Merrill Field ⇄ Nikolai MRI–NIB
Airlines flew 321 flights between Merrill Field MRI in Anchorage, AK and Nikolai NIB in Nikolai, AK in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 954 passengers in 2,861 seats, 33% of them filled, and 99,452 pounds of freight. 192 miles, about 59 minutes in the air, on 1 airline: J&M Alaska Air Tours, Inc. d/b/a Alaska Air Transit (321).
Flights by month both directions
By month, as a table
| flights | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 27 |
| 2/25 | 26 |
| 3/25 | 37 |
| 4/25 | 25 |
| 5/25 | 36 |
| 6/25 | 33 |
| 7/25 | 31 |
| 8/25 | 40 |
| 9/25 | 29 |
| 10/25 | 35 |
| 11/25 | 22 |
| 12/25 | 25 |
| 1/26 | 18 |
| 2/26 | 29 |
| 3/26 | 34 |
| 4/26 | 21 |
| 5/26 | 25 |
| 6/26 | 25 |
| 7/26 | 18 |
Passengers by month
By month, as a table
| passengers | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 94 |
| 2/25 | 92 |
| 3/25 | 109 |
| 4/25 | 105 |
| 5/25 | 129 |
| 6/25 | 117 |
| 7/25 | 98 |
| 8/25 | 156 |
| 9/25 | 83 |
| 10/25 | 102 |
| 11/25 | 55 |
| 12/25 | 45 |
| 1/26 | 46 |
| 2/26 | 61 |
| 3/26 | 120 |
| 4/26 | 68 |
| 5/26 | 67 |
| 6/26 | 91 |
| 7/26 | 60 |
The airlines twelve months, both directions
| Airline | Flights | Passengers | Seats filled | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&M Alaska Air Tours, Inc. d/b/a Alaska Air Transit JN | 321 | 954 | 33% | charter cargo service, charter passenger service, scheduled passenger service |
The aircraft as the airlines report their types
| Aircraft | Flights | Seats a flight | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilatus PC-12 | 205 | 9 | 583 |
| Cessna C208B/Grand Caravan | 116 | 9 | 371 |
MRI → NIB this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
167 flights of 130 scheduled, 495 passengers in 1,489 seats, 95,470 pounds of freight, 77,827 pounds of mail. J&M Alaska Air Tours, Inc. d/b/a Alaska Air Transit 167.
NIB → MRI this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
154 flights of 117 scheduled, 459 passengers in 1,372 seats, 3,982 pounds of freight, 880 pounds of mail. J&M Alaska Air Tours, Inc. d/b/a Alaska Air Transit 154.
Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Merrill Field MRI and Nikolai NIB; all routes.