Welcome to the Web site for the Nome Airport Master Plan Update. Here you will find information on the process of updating the master plan, which will guide improvements at the airport 20 years into the future. We hope you will check back whenever you want to send us a comment, learn about public meetings, contact a project team member, or get updated information on the project.

Project Overview
The Nome Airport is a primary, commercial airport in Northwest Alaska that serves as the main hub for the Seward Peninsula, Norton Sound, and surrounding villages. The airport is located two miles west of Nome. It has two paved runways, which accommodated an average of 77 operations per day in 2007.

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The Federal Aviation Administration requires updates of airport master plans in order to receive federal funding for improvements. The Nome Airport master plan was last updated in 1996.

The updated master plan will provide guidelines, schedules and budgets for future airport development that meet aviation demands in a financially feasible way. It will resolve the aviation, safety, capacity, environmental and socioeconomic issues that affect the airport and the communities that it serves.

You can help keep the Nome Airport viable by participating in the master plan update. Share your local knowledge, and tell us what you, as a user of the airport, think.

Public Review Draft Nome Airport Master Plan Update
The Public Review Draft Nome Airport Master Plan has been released for your review and comment. The Master Plan contains a list of facility improvements to accommodate aviation demand for the planning period (2016-2036).  Projects are phased as demand warrants and determined to be financially feasible.  The master plan also considers the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the improvements. Check the Publications page to download the document.

Plan to attend the public meeting December 14, 2011 meeting to view the document, talk to the project team and get your questions answered. Please submit your comment by January 15, 2012 to be considered in the final document.