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Nome Airport
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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.[1]
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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″N 165°26′43″W | ||||||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 62,785 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2022.[2] 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).[3]
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.[4][5]