Nunapitchuk (NUP) to Pilot Station (PQS)
Flight time
≈ 0h 57m
Bearing
347° N
Nunapitchuk (NUP) to Pilot Station (PQS) is 75 miles (120 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies NUP–PQS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Grant Aviation was the only carrier flying nonstop NUP–PQS; the Gipps Aero Ga8 Airvan was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 17% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
6
both directions
Passengers
1
both directions
Load factor
16.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies NUP–PQS?
Grant Aviation was the only carrier to fly nonstop NUP–PQS in March 2026 (1 departures).
- GV
Grant Aviation
1 departures · 6 seats
Share of departures100.0%16.7%
Load
What plane flies NUP–PQS?
In March 2026, the Gipps Aero Ga8 Airvan flew 100% of NUP–PQS departures.
- Gipps Aero Ga8 Airvan
1 departures · 16.7% load
100.0%
How has NUP–PQS traffic changed?
Nonstop NUP–PQS departures held steady at about 1 a month between June 2025 and March 2026.
Monthly nonstop NUP–PQS traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 2 passengers
33.3%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 3 passengers
50.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 5 passengers
55.6%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 1 passengers
16.7%
Load
Nonstop NUP–PQS traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 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 Nunapitchuk (NUP) from Pilot Station (PQS)?
NUP to PQS is 75 miles (120 km / 65 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from NUP to PQS?
A nonstop covers the 75-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 NUP–PQS?
In March 2026, the Gipps Aero Ga8 Airvan flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying NUP–PQS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 75-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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