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.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies MRI–NIB
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Alaska Air Transit was the only carrier flying nonstop MRI–NIB; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 57% of departures; flights ran 36% full.
Departures
21
April 2026
Seats
189
both directions
Passengers
68
both directions
Load factor
36.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MRI–NIB?
Alaska Air Transit was the only carrier to fly nonstop MRI–NIB in April 2026 (21 departures).
- JN
Alaska Air Transit
21 departures · 189 seats
Share of departures100.0%36.0%
Load
What plane flies MRI–NIB?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 57% of MRI–NIB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna C208B
12 departures · 46.3% load
57.1% - Pilatus PC-12
9 departures · 22.2% load
42.9%
How has MRI–NIB traffic changed?
Nonstop MRI–NIB departures fell from 35 in May 2025 to 21 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MRI–NIB traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
35 departures · 129 passengers
40.9%
Load
June 2025
31 departures · 117 passengers
41.9%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MRI → NIB
38.4% full
11 departures · 38 passengers
NIB → MRI
33.3% full
10 departures · 30 passengers
Nonstop MRI–NIB 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
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 April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (57.1%), followed by the Pilatus PC-12 (42.9%).
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.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from MRI
Popular long-haul routes