Ketchikan (KTN) to Sitka (SIT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 10m
Bearing
311° NW
Ketchikan (KTN) to Sitka (SIT) is 182 miles (294 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KTN–SIT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop KTN–SIT; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 90% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
7,679
both directions
Passengers
6,275
both directions
Load factor
81.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies KTN–SIT?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop KTN–SIT in April 2026 (60 departures).
- AS
Alaska Airlines
60 departures · 7,679 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.7%
Load
What plane flies KTN–SIT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 90% of KTN–SIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
54 departures · 83.4% load
90.0% - Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 70.2% load
6.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 77.0% load
1.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 63.5% load
1.7%
How has KTN–SIT traffic changed?
Nonstop KTN–SIT departures fell from 66 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop KTN–SIT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
66 departures · 5,925 passengers
74.1%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 5,341 passengers
65.0%
Load
July 2025
64 departures · 5,677 passengers
64.8%
Load
August 2025
68 departures · 6,264 passengers
68.4%
Load
September 2025
61 departures · 4,719 passengers
53.7%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 5,858 passengers
64.3%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 5,620 passengers
70.4%
Load
December 2025
56 departures · 5,279 passengers
70.9%
Load
January 2026
50 departures · 4,291 passengers
61.5%
Load
February 2026
52 departures · 4,322 passengers
65.9%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 5,625 passengers
73.0%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 6,275 passengers
81.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
KTN → SIT
80.5% full
30 departures · 3,189 passengers
SIT → KTN
83.0% full
30 departures · 3,086 passengers
Nonstop KTN–SIT 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 Ketchikan (KTN) from Sitka (SIT)?
KTN to SIT is 182 miles (294 km / 159 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KTN to SIT?
A nonstop covers the 182-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies KTN–SIT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (90.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (6.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying KTN–SIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 182-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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