Nome Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Nome, Alaska, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date =February 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Nome Airport
| nativename =
| image = OME-d.jpg
| image-width = 250
| IATA = OME
| ICAO = PAOM
| FAA = OME
| WMO = 70200
| type = Public
| owner = Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
| operator =
| city-served = Nome, Alaska
| location =
| elevation-f = 41
| coordinates = {{coord|64|30|44|N|165|26|43|W|region:US-AK_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| hub = Bering Air
| pushpin_map = USA Alaska
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Alaska
| pushpin_label = OME
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-length-f = 6,009
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 3/21
| r2-length-f = 6,176
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2020
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 27,450
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 71
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=OME|use=PU|own=PU|site=50540.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective September 7, 2023.
}}
Nome Airport {{airport codes|OME|PAOM|OME}} is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 62,785 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2022.
{{cite web |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Calendar Year 2022 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports |url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2023-09/cy22-all-enplanements.pdf |access-date=2023-12-13 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |format=PDF}}
It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).
{{cite web
| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
| title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = PDF, 2.03 MB
| work = National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2010
}}
The State of Alaska also operates Nome City Field {{airport codes|||94Z}}, a public general aviation airfield located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the city.{{FAA-airport|ID=94Z|use=PU|own=PU|site=50538.*A}}, effective 2009-05-07.{{Cite web|url=http://www.alaskatravel.com/alaska/nome.html|title=Nome Alaska (AlaskaTravel.com)|website=Alaska Tour & Travel | AlaskaTravel.com}}
History
In World War II, the civilian Nome Airport shared use of the runway with Marks Army Airfield for transfer of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union and in 1942, for air defense of the western coast of Alaska. Renamed Marks Air Force Base in 1948, the military installation was used as a fighter-interceptor forward base until they were pulled back to Galena Air Force Station. Marks AFB closed in 1950 and an air base squadron was at Nome Airport until December 1956.
Facilities and aircraft
Nome Airport resides at elevation of 41 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt 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).
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, 5 helicopter, and 3 military.
Free parking is available at the airport.
Airlines and destinations
=Passenger=
{{Airport destination list
| Bering Air | Brevig Mission, Elim, Gambell, Golovin, Kotzebue, Koyuk, Savoonga, Shaktoolik, Shishmaref, St. Michael, Stebbins, Teller, Tin City, Unalakleet, Wales, White Mountain[https://www.beringair.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/OME-Published-Flight-Schedule-eff.-5.2.21.pdf Bering Air: Nome & Kotezebue Flight Schedule] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927063904/http://beringair.com/pdf/ome.pdf |date=2007-09-27 }}. Retrieved Sep 10, 2022.
Seasonal: Diomede{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Charter: Anadyr,{{cn|date=May 2025}} Provideniya{{cn|date=May 2025}} (both suspended)
| {{nowrap|Pathfinder Aviation}} | Diomede
}}
Statistics
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Busiest Domestic Routes from OME (December 2021 – November 2022) {{cite web | url = https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1 | title = Nome, AK: Nome Airport (OME) | publisher = Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation | access-date=February 15, 2023 }} ! Rank ! City ! Passengers ! Airline |
| 1
| 36,000 | Alaska |
| 2
| 2,900 | Bering |
| 3
| 2,300 | Bering |
| 4
| 2,000 | Bering |
| 5
| 1,700 | Bering |
| 6
| 1,500 | Bering |
| 7
| 1,400 | Bering |
| 8
| 1,300 | Alaska, Bering |
| 9
| 1,100 | Bering |
| 10
| 1,100 | Bering |
{{Bar graph
| title = Largest airlines at OME (December 2021 – November 2022)
| bar_width = 35
| width_units = em
| label_type = Carrier
| data_type = Passengers (arriving and departing)
| data_max = 100,000
| label1 = Alaska Airlines
| data1 = 74,000
| comment1 = 64.81%
| label2 = Bering Air
| data2 = 40,000
| comment2 = 35.18%
| label3 = Ryan Air Services
| data3 = 10
| comment3 = 0.01%
}}
In popular culture
In Call 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 its invasion of the United States by "70 bogies".
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=13&lat=64.5122&lon=-165.4452&w=600&h=600&lp=---+None+--- Topographic map] from USGS The National Map
- {{FAA-diagram|01231|Nome Airport (OME)}}
- {{FAA-procedures|OME|Nome Airport (OME)}}
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