Flights Nome → Kotzebue
OME → OTZ
Route overview
The flight route connects the cities of Nome and Kotzebue, utilizing both Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft for smaller operations and Boeing 737-400s for larger capacity needs. The destination airport in Kotzebue sees approximately 138,140 passengers annually, indicating a significant but manageable traffic volume.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Nome (OME) → Kotzebue (OTZ) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 30 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 10.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kotzebue the average ATFM delay is 0.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Nome the average ATFM delay is 0.3 minutes.
Heading to Kotzebue: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nome (OME) to Kotzebue (OTZ) heads north-east for about 294 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Nome on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of OME-OTZ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nome the average ATFM delay is 0.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Kotzebue it is 0.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 30 tracked OME-OTZ flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 10.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
Airlines operating OME-OTZ
Frequently asked questions about OME-OTZ
On the Nome (OME) -> Kotzebue (OTZ) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 30 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nome-Kotzebue is 10.00% across 30 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Kotzebue, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
