Nome Airport
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| IATA: OME – ICAO: PAOM – FAA: OME | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||
| Location | Nome, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 37 ft / 11 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 5,576 | 1,700 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 6,001 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 28,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 71 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Nome Airport (IATA: OME, ICAO: PAOM, FAA LID: OME) is a state-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) west of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The State of Alaska also operates Nome City Field Airport, an airfield 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the city. [2][3]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Nome Airport has two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 5,576 x 150 ft. (1,700 x 46 m) and 10/28 measuring 6,001 x 150 ft. (1,829 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 1, 2006, the airport had 28,000 aircraft operations, an average of 76 per day: 54% air taxi, 36% general aviation, 5% scheduled commercial and 5% military. There are 71 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single engine, 17% multi-engine, 7% helicopters and 4% military.[1]
Free parking is available at the airport.
[edit] Airlines and non-stop destinations
- Alaska Airlines (Anchorage, Kotzebue)[4]
- Bering Air (Gambell, Kotzebue, Savoonga, Shishmaref, Stebbins, Teller, Tin City, Unalakleet, White Mountain)[5]
- Frontier Flying Service (Deering, Elim, Fairbanks, Golovin, Koyuk, Savoonga, Shishmaref, Teller, Wales, White Mountain)[6]
- Hageland Aviation Services (Elim, Gambell, Golovin, Savoonga, Shaktoolik, Shishmaref, Stebbins, White Mountain)[7]
[edit] Charter flights to Russia
- Bering Air to Anadyr and Provideniya.
- Alaska Airlines used to do charter flights to Provideniya until 1998.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for OME (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ AirNav: 94Z - Nome City Field Airport
- ^ Nome Alaska
- ^ FareCompare: Alaska Airlines non stop direct flights departing Nome Airport (OME). Retrieved 31-Aug-2007.
- ^ Bering Air: Nome Flight Schedule (PDF). Retrieved 31-Aug-2007.
- ^ Frontier Flying Service: 2007 Timetable (PDF). Retrieved 31-Aug-2007.
- ^ Hageland Aviation Services: Scheduled Flights (PDF). Retrieved 31-Aug-2007.
[edit] External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Airport Diagram for Nome Airport(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
- Nome Airport at WikiMapia
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAOM
- ASN accident history for OME
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAOM
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAOM
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for OME
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