Nome, AK

What the Data Says About OME

Nome, AK in Nome, Alaska handled 5,955 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 848 experienced delays, 126 were cancelled, and 22 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.12%, the diversion rate to 0.37%, and the average delay when departures run late is 51.2 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing OME against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at OME, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 66.9% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 14.6% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 14.4%. Weather contributes 1.7% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 2.4%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, May runs the cleanest at OME with a 97.2% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 87.8% — a 9-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 94. The busiest route from OME is to OME (Nome), with 2,532 flights at a 83.9% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.8% on-time, 51.2-minute average delay, 2.12% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Nome, AK.