Nome Airport (OME): Delays & On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
Nome Airport (OME) in Nome, AK is a middle-of-the-pack performer: 82% of departures are on time, within a few points of the national 78%. It hosts 1 airlines flying 1 departures a day to 1 destinations, with cancellations at 3%.
- Departures on-time
- 82%
- left <15 min late
- Avg dep delay
- 10 min
- Arrivals on-time
- 79%
- Cancelled
- 3.0%
- Destinations
- 1
- nonstop
- Airlines
- 1
Plan your departure from OME
The choices most likely to improve your odds, based on this airport’s historical record.
- Best day to fly
- Saturday
- 85% on-time
- Cancellation risk
- 3.0%
- above the US average
Monthly on-time trend
Best time of day to depart from OME
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 82% | 11 min |
| Tuesday | 81% | 9 min |
| Wednesday | 82% | 9 min |
| Thursday | 80% | 10 min |
| Friday | 81% | 10 min |
| Saturdaybest | 85% | 8 min |
| Sunday | 82% | 11 min |
Busiest routes from OME
| Route | Flights/12mo | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| OME → ANC (Anchorage) | 372 | 82% | 10 min |
Where flights into OME come from
| Route | Flights/12mo | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC (Anchorage) → OME | 371 | 79% | 10 min |
What causes delays at OME
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT, weighted across routes departing OME.
- Late-arriving aircraft70%
- Airline operations15%
- National airspace system12%
- Weather1%
- Security2%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights delayed at OME?
- 18% of departures from Nome Airport left 15+ minutes late between 2024-06 and 2026-05, with an average departure delay of 10 minutes. The national on-time average over the same period was 78%.
- How often are flights cancelled at OME?
- 3% of scheduled departures from OME were cancelled in this period, compared with a national rate of 1.6%.
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Based on 735 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.