PAOU · NLG
Nelson Lagoon Airport
Nelson Lagoon Airport (PAOU / NLG) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. The field lies at 14 ft (4 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 4,003 ft (1,220 m), gravel. Its nearest neighbour is Herendeen Bay Airport (HED), 15 nm SE.
Nelson Lagoon Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 14 ft (4 m)
- Coordinates
- 56.0075, -161.1600
- Serving
- Nelson Lagoon
- Region
- Alaska
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
Runways1 · longest 4,003 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,003 ft1,220 m | 75 ft | Gravel | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.