Anchorage (MRI) to Nikolai (NIB)
Flight time
≈ 1h 11m
Bearing
312° NW
Anchorage (MRI) to Nikolai (NIB) is 192 miles (309 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MRI–NIB
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Alaska Air Transit was the only carrier flying nonstop MRI–NIB; the Pilatus PC-12 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 40% full.
Departures
25
June 2026
Seats
225
both directions
Passengers
91
both directions
Load factor
40.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MRI–NIB?
Alaska Air Transit was the only carrier to fly nonstop MRI–NIB in June 2026 (25 departures).
- JN
Alaska Air Transit
25 departures · 225 seats
Share of departures100.0%40.4%
Load
What plane flies MRI–NIB?
In June 2026, the Pilatus PC-12 flew 56% of MRI–NIB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Pilatus PC-12
14 departures · 35.7% load
56.0% - Cessna C208B
11 departures · 46.5% load
44.0%
How has MRI–NIB traffic changed?
Nonstop MRI–NIB departures fell from 31 in July 2025 to 25 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop MRI–NIB traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
31 departures · 98 passengers
35.1%
Load
August 2025
38 departures · 156 passengers
46.4%
Load
September 2025
28 departures · 83 passengers
34.0%
Load
October 2025
35 departures · 102 passengers
32.9%
Load
November 2025
20 departures · 55 passengers
30.9%
Load
December 2025
25 departures · 45 passengers
20.4%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 46 passengers
28.9%
Load
February 2026
29 departures · 61 passengers
23.4%
Load
March 2026
32 departures · 120 passengers
41.7%
Load
April 2026
21 departures · 68 passengers
36.0%
Load
May 2026
23 departures · 67 passengers
32.4%
Load
June 2026
25 departures · 91 passengers
40.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MRI → NIB
45.2% full
14 departures · 57 passengers
NIB → MRI
34.3% full
11 departures · 34 passengers
Nonstop MRI–NIB traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Nikolai
US
Nikolai Airport
Coordinates
63.02°N, 154.36°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Anchorage (MRI) from Nikolai (NIB)?
MRI to NIB is 192 miles (309 km / 167 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MRI to NIB?
A nonstop covers the 192-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MRI–NIB?
In June 2026, the Pilatus PC-12 flew the largest share of departures (56.0%), followed by the Cessna C208B (44.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MRI–NIB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 192-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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