PAOM · Nome Airport

NOME, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

6,176

Longest ft · 03/21

64.51N

165.44W

Nome Airport serves Nome, Alaska at 37 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 6,176 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
03/21	6,176 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
10/28	6,009 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 37 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	37 ft	2,445 ft	2,114 ft	3,171 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,237 ft	2,679 ft	2,241 ft	3,361 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,437 ft	2,913 ft	2,367 ft	3,551 ft
35°C afternoon	2,446 ft	2,915 ft	2,368 ft	3,552 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 6,176 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,552 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PAOM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAUN Unalakleet Airport	127 nm E	5,900 ft
PAOT Ralph Wien Memorial Airport	159 nm NE	6,300 ft
PAGA Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport	219 nm E	6,000 ft
PANI Aniak Airport	238 nm SE	6,200 ft
PABE Bethel Airport	245 nm SE	6,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAOM

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PAOM, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PAOM or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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