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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Bering Air was the only carrier flying nonstop OME–WAA; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 83% of departures; flights ran 26% full.
Departures
35
April 2026
Seats
287
both directions
Passengers
74
both directions
Load factor
25.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies OME–WAA?
Bering Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop OME–WAA in April 2026 (35 departures).
- 8E
Bering Air
35 departures · 287 seats
Share of departures100.0%25.8%
Load
What plane flies OME–WAA?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 83% of OME–WAA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna C208B
29 departures · 26.1% load
82.9% - Cessna Skycourier 408
4 departures · 0.0% load
11.4% - Beech 200 Super Kingair
2 departures · 33.3% load
5.7%
How has OME–WAA traffic changed?
Nonstop OME–WAA departures fell from 55 in May 2025 to 35 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop OME–WAA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
55 departures · 130 passengers
28.7%
Load
June 2025
40 departures · 143 passengers
37.7%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
OME → WAA
22.3% full
18 departures · 33 passengers
WAA → OME
29.5% full
17 departures · 41 passengers
Nonstop OME–WAA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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 April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (82.9%), followed by the Cessna Skycourier 408 (11.4%).
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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