Nome (OME) to Kotzebue (OTZ)
Flight time
≈ 1h 10m
Bearing
25° NE
Nome (OME) to Kotzebue (OTZ) is 183 miles (294 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies OME–OTZ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Bering Air was the only carrier flying nonstop OME–OTZ; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 81% of departures; flights ran 28% full.
Departures
47
April 2026
Seats
377
both directions
Passengers
107
both directions
Load factor
28.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies OME–OTZ?
Bering Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop OME–OTZ in April 2026 (47 departures).
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Bering Air
47 departures · 377 seats
Share of departures100.0%28.4%
Load
What plane flies OME–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 81% of OME–OTZ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna C208B
38 departures · 31.3% load
80.8% - Cessna Skycourier 408
6 departures · 0.0% load
12.8% - Casa/Nurtanio C212 Aviocar
2 departures · 0.0% load
4.3% - Beech 1900 A
1 departures · 0.0% load
2.1%
How has OME–OTZ traffic changed?
Nonstop OME–OTZ departures rose from 25 in May 2025 to 47 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop OME–OTZ traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
25 departures · 43 passengers
19.5%
Load
June 2025
27 departures · 75 passengers
30.9%
Load
July 2025
33 departures · 76 passengers
26.9%
Load
August 2025
33 departures · 71 passengers
24.2%
Load
September 2025
44 departures · 187 passengers
40.5%
Load
October 2025
34 departures · 67 passengers
24.1%
Load
November 2025
48 departures · 141 passengers
29.6%
Load
December 2025
32 departures · 74 passengers
22.6%
Load
January 2026
45 departures · 89 passengers
20.5%
Load
February 2026
41 departures · 84 passengers
22.6%
Load
March 2026
63 departures · 171 passengers
28.4%
Load
April 2026
47 departures · 107 passengers
28.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
OME → OTZ
34.0% full
25 departures · 67 passengers
OTZ → OME
22.2% full
22 departures · 40 passengers
Nonstop OME–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Nome (OME) from Kotzebue (OTZ)?
OME to OTZ is 183 miles (294 km / 159 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from OME to OTZ?
A nonstop covers the 183-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies OME–OTZ?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (80.8%), followed by the Cessna Skycourier 408 (12.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying OME–OTZ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 183-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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