Homer Airport– HOM Homer
Homer Airport is a public airport situated four kilometers east of the city center of Homer, Alaska, United States, which is a town of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The airport is owned by the State of Alaska DOT & PF – Central Region. Homer is the Halibut fishing capital of the world and is nicknamed “the end of the world” and “the cosmic hamlet by the sea”.
Best Time to Visit
HOM-Homer Airport has a land area of 420 hectares with a single asphalt runway measuring 2,042 meters by 46 meters. It has a facility for floatplanes in Beluga Lake. Based on 2016 statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport handled 49,821 aircraft operations with 93 based aircrafts. It has an average of 136 flights per day where 46% of which is from scheduled commercial flights, 32% from air taxi, 22% from general aviation and less than 1% from military. Improvements were done which includes an addition of a helipad and a building for rescue and fire-fighting operations. The airport is served by Ravn Alaska and Smokey Bay Air which serves destinations in Anchorage, Nanwalek, Port Graham and Seldovia. Its nearby city is Millers Landing.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Ocean Shores Hotel has a private beach located seven minutes from the airport. It has a panoramic view of the mountains, glaciers and beaches. Pioneer Inn Downtown is a family-owned hotel located six minutes from the airport. It is near the Wild Berry Emporium. Two of the closest accommodations from the HOM are the Beluga Lake Lodge and the Best Western Bidarka, located just less than 2 miles away.
Homer Airport is near Port Graham Airport (PGM), located 74.1 miles from each other.
