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PAOU Nelson Lagoon Airport
Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: OUL
Lat/Long: 56-00-27.1300N 161-09-37.3220W
56-00.452167N 161-09.622033W
56.0075361,-161.1603672
(estimated)
Elevation: 14 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (2020)
From city: 2 miles E of NELSON LAGOON, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1979
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: OUL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P: 119.025 (907-621-9250)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/278.3 (COLD BAY RCAG).

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: turf/gravel, in fair condition
FIRST 300 FT SOFT.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 56-00.486750N56-00.417567N
Longitude: 161-10.205517W161-09.038550W
Elevation: 14.0 ft.10.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 085 magnetic, 096 true265 magnetic, 276 true
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 50 ft. left and right of centerline
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.		15 ft. road, 50 ft. left and right of centerline
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION
P.O. BOX 112506
JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506
Phone 907-465-1779
Manager: RUSSELL RUTA
BOX 97
COLD BAY, AK 99571
Phone 907-532-2579

Additional Remarks

- SEA BIRDS ALG BEACH ADJ TO RWY.
- RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (211KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (243KB)
 
BINAL TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (453KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PASD - Sand Point Airport (47 nm SE)
PAVC - King Cove Airport (65 nm SW)
PAPE - Perryville Airport (67 nm E)
PACD - Cold Bay Airport (72 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Nov-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:1417:14
Sunrise09:5317:53
Sunset19:0303:03
Evening civil twilight19:4303:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Nov-2026 02:43:45
Local (UTC-8)  01-Nov-2026 18:43:45
 
METAR
PAOU 020156Z AUTO 11023KT 10SM BKN047 OVC100 04/00 A2934 RMK AO2 SLP936 T00440000 PNO $
TAF
PASD 
46nm SE 		011735Z 0118/0218 27008KT P6SM SCT050 FM012200 19010KT P6SM SCT040 FM020300 16015G23KT P6SM -RA FEW015 BKN025 OVC040 FM020600 13020G30KT 4SM -RA BR BKN009 OVC015
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