Fairbanks International Airport satellite view
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PAFA · FAI

Fairbanks International Airport

64.81510°N
-147.85600°W
ARR / DAY
82
24.2%
DEP / DAY
77
24.9%
ON-TIME
78% Top 25%
arr · avg 13 min
dep · 100% · avg -26 min cal
AVG DELAY
13 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 82 arrivals and 77 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 31 carriers across 26 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 13 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

18m ago
Temp
47°F
Wind
12 kts
240°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
PAFA 260853Z 24012G20KT 10SM BKN025 BKN100 08/05 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP120 T00830050 401440083 53025 $

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 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 41 3h 31m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Airlines 23 0h 57m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Horizon AIR Industries 17 0h 55m
FAISEA
Seattle, US
Delta AIR Lines 9 3h 56m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 8 1h 17m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Ryan AIR 7 1h 33m
FAIORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 7 5h 53m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
MN Airlines 6 3h 46m
FAIDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 5 5h 19m
FAIMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 4 5h 4m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
DAZ 4 1h 50m
FAIVDZ
Valdez, US
Reeve AIR Alaska 4 1h 16m
FAI20K
Quail Creek, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 0h 30m
FAIMLY
Manley Hot Springs, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 2h 41m
FAIPAQ
Palmer, US
FOR Firefighting Purposes- NOT TO BE Assigned 2 1h 32m
FAI4AK
Livengood, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 0h 21m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Central Express 2 2h 9m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Security Aviation 2 1h 11m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Transnorthern 2 1h 22m
FAISHG
Shungnak, US
Lynden AIR Cargo 1 1h 11m
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