📍 Fairbanks⬆ 439 ft4 runways
PAFA · FAI
Fairbanks International Airport
64.81510°N
-147.85600°W
ARR / DAY
98
▼
11.1%
DEP / DAY
95
▼
8.4%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
AVG DELAY
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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 98 arrivals and 95 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 33 carriers across 29 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 171 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 3 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
53°F
Wind
4 kts
40°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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Top carriers
Share of flights
ASA
Alaska Airlines
36%
WAV
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks
18%
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
13%
UAL
United Airlines
8%
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries
8%
ANT
AIR North Charter
6%
SCX
MN Airlines
4%
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
4%
VTS
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D/B/A Everts AIR Alaska / Everts AIR Cargo (Fairbanks
3%
Alaska Airlines
36%
WAV
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks
18%
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
13%
UAL
United Airlines
8%
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries
8%
ANT
AIR North Charter
6%
SCX
MN Airlines
4%
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
4%
VTS
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D/B/A Everts AIR Alaska / Everts AIR Cargo (Fairbanks
3%Top destinations
By flight count
Carriers
Alaska Airlines
88
WAV
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks
45
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
32
UAL
United Airlines
20
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries
20
ANT
AIR North Charter
15
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SCX
MN Airlines
10
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
10
VTS
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D/B/A Everts AIR Alaska / Everts AIR Cargo (Fairbanks
7
DAZ
DAZ
7
TNV
Transnorthern
6
NAS
NAS
6
RVV
Reeve AIR Alaska
6
CFG
Condor Flugdienst
4
RYA
Ryan AIR
4
AER
Alaska Central Express
4
RAX
Royal AIR Freight
3
VPC
Panaviatic
3
OAE
Omni AIR International
2
PAT
Department of the Army
2
GXA
Global Crossing Airlines
2
NON
NON
1
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
1
KOW
Baker Aviation
1
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
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Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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47 routes
| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
FAISEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
48 | 3h 32m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
40 | 0h 54m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
20 | 0h 56m |
FAISEA Seattle, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
11 | 3h 59m |
FAIMSP Minneapolis, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
11 | 5h 9m |
FAIDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
10 | 5h 27m |
FAIPDX Portland, US |
SCX
MN Airlines |
10 | 3h 37m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake |
10 | 1h 13m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
TNV
Transnorthern |
6 | 1h 23m |
FAIORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
5 | 5h 59m |
FAIVDZ Valdez, US |
RVV
Reeve AIR Alaska |
4 | 1h 18m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
DAZ
DAZ |
4 | 1h 36m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
RYA
Ryan AIR |
4 | 1h 41m |
FAIZ41 Anchorage, US |
DAZ
DAZ |
3 | 1h 46m |
FAI51Z Minto, US |
WAV
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks |
2 | 0h 16m |
FAI4AK Livengood, US |
WAV
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks |
2 | 0h 19m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
AER
Alaska Central Express |
1 | 1h 23m |
FAIANC Anchorage, US |
VTS
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D/B/A Everts AIR Alaska / Everts AIR Cargo (Fairbanks |
1 | 1h 46m |
FAI20K Quail Creek, US |
WAV
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks |
1 | 0h 20m |
FAIAFW Fort Worth, US |
OAE
Omni AIR International |
1 | 6h 5m |
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