FAI

Fairbanks International Airport

ICAO PAFA64.8151°N 147.8560°W439 ft / 134 mMedium airport
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PAFA Airport Diagram
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Fairbanks International Airport (IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA) is a medium airport in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It opened in 1951. It has 4 runways; the longest is 11,800 ft (3,597 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 1.1 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1951–1951
1951
OpenedFairbanks International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Fairbanks International AirportWright Air Services
02L/20R038° / 218° · LIT
LENGTH11,800 ft3,597 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt
02W/20W038° / 218°
LENGTH5,400 ft1,646 mWIDTH100 ft31 mSURFACEWater
02R/20L038° / 218° · LIT
LENGTH4,510 ft1,375 mWIDTH75 ft23 mSURFACEAsphalt
02/20038° / 218°
LENGTH2,900 ft884 mWIDTH75 ft23 mSURFACEGravel

Passengers per year

2014–2025
1.1M
1.1M
1.1M
1.1M
1.1M
1.2M
482K
918K
1.0M
1.1M
1.2M
1.1M
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Routes

27 destinations · 2 countries
2,500 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 miKBC · Birch Creek Airport · 116 mi / 187 kmTAL · Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport · 127 mi / 204 kmFYU · Fort Yukon Airport · 142 mi / 229 kmLMA · Minchumina Airport · 148 mi / 238 kmVEE · Venetie Airport · 157 mi / 253 kmCIK · Chalkyitsik Airport · 172 mi / 277 kmBTT · Bettles Airport · 178 mi / 287 kmAET · Allakaket Airport · 181 mi / 291 kmHUS · Hughes Airport · 203 mi / 326 kmRBY · Ruby Airport · 224 mi / 361 kmARC · Arctic Village Airport · 237 mi / 381 kmHSL · Huslia Airport · 253 mi / 407 kmAKP · Anaktuvuk Pass Airport · 253 mi / 407 kmGAL · Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · 267 mi / 430 kmKYU · Koyukuk Airport · 290 mi / 466 kmNUL · Nulato Airport · 301 mi / 484 kmKAL · Kaltag Airport · 324 mi / 522 kmSCC · Deadhorse Airport · 372 mi / 599 kmBTI · Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport · 384 mi / 618 kmSEA · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · 1,530 mi / 2,462 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 2,425 mi / 3,903 kmMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 2,460 mi / 3,959 kmORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 2,778 mi / 4,471 kmYDA · Dawson City Airport · 265 mi / 427 kmANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 260 mi / 418 kmGEG · Spokane International Airport · 1,634 mi / 2,629 kmPDX · Portland International Airport · 1,637 mi / 2,634 kmORDMSPDENPDXGEGBTISCCKALYDAANCAKPARCSEAHSLBTTCIKLMARBYHUSVEETALNULGALAETFYUKBCFAI
Year-round20
KBCBirch Creek AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service187 km116 miTALRalph M Calhoun Memorial AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service204 km127 miFYUFort Yukon AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service229 km142 miLMAMinchumina AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service238 km148 miVEEVenetie AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service253 km157 miCIKChalkyitsik AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service277 km172 miBTTBettles AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service287 km178 miAETAllakaket AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service291 km181 miHUSHughes AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service326 km203 miRBYRuby AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service361 km224 miARCArctic Village AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service381 km237 miHSLHuslia AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service407 km253 miAKPAnaktuvuk Pass AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service407 km253 miGALEdward G. Pitka Sr AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service430 km267 miKYUKoyukuk AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service466 km290 miNULNulato AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service484 km301 miKALKaltag AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service522 km324 miSCCDeadhorse AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service599 km372 miBTIBarter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportUnited States · Wright Air Service618 km384 miSEASeattle–Tacoma International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines2,462 km1,530 mi
Most destinationsWright Air Service 19Delta Air Lines 2United Airlines 2Amazon Air 2Air North 1FedEx Express 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from FAI. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Fairbanks International Airport” (revision of 20 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers1.1M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#771of 3,974 · #189 North America · #133 USLongest runway11,800 ft3,597 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#437of 29,823 · #103 North America · #91 USElevation439 ft134 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=28,269of 43,341 · =13,401 North America · =11,243 USAgeOpened 19512026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=3,751of 15,079 · =2,596 North America · =2,536 USRunways41 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=41of 29,943 · =20 North America · =19 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

11 channels
APPAPP118.600
ASOSASOS119.025
ATISATIS124.400
AWOSTWEB108.200
CLDCLNC DEL127.600
DEPDEP32.710
FSSRDO122.600
GNDGND121.900
MISCEIELSON RANGE CON125.300
TWRTWR118.300
UNICUNICOM122.950