Selawik ⇄ Ralph Wien Memorial WLK–OTZ
Airlines flew 2,252 flights between Selawik WLK in Selawik, AK and Ralph Wien Memorial OTZ in Kotzebue, AK in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 6,532 passengers in 16,916 seats, 39% of them filled, and 413,945 pounds of freight. 75 miles, about 28 minutes in the air, on 3 airlines: Bering Air Inc. (1,977), Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation (274), Lynden Air Cargo Airlines (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 | 148 |
| 2/25 | 178 |
| 3/25 | 192 |
| 4/25 | 185 |
| 5/25 | 180 |
| 6/25 | 195 |
| 7/25 | 167 |
| 8/25 | 166 |
| 9/25 | 194 |
| 10/25 | 183 |
| 11/25 | 197 |
| 12/25 | 177 |
| 1/26 | 171 |
| 2/26 | 141 |
| 3/26 | 230 |
| 4/26 | 207 |
| 5/26 | 228 |
| 6/26 | 183 |
| 7/26 | 175 |
Passengers by month
By month, as a table
| passengers | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 405 |
| 2/25 | 517 |
| 3/25 | 555 |
| 4/25 | 629 |
| 5/25 | 579 |
| 6/25 | 551 |
| 7/25 | 574 |
| 8/25 | 477 |
| 9/25 | 513 |
| 10/25 | 557 |
| 11/25 | 583 |
| 12/25 | 549 |
| 1/26 | 543 |
| 2/26 | 429 |
| 3/26 | 660 |
| 4/26 | 542 |
| 5/26 | 594 |
| 6/26 | 504 |
| 7/26 | 581 |
The airlines twelve months, both directions
| Airline | Flights | Passengers | Seats filled | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bering Air Inc. 8E | 1,977 | 6,528 | 39% | charter passenger service, scheduled passenger service |
| Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation 7S | 274 | 4 | 2% | scheduled cargo service, scheduled passenger service |
| Lynden Air Cargo Airlines L2 | 1 | 0 | charter cargo service |
The aircraft as the airlines report their types
| Aircraft | Flights | Seats a flight | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna C208B/Grand Caravan | 1,821 | 9 | 6,528 |
| Casa/Nurtanio C212 Aviocar | 251 | 0 | 0 |
| Cessna Skycourier 408 | 152 | 2 | 0 |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| Cessna C206/207/209/210 Stationair | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Lockheed L100-30/L-382E | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hughes-500/530 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
WLK → OTZ this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
1,103 flights of 115 scheduled, 3,214 passengers in 8,442 seats, 24,803 pounds of freight, 5,911 pounds of mail. Bering Air Inc. 987; Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation 115; Lynden Air Cargo Airlines 1.
OTZ → WLK this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
1,149 flights of 159 scheduled, 3,318 passengers in 8,474 seats, 389,142 pounds of freight, 1,521,339 pounds of mail. Bering Air Inc. 990; Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation 159.
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: Selawik WLK and Ralph Wien Memorial OTZ; all routes.