Kobuk (OBU) to Kotzebue (OTZ)
Flight time
≈ 1h 07m
Bearing
272° W
Kobuk (OBU) to Kotzebue (OTZ) is 155 miles (249 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies OBU–OTZ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Bering Air was the only carrier flying nonstop OBU–OTZ; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 35% full.
Departures
45
April 2026
Seats
398
both directions
Passengers
140
both directions
Load factor
35.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies OBU–OTZ?
Bering Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop OBU–OTZ in April 2026 (45 departures).
- 8E
Bering Air
45 departures · 398 seats
Share of departures100.0%35.2%
Load
What plane flies OBU–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 98% of OBU–OTZ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna C208B
44 departures · 35.4% load
97.8% - Cessna Skycourier 408
1 departures · 0.0% load
2.2%
How has OBU–OTZ traffic changed?
Nonstop OBU–OTZ departures fell from 47 in May 2025 to 45 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop OBU–OTZ traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
47 departures · 142 passengers
32.8%
Load
June 2025
36 departures · 118 passengers
38.1%
Load
July 2025
35 departures · 109 passengers
34.6%
Load
August 2025
49 departures · 142 passengers
32.2%
Load
September 2025
44 departures · 157 passengers
40.5%
Load
October 2025
40 departures · 153 passengers
44.2%
Load
November 2025
36 departures · 143 passengers
44.1%
Load
December 2025
44 departures · 149 passengers
40.5%
Load
January 2026
34 departures · 107 passengers
35.0%
Load
February 2026
35 departures · 122 passengers
38.7%
Load
March 2026
39 departures · 98 passengers
29.7%
Load
April 2026
45 departures · 140 passengers
35.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
OBU → OTZ
38.9% full
26 departures · 91 passengers
OTZ → OBU
29.9% full
19 departures · 49 passengers
Nonstop OBU–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
Kobuk
US
Kobuk Airport
Coordinates
66.91°N, 156.90°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Kobuk (OBU) from Kotzebue (OTZ)?
OBU to OTZ is 155 miles (249 km / 134 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from OBU to OTZ?
A nonstop covers the 155-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 07m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies OBU–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (97.8%), followed by the Cessna Skycourier 408 (2.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying OBU–OTZ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 155-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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