# Nome Airport (OME / PAOM) **Nome Airport** (IATA: OME, ICAO: PAOM) is a medium airport in Nome, Alaska, United States. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,176 ft (1,882 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 144 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paom ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: OME / PAOM - FAA: OME - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Nome, Alaska, United States - Elevation: 41 ft / 12 m - Coordinates: 64.5122, -165.4450 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 6,176 ft / 1,882 m - Instrument procedures: 7 approaches - Passengers: 144,039 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2502241 - Weather station: PAOM · WMO 70200 - Ident: PAOM ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 6,176 ft / 1,882 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 042° / 222° | yes | | 10/28 | 6,009 ft / 1,832 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01231AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 152,153 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 152,172 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 151,598 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 159,566 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 161,510 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 67,191 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 106,141 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 145,414 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 157,714 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 142,382 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 144,039 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 16 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (16) - [TLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pate.md) Teller Airport · United States · 57 mi / 91 km · Bering Air - [WMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawm.md) White Mountain Airport · United States · 62 mi / 99 km · Bering Air - [KTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfkt.md) Brevig Mission Airport · United States · 64 mi / 103 km · Bering Air - [ELI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfel.md) Elim Airport · United States · 94 mi / 152 km · Bering Air - [TNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patc.md) Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport · United States · 103 mi / 165 km · Bering Air - [WAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paiw.md) Wales Airport · United States · 109 mi / 175 km · Bering Air - [WBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbb.md) Stebbins Airport · United States · 118 mi / 190 km · Bering Air - [SHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pash.md) Shishmaref Airport · United States · 121 mi / 195 km · Bering Air - [SMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamk.md) St Michael Airport · United States · 123 mi / 198 km · Bering Air - [KKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakk.md) Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport · United States · 130 mi / 209 km · Bering Air - [DRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pade.md) Deering Airport · United States · 132 mi / 213 km · Bering Air - [UNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paun.md) Unalakleet Airport · United States · 146 mi / 235 km · Bering Air - [SVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasa.md) Savoonga Airport · United States · 163 mi / 262 km · Bering Air - [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · United States · 183 mi / 294 km · Bering Air - [GAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagm.md) Gambell Airport · United States · 196 mi / 316 km · Bering Air - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 537 mi / 864 km · Alaska Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OME, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 15 ### Passenger (1) - AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 144K (2025) | #1,677 of 3,974 | #376 in North America | #249 in US | | Longest runway | 6,176 ft / 1,882 m | #4,363 of 29,858 | #1,161 in North America | #902 in US | | Elevation | 41 ft / 12 m | =39,797 of 43,403 | =18,008 in North America | =14,855 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ASOS | ASOS | 119.925 | | ATIS | ATIS | 119.925 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 133.300 | | CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 | | FSS | RDO | 122.450 | | MISC | TWEB | 115.000 | ## Nearby airports - [94Z](https://dromopedia.com/airports/94z.md) Nome City Field · 1.5 mi / 2.3 km - [Z47](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z47.md) Engstrom Field · 12 mi / 20 km - [SOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak26.md) Solomon State Field · 30 mi / 48 km - [3Z1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3z1.md) Feather River Airport · 30 mi / 48 km - [Z81](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z81.md) Salmon Lake Airport · 30 mi / 49 km - [TLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pate.md) Teller Airport · 57 mi / 91 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Nome Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nome_Airport&oldid=1365186373), revision of 20 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paom/data