Nelson Lagoon Airport
OUL · PAOU · Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · Aleutians East County · map
Nelson Lagoon Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles east of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, 14 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 4,003 feet of grass and gravel. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Weather right now PAOU · observed 11:17 am AKDT (19:17 UTC), 38 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 14 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,900 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet, overcast at 4,200 feet
- Temperature 45°F (7°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.85 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI PAOU 061917Z AUTO 30014KT 10SM SCT029 BKN035 OVC042 07/01 A2985 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OUL · ICAO PAOU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1979
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,003 × 75 ft | Grass and gravel, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: road on the approach
- Runway 26: road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Cold Bay Center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.5 | |
| Oul and aWOS-3P | 119.025 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-621-9250.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Nelson Lagoon from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Nelson Lagoon, Alaska: 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Sea birds alg beach adjacent to runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slope.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slope.
- First 300 feet soft.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr use.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.