Fairbanks International
FAI · PAFA · Fairbanks, Alaska · Fairbanks North Star County · map
Fairbanks International is a public-use airport owned by the State of Alaska Dotpf, 3 miles southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska, 439 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 02L/20R, is 11,800 feet of asphalt. It has 1 water landing area. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1) and about 569 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 35 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 108,955 takeoffs and landings a year. About 568,166 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Fairbanks International?
Its FAA code is FAI, and its ICAO code is PAFA.
Where is Fairbanks International?
It is 3 miles southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska, 439 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Fairbanks International?
The longest of its 3 runways, 02L/20R, is 11,800 feet long.
Does Fairbanks International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Fairbanks International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1.
Where can you fly nonstop from Fairbanks International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Seattle-Tacoma International, Edward G Pitka SR, Fort Yukon, Coldfoot. Every route
Are there flight schools at Fairbanks International?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including University of Alaska Fairbanks and Arctic Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fairbanks International?
2 pilot examiners and 2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Fairbanks International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FAI · ICAO PAFA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Alaska Dotpf
- Elevation
- 439 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1951
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 11,800 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 02W/20W | 5,400 × 100 ft | Water | |
| 02R/20L | 4,510 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 2,900 × 75 ft | Gravel |
- Runway 02L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), threshold displaced 750 ft, 11,050 ft available for landing, tree 72 ft high 2,711 ft from the end
- Runway 20R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 750 ft, 11,050 ft available for landing, tree 86 ft high 3,096 ft from the end
- Runway 02W: fence 14 ft high 553 ft from the end
- Runway 20W: fence 11 ft high 505 ft from the end
- Runway 02R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 79 ft high 2,175 ft from the end
- Runway 20L: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Fai and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.4 | Fairbanks |
| Clearance delivery | 127.6 | Fairbanks |
| Ground | 121.9 | Fairbanks |
| Tower | 118.3 | Fairbanks |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service · Approach arriving from headings 180 to 359 | 125.35 | Fairbanks |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service · Approach arriving from headings 360 to 179 | 127.1 | Fairbanks |
| Approach (secondary) | 119.85 | Fairbanks |
| Emergency · Fai and flight Service | 121.5 | Fairbanks |
| Fai and flight Service | 122.2 | Fairbanks |
| Fai and flight Service | 124.1 | Fairbanks |
| Fai and flight Service | 132.65 | Fairbanks |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-621-7609.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Nenana Municipal (35 nm southwest).
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
- Traffic pattern altitude (single engine reciprocating aircraft) 1500 feet above sea level. Traffic pattern altitude (all MULTI-ENGINE, large and TURBINE-POWERED aircraft) 2000 feet above sea level.
- Alaska international sys.
- Runway 02/20 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. Summer and ski strip winter use; available local NOTAM and the control tower bfr arrival or departure.
- Runway 02R/20L not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline.
- The control tower 538 MS the control tower 64 48 39.438 north 147 50 55.722 west.
- Birds in the vicinity of spring - fall.
- Ctn: SN removal equip 1 oct 1 - may 15.
- Military contr fuel available.
- Noise abatement procedure in effect 10:00 pm to 8:00 am; large, turbine and hvy arrival runway 02L; departure runway 20R based on wind. Eng runup lct - airport operations.
- Ctn: avoid landing on taxiway; north/south taxiway parl to runway 02L/20R west side.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -29C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 17,959 departures from FAI in those twelve months, carrying 566,306 passengers in 809,408 seats (70% filled), to 125 destinations (14 abroad) on 32 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks International → Ted Stevens Anchorage International FAI–ANC | 3,059 | 178,436 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Horizon Air, Federal Express Corporation and 15 more |
| Fairbanks International → Seattle-Tacoma International FAI–SEA | 2,266 | 285,013 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. |
| Fairbanks International → Edward G Pitka SR FAI–GAL | 1,912 | 8,353 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Warbelow |
| Fairbanks International → Fort Yukon FAI–FYU | 1,300 | 5,410 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Warbelow |
| Fairbanks International → Coldfoot FAI–CXF | 898 | 4,983 | Warbelow, Wright Air Service |
| Fairbanks International → Anaktuvuk Pass FAI–AKP | 853 | 2,911 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Warbelow and 1 more |
| Fairbanks International → Ralph M Calhoun Memorial FAI–TAL | 446 | 2,058 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow, Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| Fairbanks International → Huslia FAI–HSL | 413 | 1,674 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Warbelow |
All 125 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 518 |
| multi-engine | 44 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 108,955, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 12,121 |
| air taxi and commuter | 22,234 |
| general aviation, travelling | 36,550 |
| general aviation, local | 34,188 |
| military | 3,862 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fairbanks from the FAA register
842 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairbanks, Alaska: 626 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.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- University of Alaska Fairbanks 45 aircraft · Fairbanks
- Arctic Flying Club 2 aircraft · Fairbanks Arctic Flying Club is a flying club based at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Holy Cow Flying Club 1 aircraft · Fairbanks Arctic Flying Club is a flying club based at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 aircrew program designee.
- Craig Mead Kenmonth private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Fairbanks, AK (0 nm) · (907) 378-0591 · [email protected]
- David Christopher Matthews private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, seaplanes · Fairbanks, AK (0 nm) · (907) 750-1276 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 80 since 1982, 4 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 842 aircraft · 626 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
- University of Alaska Fairbanks 45 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Arctic Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Holy Cow Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aircom Avionics INC · repair station
- Alaska Laser Ablation, LLC · repair station
- Maritime Helicopters, INC · repair station
- The Aviator LLC · repair station
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 3,059 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Horizon Air
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 2,266 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Edward G Pitka SR (GAL) 1,912 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Fort Yukon (FYU) 1,300 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Coldfoot (CXF) 898 flights in twelve months · Warbelow, Wright Air Service
- Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) 853 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Ralph M Calhoun Memorial (TAL) 446 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Huslia (HSL) 413 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 80 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 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 9,141 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FAI.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 26, 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.