Kivalina (KVL) to Kotzebue (OTZ)
Flight time
≈ 0h 57m
Bearing
137° SE
Kivalina (KVL) to Kotzebue (OTZ) is 79 miles (126 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KVL–OTZ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Bering Air was the only carrier flying nonstop KVL–OTZ; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 92% of departures; flights ran 46% full.
Departures
97
April 2026
Seats
817
both directions
Passengers
379
both directions
Load factor
46.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies KVL–OTZ?
Bering Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop KVL–OTZ in April 2026 (97 departures).
- 8E
Bering Air
97 departures · 817 seats
Share of departures100.0%46.4%
Load
What plane flies KVL–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 92% of KVL–OTZ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna C208B
89 departures · 47.3% load
91.8% - Cessna Skycourier 408
8 departures · 0.0% load
8.3%
How has KVL–OTZ traffic changed?
Nonstop KVL–OTZ departures fell from 106 in May 2025 to 97 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop KVL–OTZ traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
106 departures · 365 passengers
43.7%
Load
June 2025
103 departures · 336 passengers
38.0%
Load
July 2025
132 departures · 420 passengers
39.6%
Load
August 2025
100 departures · 408 passengers
48.3%
Load
September 2025
130 departures · 391 passengers
35.9%
Load
October 2025
101 departures · 360 passengers
46.0%
Load
November 2025
105 departures · 414 passengers
46.6%
Load
December 2025
120 departures · 435 passengers
42.5%
Load
January 2026
114 departures · 370 passengers
43.1%
Load
February 2026
66 departures · 275 passengers
49.8%
Load
March 2026
132 departures · 446 passengers
43.7%
Load
April 2026
97 departures · 379 passengers
46.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
KVL → OTZ
45.3% full
49 departures · 187 passengers
OTZ → KVL
47.5% full
48 departures · 192 passengers
Nonstop KVL–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
Kivalina
US
Kivalina Airport
Coordinates
67.73°N, 164.56°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Kivalina (KVL) from Kotzebue (OTZ)?
KVL to OTZ is 79 miles (126 km / 68 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KVL to OTZ?
A nonstop covers the 79-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 KVL–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (91.8%), followed by the Cessna Skycourier 408 (8.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying KVL–OTZ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 79-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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