Fairbanks International Airport satellite view
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PAFA · FAI

Fairbanks International Airport

64.81510°N
-147.85600°W
ARR / DAY
126
9.9%
DEP / DAY
117
10.1%
ON-TIME
80.3% Top 25%
arr · avg 14 min
dep · 100% · avg -25 min cal
AVG DELAY
14 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 126 arrivals and 117 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 40 carriers across 33 routes. The most active carrier is Alaska Airlines (ASA). The busiest route is to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC). On-time performance averages 80% with an average delay of 14 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 164 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
73°F
Wind
9 kts
110°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
PAFA 200253Z 11009KT 10SM SCT075 SCT120 BKN180 23/07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02280072 57013 $

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
-9m 5a 0m 6a -1m 7a -2m 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

16 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 12 PM · 1 movement every 164 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 62 3h 29m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Horizon AIR Industries 46 0h 56m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Airlines 41 1h 2m
FAISEA
Seattle, US
Delta AIR Lines 20 3h 52m
FAIDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 14 5h 10m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Security Aviation 13 2h 4m
FAIMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 12 5h 17m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
Alaska Airlines 11 3h 40m
FAIORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 11 5h 55m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
MN Airlines 10 3h 40m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
DAZ 10 2h 15m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 9 1h 16m
FAI4AK
Livengood, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 6 0h 18m
FAIVDZ
Valdez, US
Reeve AIR Alaska 5 1h 10m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Central Express 4 1h 19m
FAI20K
Quail Creek, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 3 0h 23m
FAIOBU
Kobuk, US
Security Aviation 3 1h 5m
FAI2Z5
Fairbanks, US
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (Tampa 2 5h 25m
FAI25AA
Fairbanks, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 0h 9m
FAI1AK9
Fairbanks, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 1h 50m
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