Nome (OME) to Wales (WAA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 01m
Bearing
316° NW
Nome (OME) to Wales (WAA) is 109 miles (175 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies OME–WAA
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Bering Air was the only carrier flying nonstop OME–WAA; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 64% of departures; flights ran 25% full.
Departures
58
June 2026
Seats
424
both directions
Passengers
106
both directions
Load factor
25.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies OME–WAA?
Bering Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop OME–WAA in June 2026 (58 departures).
- 8E
Bering Air
58 departures · 424 seats
Share of departures100.0%25.0%
Load
What plane flies OME–WAA?
In June 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 64% of OME–WAA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna C208B
37 departures · 24.0% load
63.8% - Casa/Nurtanio C212 Aviocar
10 departures · 0.0% load
17.2% - Beech 1900 A
7 departures · 41.3% load
12.1% - Cessna Skycourier 408
4 departures · 0.0% load
6.9%
How has OME–WAA traffic changed?
Nonstop OME–WAA departures rose from 50 in July 2025 to 58 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop OME–WAA traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
50 departures · 116 passengers
27.0%
Load
August 2025
77 departures · 173 passengers
24.0%
Load
September 2025
68 departures · 205 passengers
31.4%
Load
October 2025
59 departures · 182 passengers
36.7%
Load
November 2025
38 departures · 118 passengers
37.6%
Load
December 2025
35 departures · 85 passengers
31.1%
Load
January 2026
39 departures · 59 passengers
18.3%
Load
February 2026
36 departures · 79 passengers
25.5%
Load
March 2026
38 departures · 64 passengers
19.5%
Load
April 2026
35 departures · 74 passengers
25.8%
Load
May 2026
42 departures · 116 passengers
30.7%
Load
June 2026
58 departures · 106 passengers
25.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
OME → WAA
30.7% full
29 departures · 65 passengers
WAA → OME
19.3% full
29 departures · 41 passengers
Nonstop OME–WAA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Wales
US
Wales Airport
Coordinates
65.62°N, 168.09°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nome (OME) from Wales (WAA)?
OME to WAA is 109 miles (175 km / 95 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from OME to WAA?
A nonstop covers the 109-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies OME–WAA?
In June 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (63.8%), followed by the Casa/Nurtanio C212 Aviocar (17.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying OME–WAA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 109-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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