Ralph Wien Memorial ⇄ Bob Baker Memorial OTZ–IAN
Airlines flew 1,363 flights between Ralph Wien Memorial OTZ in Kotzebue, AK and Bob Baker Memorial IAN in Kiana, AK in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 4,465 passengers in 11,053 seats, 40% of them filled, and 179,564 pounds of freight. 59 miles, about 25 minutes in the air, on 4 airlines: Bering Air Inc. (1,247), Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation (114), Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo (1), Fox Aircraft, LLC (1). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.
Flights by month both directions
By month, as a table
| flights | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 98 |
| 2/25 | 92 |
| 3/25 | 103 |
| 4/25 | 113 |
| 5/25 | 108 |
| 6/25 | 115 |
| 7/25 | 115 |
| 8/25 | 115 |
| 9/25 | 125 |
| 10/25 | 117 |
| 11/25 | 106 |
| 12/25 | 99 |
| 1/26 | 107 |
| 2/26 | 76 |
| 3/26 | 133 |
| 4/26 | 118 |
| 5/26 | 118 |
| 6/26 | 121 |
| 7/26 | 128 |
Passengers by month
By month, as a table
| passengers | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 283 |
| 2/25 | 293 |
| 3/25 | 315 |
| 4/25 | 424 |
| 5/25 | 426 |
| 6/25 | 420 |
| 7/25 | 415 |
| 8/25 | 387 |
| 9/25 | 432 |
| 10/25 | 344 |
| 11/25 | 354 |
| 12/25 | 248 |
| 1/26 | 331 |
| 2/26 | 252 |
| 3/26 | 428 |
| 4/26 | 432 |
| 5/26 | 417 |
| 6/26 | 441 |
| 7/26 | 399 |
The airlines twelve months, both directions
| Airline | Flights | Passengers | Seats filled | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bering Air Inc. 8E | 1,247 | 4,464 | 41% | charter passenger service, scheduled passenger service |
| Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation 7S | 114 | 1 | 1% | scheduled cargo service, scheduled passenger service |
| Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo 5V | 1 | 0 | 0% | charter passenger service |
| Fox Aircraft, LLC 6F | 1 | 0 | 0% | charter passenger service |
The aircraft as the airlines report their types
| Aircraft | Flights | Seats a flight | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna C208B/Grand Caravan | 1,192 | 9 | 4,423 |
| Casa/Nurtanio C212 Aviocar | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Cessna Skycourier 408 | 48 | 2 | 3 |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| Cessna C206/207/209/210 Stationair | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Beech 1900 A/B/C/D | 3 | 19 | 38 |
| Piper PA-31 (Navajo)/T-1020 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
OTZ → IAN this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
631 flights of 51 scheduled, 1,973 passengers in 5,126 seats, 155,290 pounds of freight, 712,446 pounds of mail. Bering Air Inc. 580; Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation 51.
IAN → OTZ this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
732 flights of 63 scheduled, 2,492 passengers in 5,927 seats, 24,274 pounds of freight, 3,738 pounds of mail. Bering Air Inc. 667; Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation 63; Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo 1; Fox Aircraft, LLC 1.
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: Ralph Wien Memorial OTZ and Bob Baker Memorial IAN; all routes.