Nome Airport

Nome Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesNome, Alaska
Hub forBering Air
Elevation AMSL41 ft / 12 m
Coordinates64°30′44″N 165°26′43″W / 64.51222°N 165.44528°W / 64.51222; -165.44528
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OME is located in Alaska
OME
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Location of airport in Alaska
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 6,009 1,832 Asphalt
3/21 6,176 1,882 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations27,450
Based aircraft71

Nome Airport (IATA: OME, ICAO: PAOM, FAA LID: OME) is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 62,785 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2022.[2] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[3]

The State of Alaska also operates Nome City Field (FAA LID: 94Z), a public general aviation airfield located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the city.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for OME PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Calendar Year 2022 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. December 20, 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  4. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for 94Z PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
  5. ^ Nome Alaska Economy and Transportation