# Eielson Air Force Base (EIL / PAEI)

**Eielson Air Force Base** (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI) is a medium airport in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 14,530 ft (4,429 m) long, concrete. It is operated by United States Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paei

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EIL / PAEI
- FAA: EIL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 548 ft / 167 m
- Coordinates: 64.6657, -147.1020
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 14,530 ft / 4,429 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 8 departures
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Website: http://www.eielson.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eielson_Air_Force_Base (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2722822
- Weather station: PAEI · WMO 70265
- Ident: PAEI

## Timeline

- 1941: Eielson Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 14,530 ft / 4,429 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 159° / 339° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01729AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 14,530 ft / 4,429 m | #37 of 29,858 | #12 in North America | #9 in US |
| Elevation | 548 ft / 167 m | =26,306 of 43,403 | =12,615 in North America | =10,530 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | FAIRBANKS APP | 125.350 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.525 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.350 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 34.370 |
| DEP | FAIRBANKS DEP | 126.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| INFO | RANGE CON | 125.300 |
| MISC | SOURDOUGH | 139.600 |
| OPS | IGLOO | 25.950 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.660 |
| POST | CHENA CON | 23.810 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [FBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafb.md) Ladd Army Airfield · 19 mi / 31 km
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · 25 mi / 39 km
- [ENN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pann.md) Nenana Municipal Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [BIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabi.md) Allen Army Airfield · 62 mi / 100 km
- [PACL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacl.md) Clear Airport · 65 mi / 105 km

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #37

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paei/data