Fairbanks International Airport satellite view
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PAFA · FAI

Fairbanks International Airport

64.81510°N
-147.85600°W
ARR / DAY
32
74.6%
DEP / DAY
28
75.4%
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 32 arrivals and 28 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 14 carriers across 12 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 200 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

53m ago
Temp
49°F
Wind
4 kts
40°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
PAFA 251553Z 04004KT 10SM FEW006 FEW120 09/07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00940067

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

15 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 12 PM · 1 movement every 200 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 18 3h 26m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Horizon AIR Industries 12 0h 56m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Airlines 12 0h 56m
FAISEA
Seattle, US
Delta AIR Lines 6 3h 53m
FAIDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 4 5h 9m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
MN Airlines 3 3h 37m
FAIMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 3 5h 27m
FAI25AA
Fairbanks, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 2 0h 9m
FAI2Z5
Fairbanks, US
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (Tampa 2 5h 25m
FAIVDZ
Valdez, US
Reeve AIR Alaska 2 1h 7m
FAIORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 2 5h 51m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
Alaska Airlines 2 3h 44m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Reeve AIR Alaska 1 1h 12m
FAI1AK9
Fairbanks, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 1 0h 25m
FAI4AK
Livengood, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 1 0h 15m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Security Aviation 1 3h 41m
FAIYTR
Trenton, CA
Canadian Armed Forces 1 10h 26m
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