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Snowy Mountains AirportIATA code OOM

Snowy Mountains Airport (OOM/YCOM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cooma, Australia in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

Serves
Cooma, Australia
Codes
OOM · YCOM
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
Australia/Sydney
Region
Oceania
Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Snowy Mountains Airport (OOM/YCOM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cooma, Australia in Oceania. Operating on Australia/Sydney local time at coordinates -36.310°, 148.970°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Snowy Mountains Airport (OOM) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Cooma, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Snowy Mountains Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026
IATA code
OOM
ICAO code
YCOM
City
Cooma
Country
Australia
Region
Oceania
Time zone
Australia/Sydney
Coordinates
-36.300°, 148.972°
From OurAirports

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Snowy Mountains Airport’s own pages.

OOM airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Medium airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
941 m (3,088 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2018
7,332
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing bitre.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
Named after
Cooma, Snowy Mountains
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Merimbula Airport MIM · 107 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at OOM

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 18/36: 2,120 m, asphalt. OurAirports also lists 1 closed runway, not shown.

Runways at OOM: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
18/362,120 m6,955 ft45 masphalt

Routes from OOM

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from OOM yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Terminals, transport and parking at OOM

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Cooma, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Snowy Mountains Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:snowymountainsairport.com.au (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Cooma

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Snowy Mountains Airport: common questions

Where is Snowy Mountains Airport?

Snowy Mountains Airport serves Cooma, Australia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -36.300°, 148.972°.

What are the airport codes for Snowy Mountains Airport?

The IATA code is OOM and the ICAO code is YCOM.

What time zone is OOM in?

Snowy Mountains Airport is in the Australia/Sydney time zone.

What is the official website of Snowy Mountains Airport?

The airport’s official website is snowymountainsairport.com.au. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Snowy Mountains Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at OOM: 18/36 (2,120 m (6,955 ft), asphalt).

How many passengers use Snowy Mountains Airport?

Wikidata records 7,332 passengers for 2018, the latest year it holds.

What is the elevation of Snowy Mountains Airport?

OurAirports gives OOM’s elevation as 941 m (3,088 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Snowy Mountains Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)