Eielson Air Force Base
EIL · PAEI · Fairbanks, Alaska · Fairbanks North Star County · map
Eielson Air Force Base is a private airport owned by U S Govt Usaf, 17 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, 548 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 14,530 feet of concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA EIL · ICAO PAEI
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- U S Govt Usaf
- Elevation
- 548 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1600-0800z++
- Attended
- every day, 4:00 pm to 0800z++
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1949
Runway

For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 14,530 × 150 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 32: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.9 | Eielson |
| Ground | 121.8 | Eielson |
| Tower | 127.2 | Eielson |
| Approach arriving from headings 180 to 359 | 125.35 | Eielson |
| Approach · Departure arriving from headings 360 to 179 | 127.1 | Eielson |
| Range and ctl Suais radio | 125.3 | Eielson |
| Pre-taxi clearance | 139.3 | Eielson |
| Operations Sourdough | 139.6 | Eielson |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Fairbanks International (21 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Fairbanks International (21 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Prior permission required required or emergency.
- Transient alert service available H24.
- BAK-12B (1104 feet) (3338 feet).
- BAK-12B (1248 feet).
- Departure rmn at or below 1500 feet until departure end.
- Non-standard; north 11314 feet 300 feet wide; south 3200 feet 150 feet wide. Light at taxiway a entrance east side of runway; gap between lights 446 feet. Light at taxiway C entrance east side of runway; gap between light 400 feet.
- 300 feet wide entire length; cntr 150 feet usable.
- Crypto mtrl transient crew not available. Vip 30 minimum prior permission required with chock time - afld mgmt. Ltd fleet service. No potable water.
- Ovhd traffic pattern altitude 2000 feet above sea level; rectangular traffic pattern altitude 1500 feet above sea level.
- Avoid small arms range 2.5 NM east of runway 32 end; wkend 1700-0100Z++; surface - 3500 feet above ground level.
- Bash phase II apr, may, aug and sep. Gulls, ducks and geese pose hazard when standing water on field. Rpt bird and animal strikes in the vicinity of airport to afld mgmt - D317-377-186, ptd or 354 FW/southeast D317-377-4110.
- File flight plan 2 hour bfr departure. Arrival rqr customs 1.5 hour prior permission required - command post. U.south. Immigration service not available.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fairbanks from the FAA register
843 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairbanks, Alaska: 627 piston singles, 63 piston twins, 51 drones, 46 turboprops, 27 airliners and large jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Fairbanks, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Everts Air Fuel INC Everts Air Fuel, Inc.
- Everts Air Fuel Everts Air Fuel, Inc.
Charter operators and airlines based in Fairbanks (12 of 22):
- Wright Air Service INC 29 aircraft on the certificate
- Warbelows Air Ventures INC 15 aircraft on the certificate Warbelow's Air Ventures operates scheduled service flights, charters, tours, and freight services to Interior Alaska villages from Fairbanks.
- Everts Air Alaska Everts Air Cargo (Tatonduk Outfitters, Ltd.) 12 aircraft on the certificate Everts Air is a family-owned airline providing cargo, passenger, and charter services across Alaska from bases in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
- North River Air, LLC. 6 aircraft on the certificate North River Air is a Part 135 on-demand charter service based in Fairbanks, Alaska, operating throughout the state.
- Sourdough Air Service INC 5 aircraft on the certificate
- Swift Fork Air INC 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Slow Fork Air INC 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Aero Tech, LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Alaska Land Exploration LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Yukon Air Service INC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Shadow Aviation Inc 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Star Charters 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Fairbanks:
- Aircom Avionics INC Aircom Avionics is an FAA-approved repair station in Fairbanks, Alaska, that has serviced aircraft since 1977.
- Alaska Laser Ablation, LLC
- Maritime Helicopters, INC Maritime Helicopters operates a fleet of medium and light lift helicopters year-round throughout Alaska since 1973.
- The Aviator LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fairbanks 843 aircraft · 627 piston singles, 63 piston twins, 51 drones
- University of Alaska Fairbanks 42 aircraft in town
- Wright Air Service INC 32 aircraft in town
- Arctic One LLC 17 aircraft in town
- Everts Air Fuel INC 16 aircraft in town
- Everts Air Fuel INC 16 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Everts Air Fuel 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Wright Air Service INC 29 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Warbelows Air Ventures INC 15 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Everts Air Alaska Everts Air Cargo (Tatonduk Outfitters, Ltd.) 12 aircraft on the certificate · airline and charter operator
- North River Air, LLC. 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Aircom Avionics INC · repair station
- Alaska Laser Ablation, LLC · repair station
- Maritime Helicopters, INC · repair station
- The Aviator LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/EIL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.
