Fairbanks International Airport satellite view
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PAFA · FAI

Fairbanks International Airport

64.81510°N
-147.85600°W
ARR / DAY
82
27.8%
DEP / DAY
78
27.5%
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 78 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 30 carriers across 25 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 180 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

51m ago
Temp
63°F
Wind
0 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
PAFA 250053Z 00000KT 10SM BKN065 BKN100 BKN160 17/09 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP100 T01720094 $

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 180 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 40 3h 33m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Airlines 24 0h 58m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Horizon AIR Industries 18 0h 55m
FAISEA
Seattle, US
Delta AIR Lines 10 3h 56m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 10 1h 16m
FAIORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 8 5h 56m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Ryan AIR 6 1h 33m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
MN Airlines 6 3h 49m
FAIMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 5 5h 9m
FAIVDZ
Valdez, US
Reeve AIR Alaska 5 1h 18m
FAIDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 5 5h 22m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Transnorthern 4 1h 24m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
DAZ 4 1h 37m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Security Aviation 3 1h 12m
FAIFBK
Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, US
Bridger Aerospace 3 0h 13m
FAIPAQ
Palmer, US
FOR Firefighting Purposes- NOT TO BE Assigned 2 1h 32m
FAIPDX
Portland, US
Alaska Airlines 2 3h 34m
FAI1AK9
Fairbanks, US
Warbelows AIR Ventures (Fairbanks 1 0h 21m
FAIOBU
Kobuk, US
Lynden AIR Cargo 1 0h 55m
FAIANC
Anchorage, US
Alaska Central Express 1 1h 20m
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