Fairbanks International Airport satellite view
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PAFA · FAI

Fairbanks International Airport

64.81510°N
-147.85600°W
ARR / DAY
136
13.7%
DEP / DAY
123
12.4%
ON-TIME
78.4% Top 25%
arr · avg 11 min
dep · 100% · avg -27 min cal
AVG DELAY
11 min
7d window

Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA/FAI) is a large international airport located in Fairbanks, AK, 257 mi north of Anchorage. It features 4 runways with the longest being 11,800 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 136 arrivals and 123 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 46 carriers across 31 routes. The most active carrier is Alaska Airlines (ASA). The busiest route is to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC). On-time performance averages 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 171 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

21h ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
11 kts
50°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
PAFA 052353Z 05011KT 10SM SCT065 SCT090 BKN200 22/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02220089 10233 20167 56007 $

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 118.300 24
TWR 257.800 24
GND 121.900 24
ATIS 124.400 24
APCH 119.850 24
APCH 125.350 24
APCH 127.100 24
APCH 251.100 24
APCH 363.200 24
DEP 327.100 24
ASOS 124.400
FSS 121.500
FSS 122.200
FSS 124.100
FSS 132.650
FSS 243.000
LCL/P 118.300 24
EMERG 121.500 24
OTHER 125.350 24
TRSA 125.350 24
OTHER 127.100 24
TRSA 127.100 24
OTHER 127.600 24
CD/P 127.600 24
EMERG 243.000 24
OTHER 251.100 24
TRSA 251.100 24
LCL/P 257.800 24
OTHER 363.200 24
TRSA 363.200 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAN
Elevation:
439 ft
Mag var:
15° E
Fuel:
100LL, A1

Destination network

Great-circle routes from PAFA · last 7d

15 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 12 PM · 1 movement every 171 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
FAISEA
Seattle, US
Alaska Airlines 73 3h 29m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Horizon AIR Industries 49 0h 56m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Airlines 45 0h 55m
FAISEA
Seattle, US
Delta AIR Lines 25 3h 45m
FAIDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 16 5h 11m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
Alaska Airlines 15 3h 41m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
MN Airlines 14 3h 40m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 13 1h 14m
FAIORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 11 6h 0m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Transnorthern 9 1h 18m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
DAZ 8 1h 37m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Central Express 7 1h 10m
FAIMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 5 5h 23m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Ryan AIR 4 2h 16m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Security Aviation 4 2h 24m
FAIZ41
Anchorage, US
DAZ 3 1h 33m
FAIFBK
Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, US
Bridger Aerospace 3 0h 13m
FAIEDF
Anchorage, US
Bristow Norway AS 2 2h 55m
FAIZ41
Anchorage, US
Transnorthern 2 1h 17m
FAIMRI
Anchorage, US
Bristow Norway AS 2 1h 18m
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