Fairbanks International Airport satellite view
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PAFA · FAI

Fairbanks International Airport

64.81510°N
-147.85600°W
ARR / DAY
86
6.8%
DEP / DAY
81
7.0%
ON-TIME
87% Top 25%
arr · avg 7 min
dep · 100% · avg -26 min cal
AVG DELAY
7 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 86 arrivals and 81 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 29 carriers across 23 routes. The most active carrier is Alaska Airlines (ASA). The busiest route is to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC). On-time performance averages 87% with an average delay of 7 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 189 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
48°F
Wind
11 kts
240°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
PAFA 291153Z 24011G20KT 10SM BKN017 BKN028 BKN090 09/07 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP043 60009 70032 T00890067 10111 20089 53023 $

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
-5m 5a 0m 6a -1m 7a 1m 8a 0m 9a 0m 10a 0m 11a 0m 12p

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
TRSA 125.350 24
OTHER 125.350 24
TRSA 127.100 24
OTHER 127.100 24
CD/P 127.600 24
OTHER 127.600 24
EMERG 243.000 24
TRSA 251.100 24
OTHER 251.100 24
LCL/P 257.800 24
TRSA 363.200 24
OTHER 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

13 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 12 PM · 1 movement every 189 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 46 3h 33m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Airlines 32 0h 57m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Horizon AIR Industries 23 0h 56m
FAISEA
Seattle, US
Delta AIR Lines 9 3h 51m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
DAZ 8 2h 4m
FAIORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 6 5h 49m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 6 1h 22m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
MN Airlines 6 3h 46m
FAIMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 5 5h 14m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Transnorthern 5 1h 22m
FAIDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 5 5h 19m
FAIVDZ
Valdez, US
Reeve AIR Alaska 4 1h 18m
FAI4AK
Livengood, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 0h 21m
FAIMLY
Manley Hot Springs, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 2h 41m
FAI20K
Quail Creek, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 0h 23m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Central Express 2 2h 9m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Reeve AIR Alaska 1 1h 18m
FAI4AK
Livengood, US
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D/B/A Everts AIR Alaska / Everts AIR Cargo (Fairbanks 1 0h 15m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
BBQ 1 1h 17m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Lynden AIR Cargo 1 1h 5m
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