PAOM
Nome Airport
MVFR
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Name
Nome Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
PAOM / OME / PAOM
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
8:14 pm (AKST)
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Municipality
Nome
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Coordinates
64° 30′ 43″ N 165° 26′ 42″ E
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Elevation
37 ft (11 m MSL)
About Nome Airport
Nome Airport (IATA: OME, ICAO: PAOM, FAA LID: 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. 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).
The State of Alaska also operates Nome City Field (FAA LID: 94Z), a public general aviation airfield located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the city.