Ladd Army Airfield
FBK · PAFB · Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, Alaska · Fairbanks North Star County · map
Ladd Army Airfield is a private airport owned by the U.S. Army, 2 miles east of Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, Alaska, 449 feet above sea level. It has 6 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 8,575 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (JP-8).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now PAFB · observed 1:55 pm AKDT (21:55 UTC), 59 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet
- Temperature 36°F (2°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.70 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 2:00 pm AKDT (22:00 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm AKDT (04:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm AKDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet MVFR
- At times between Tue 2:00 pm AKDT (22:00 UTC) and 4:00 pm AKDT (00:00 UTC): light snow, a broken layer at 800 feet IFR
- Changing between Tue 8:00 pm AKDT (04:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm AKDT (05:00 UTC) to: wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, overcast at 4,000 feet VFR
- At times between Wed 6:00 am AKDT (14:00 UTC) and 8:00 am AKDT (16:00 UTC): light rain snow, overcast at 3,000 feet MVFR
- Changing between Wed 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC) and 11:00 am AKDT (19:00 UTC) to: wind from the west at 6 knots, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAFB 062155Z 00000KT 10SM BKN010 OVC030 02/01 A2970 RMK AO2A SNE2055 SLP067 P0000 T00240008
TAF PAFB 062200Z 0622/0804 27006KT 9999 BKN010 OVC030 620109 QNH2973INS TEMPO 0622/0700 9000 -SN BKN008 620089 BECMG 0704/0705 30006KT 9999 NSW OVC040 620406 QNH2981INS TEMPO 0714/0716 6000 -RASN OVC030 620307 BECMG 0718/0719 28006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN150 QNH3003INS TX03/0721Z TN00/0709Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FBK · ICAO PAFB
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- U.S. Army
- Elevation
- 449 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1700-0800z++ mon-fri; except holidays.
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 5:00 pm to 8:00 am++
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- JP-8
- Parking
- hangar
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1949
Runways 6
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 8,575 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | |
| H4 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | |
| H5 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | |
| H6 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | |
| H7 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.0 | Ladd · When tower closed activate afld lights - the common traffic frequency |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.25 | Ladd |
| Ground | 121.7 | Ladd |
| Approach · Departure arriving from headings 180 to 359 | 125.35 | Ladd |
| Approach arriving from headings 360 to 179 | 127.1 | Ladd |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Ladd |
| Precision approach radar | 121.3 | Ladd |
| Precision approach radar | 134.1 | Ladd |
| Base and operations | 139.3 | Ladd · Base operations MON-FRI 1700Z-0200Z++ |
| Pilot-to-weather (military) and metro | 142.1 | Ladd |
Aircraft registered in Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 24 hour prior permission required for transient - D317-353-7212/6514/C907-353-7212/6514.
- North traffic pattern R/west and MQ-1 gray eagle only; large aircraft - ramp parking; small aircraft tie down not available.
- When tower closed activate afld lights - the common traffic frequency
- Pattern altitude R/west 1200 feet; F/west piston 1500 feet; F/west turbine 2000 feet.
- Seasonal climate condition effects weight brg cpty.
- Pcn JUN-FEB 111/F/B/W/T; pcn MAR-MAY 69/F/D/W/T.
- Ctn: road approach end of runway 07 and 25. No ovrns.
- Non-standard.
- Non-standard.
- Actv railroad 556 feet from der runs through clear zone perpendicular to centerline; when railroad actv the control tower will advise landing and departure NA. 15 feet road 387 feet east of der 349 feet from der runs through clear zone perpendicular to extdd centerline; river 556 feet from der runs through clear zone perpendicular to extdd centerline.
- 15 feet road 349 feet west of der; 23 feet railroad tracks 556 feet west of der; 25 feet trees 556 feet west of der. Road 387 feet from der runs through clear zone perpendicular to extdd centerline; river 477 feet from der runs through clear zone perpendicular to extdd centerline. Road traffic is controlled by the control tower when open.
- Designated: helipad south
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 5, 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.