Where is WMO airport?

WMO is a small airport in White Mountain, Alaska, United States, at 64.6892, -163.4130, 81 m above sea level.

What time zone is WMO in?

WMO is in the America/Nome time zone, UTC−9 / UTC−8 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use WMO?

6,920 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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WMO — White Mountain Airport

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Small airport in White Mountain, United States.

IATA code: WMO
ICAO code: PAWM
Size: small; OurAirports class
Passengers: 6,920; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 8; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Nome
Elevation: 81 m; 266 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 914 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with W

About WMO

White Mountain Airport is a small airport serving White Mountain, United States. It is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 6,920 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from WMO.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from WMO

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
WMO → OME	Nome, United States	99 km	3,742
WMO → GLV	Golovin, United States	25 km	2,658
WMO → ELI	Elim, United States	55 km	259
WMO → KKA	Koyuk, United States	111 km	136
WMO → UNK	Unalakleet, United States	155 km	104
WMO → SMK	St. Michael, United States	148 km	9
WMO → WBB	Stebbins, United States	142 km	7
WMO → SKK	Shaktoolik, United States	111 km	5

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at WMO

8E Bering Air · 1,556 flights
7S Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation · 22 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
GLV	Golovin Airport	Golovin, United States	25 km
ELI	Elim Airport	Elim, United States	55 km
OME	Nome Airport	Nome, United States	99 km
KKA	Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport	Koyuk, United States	110 km
SKK	Shaktoolik Airport	Shaktoolik, United States	110 km
WBB	Stebbins Airport	Stebbins, United States	142 km
SMK	St Michael Airport	St. Michael, United States	148 km

Distance from WMO to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
WMO → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,039 km	—
WMO → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,488 km	—
WMO → CDG	Paris, France	7,338 km	—
WMO → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,264 km	—
WMO → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,208 km	—
WMO → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,990 km	—
WMO → JFK	New York, United States	5,996 km	—
WMO → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,166 km	—
WMO → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,557 km	—
WMO → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,994 km	—
WMO → HND	Tokyo, Japan	4,932 km	—
WMO → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,583 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
15/33	914 m	18 m	Gravel	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

White Mountain, Alaska, United States · 64.6892, -163.4130

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Questions

White Mountain Airport has the IATA code WMO and the ICAO code PAWM. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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