38.9%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 3 passengers
33.3%
Load
November 2025
3 departures · 7 passengers
29.2%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
4 departures · 20 passengers
60.6%
Load
February 2026
6 departures · 25 passengers
46.3%
Load
March 2026
2 departures · 7 passengers
46.7%
Load
April 2026
4 departures · 8 passengers
24.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
KOT → PQS
22.2% full
2 departures · 4 passengers
PQS → KOT
26.7% full
2 departures · 4 passengers
Nonstop KOT–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 Kotlik (KOT) from Pilot Station (PQS)?
KOT to PQS is 76 miles (123 km / 66 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KOT to PQS?
A nonstop covers the 76-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 KOT–PQS?
In April 2026, the Piper PA-31 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Cessna C206 (25.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying KOT–PQS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 76-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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