Nome Airport
OME · PAOM · Nome, Alaska · Nome County · map
Nome Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles west of Nome, Alaska, 41 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 6,176 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 71 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 27,450 takeoffs and landings a year. About 68,022 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Nome Airport?
Its FAA code is OME, and its ICAO code is PAOM.
Where is Nome Airport?
It is 2 miles west of Nome, Alaska, 41 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Nome Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 03/21, is 6,176 feet long.
Does Nome Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Nome Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Nome Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Shishmaref, Savoonga, Nome, Gambell. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OME · ICAO PAOM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 41 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,100 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 6:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,176 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 6,009 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 600 ft, 5,576 ft available for landing, road 37 ft high 528 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 601 ft, 5,576 ft available for landing, pole 69 ft high 2,150 ft from the end
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left, hill 18 ft high 300 ft from the end
- Runway 28: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), hill 80 ft high 2,500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Ome and flight Service · Nome and rco | 123.6 | Nome |
| Ome and automated weather (ASOS) · Ome and flight Service | 119.925 | Nome · Afis frequency 119.925. |
| Ome and flight Service · Nome and rco | 121.5 | Nome |
| Ome and flight Service · Nome and rco | 122.2 | Nome |
| Ome and flight Service · Nome and rco | 122.45 | Nome |
| Nome and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.3 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-443-4818.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Also here
- cargo handling
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
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service durg air carrier operations only; air carrier operations more than 30 passenger seats prior permission required in writing - amgr PO box 1048 Nome AK 99762.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 28; runway end identifier lights runway 03 &10; PAPI runway 03, 10, and 28; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 21 PAPI operates continuously.
- Engineered material arresting system (emas) 200 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at the der 28
- Available hours vrb - aft hour amgr.
- 30 in above gnd.
- 30 in above gnd.
- Approach slope 26:1 due to 35 feet road 1128 feet from dthr.
- Approach slope 34:1 due to 69 feet pole 1550 feet from dthr.
- PAPI unusable beyond 2 NM from threshold due to rapidly rising trrn.
- Airfield maintenance services available 0700 -1730; aft hour - amgr.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport SEP-OCT and MAY-JUN.
- Runway 21 and 28 arrival mntn traffic pattern altitude until fnl.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 9,994 departures from OME in those twelve months, carrying 73,322 passengers in 141,141 seats (52% filled), to 55 destinations on 11 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nome → Ted Stevens Anchorage International OME–ANC | 1,635 | 45,325 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Horizon Air, Northern Air Cargo Inc. and 3 more |
| Nome → Shishmaref OME–SHH | 1,008 | 2,838 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
| Nome → Savoonga OME–SVA | 883 | 3,131 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Nome → Nome OME–OME | 694 | 1,330 | Bering Air Inc., Pathfinder Aviation, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Nome → Gambell OME–GAM | 684 | 1,986 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Fox Aircraft, LLC |
| Nome → Brevig Mission OME–KTS | 675 | 1,810 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
| Nome → Elim OME–ELI | 652 | 1,944 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Fox Aircraft, LLC |
| Nome → Unalakleet OME–UNK | 557 | 2,732 | Bering Air Inc., Northern Air Cargo Inc., Tatonduk Outfitters... and 3 more |
All 55 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 51 |
| multi-engine | 12 |
| helicopters | 5 |
| other | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 27,450, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,525 |
| air taxi and commuter | 14,950 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,750 |
| general aviation, local | 4,750 |
| military | 1,475 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
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 · 13 since 1982, 2 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
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 1,635 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Horizon Air
- Shishmaref (SHH) 1,008 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Savoonga (SVA) 883 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Nome (OME) 694 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Pathfinder Aviation
- Gambell (GAM) 684 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Brevig Mission (KTS) 675 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Elim (ELI) 652 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Unalakleet (UNK) 557 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Northern Air Cargo Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 2 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/OME.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.