White Mountain Airport (IATA: WMO[3], ICAO: PAWM[4], FAA LID: WMO) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of White Mountain, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Serves | White Mountain, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 267 ft / 81 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 64°41′21″N 163°24′46″W / 64.68917°N 163.41278°W | ||||||||||
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WMO Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2,516 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, a decrease of 11% from the 2,821 enplanements in 2006.[2]
White Mountain Airport covers an area of 82 acres (33 ha) at an elevation of 267 feet (81 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with a 3,000 x 60 ft (914 x 18 m) gravel surface.[1]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bering Air | Elim, Golovin, Nome[5] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.