Fairbanks International Airport
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 14 arrivals and 12 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 9 carriers across 3 routes. The most active carrier is Alaska Airlines (ASA). The busiest route is to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC). At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 212 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 1 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
Top destinations
By flight count
Carriers
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
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
FAISEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
8 | 3h 27m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
6 | 0h 56m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
6 | 0h 54m |
FAISEA Seattle, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
3 | 3h 43m |
FAI25AA Fairbanks, US |
WAV
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks |
2 | 0h 9m |
FAIPDX Portland, US |
SCX
MN Airlines |
2 | 3h 38m |
FAIDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
2 | 5h 13m |
FAIPDX Portland, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
1 | 3h 48m |
FAIMSP Minneapolis, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
1 | 5h 14m |
FAIVDZ Valdez, US |
RVV
Reeve AIR Alaska |
1 | 1h 4m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
RVV
Reeve AIR Alaska |
1 | 1h 12m |
FAI2Z5 Fairbanks, US |
NOA
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (Tampa |
1 | 4h 58m |
FAI1AK9 Fairbanks, US |
WAV
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks |
1 | 0h 25m |