# Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG / PAOU)

**Nelson Lagoon Airport** (IATA: NLG, ICAO: PAOU) is a small airport in Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1979. It has one runway, 4,003 ft (1,220 m) long, grass. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 112 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paou

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NLG / PAOU
- FAA: OUL
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1979
- Elevation: 14 ft / 4 m
- Coordinates: 56.0075, -161.1600
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,003 ft / 1,220 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 112 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Lagoon_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3014736
- Weather station: PAOU
- Ident: PAOU

## Timeline

- Oct 1979: Nelson Lagoon Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 4,003 ft / 1,220 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass | 096° / 276° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 948 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,064 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 795 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 824 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 790 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 180 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 342 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 226 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 140 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 179 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 112 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [PML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paal.md) Port Moller Airport · United States · 23 mi / 37 km · Grant Aviation
- [CDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacd.md) Cold Bay Airport · United States · 83 mi / 133 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NLG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 112 (2025) | =3,633 of 3,974 | =962 in North America | =714 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,003 ft / 1,220 m | =9,537 of 29,858 | =3,744 in North America | =3,128 in US |
| Elevation | 14 ft / 4 m | =42,010 of 43,403 | =18,934 in North America | =15,463 in US |
| Age | Opened 1979 | =7,894 of 15,079 | =5,873 in North America | =5,773 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [HED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak33.md) Herendeen Bay Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [PML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paal.md) Port Moller Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [US-2903](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2903.md) Canoe Bay Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [Z52](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z52.md) Johnsons Landing Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [SDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasd.md) Sand Point Airport · 54 mi / 87 km
- [US-2902](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2902.md) Ivanof Bay Airport · 65 mi / 105 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: “Nelson Lagoon Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nelson_Lagoon_Airport&oldid=1363065842), revision of 7 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/paou/data