Nome Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Nome, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Bering Air | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 41 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°30′44″N165°26′43″W / 64.51222°N 165.44528°W /64.51222; -165.44528 | ||||||||||||||
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  OME Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Nome Airport (IATA:OME,ICAO:PAOM,FAALID:OME) is a state-owned public-useairport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of thecentral business district ofNome, a city in theNome Census Area of theU.S. state ofAlaska.[1]
As perFederal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 62,785 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2022.[2] It is included in theNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, whichcategorized it as aprimary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[3]
The state of Alaska also operatesNome City Field (FAALID:94Z), a publicgeneral aviation airfield located one nautical mile (1.85km) north of the city.[4][5]
InWorld War II, the civilian Nome Airport shared use of the runway withMarks Army Airfield for transfer ofLend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union and in 1942, for air defense of the western coast of Alaska. RenamedMarks Air Force Base in 1948, the military installation was used as a fighter-interceptor forward base until they were pulled back toGalena Air Force Station. Marks AFB closed in 1950 and an air base squadron was at Nome Airport until December 1956.
Nome Airport resides atelevation of 41 feet (12 m) abovemean sea level. It has tworunways withasphalt surfaces: Runway 10/28 is 6,009 by 150 feet (1,832 x 46 m) and Runway 3/21 is 6,176 by 150 feet (1,882 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 27,450 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day: 54%air taxi, 34%general aviation, 6%scheduled commercial, and 5%military. At that time there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 51 single-engine, 12 multi-engine, 5helicopter, and 3military.[1]
Free parking is available at the airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Airlines | Anchorage |
| Bering Air | Brevig Mission,Elim,Gambell,Golovin,Kotzebue,Koyuk,Savoonga,Shaktoolik,Shishmaref,St. Michael,Stebbins,Teller,Tin City,Unalakleet,Wales,White Mountain[6] Seasonal:Diomede[citation needed] Charter:Anadyr,[citation needed]Provideniya[citation needed] (both suspended) |
| Pathfinder Aviation | Diomede |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Airline |
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| 1 | Anchorage, Alaska | 42,730 | Alaska |
| 2 | Shishmaref, Alaska | 2,830 | Bering |
| 3 | Savoonga, Alaska | 2,560 | Bering |
| 4 | Gambell, Alaska | 2,090 | Bering |
| 5 | Brevig Mission, Alaska | 1,790 | Bering |
| 6 | Stebbins, Alaska | 1,770 | Bering |
| 7 | Elim, Alaska | 1,600 | Bering |
| 8 | Unalakleet, Alaska | 1,600 | Bering |
| 9 | St. Michael, Alaska | 1,570 | Bering |
| 10 | Koyuk, Alaska | 1,480 | Bering |
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 50,210(38.36%) |
| Bering Air | 45,550(34.81%) |
| Horizon Air | 35,110(26.83%) |
InCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Nome Airport (referred to as "Sand Bravo" in the game) is featured as one of the targets of Russia during itsinvasion of the United States by "70 bogies".
