Nome City Field
94Z · Nome, Alaska · Nome County · map
Nome City Field is a public-use airport, 1 mile north of Nome, Alaska, 69 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 1,950 feet of gravel. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Nome City Field?
Its FAA code is 94Z.
Where is Nome City Field?
It is 1 mile north of Nome, Alaska, 69 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Nome City Field?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 1,950 feet long, gravel.
Does Nome City Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Nome City Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 94Z
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 600 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,950 × 110 ft | Gravel, good |
- Runway 03: right-hand traffic pattern, road on the approach
- Runway 21: road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Nome Airport (1 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Pattern altitude 600 feet above ground level until clear of Nome airport traffic pattern. Pattern altitude at Nome airport 1100 feet above ground level.
- Runway 03/21 non-standard markings; marked with cones and thld panels.
- 6 inch deep recycled aspahlt chunks up to 4" diameter.
- No winter maintenance or snow removal; runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- Remain north of final for runway 28 at Nome airport.
- Recommend landing runway 21 and departing runway 03 to avoid large aircraft transistioning to Nome. The common traffic frequency use strongly recommended.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Nome from the FAA register
113 aircraft are registered to owners in Nome, Alaska: 65 piston singles, 33 turboprops, 14 helicopters, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Nome:
- Bering Air INC 42 aircraft on the certificate Bering Air provides scheduled airline service to 32 villages in western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue, and Unalakleet, with twice-daily flights Monday through Saturday.
Repair stations in Nome:
- Bering Air INC Bering Air operates scheduled passenger flights to 32 villages in western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue, and Unalakleet, and provides charter flights, helicopter services, and air cargo throughout Alaska.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Nome 113 aircraft · 65 piston singles, 33 turboprops, 14 helicopters
- Bering Air INC 39 aircraft in town
- Norton Basin Services 3 aircraft in town
- State of Alaska 2 aircraft in town
- N B Tweet & Sons 2 aircraft in town
- Bering Air INC 42 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bering Air INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/94Z.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.