# Ladd Army Airfield (FBK / PAFB)

**Ladd Army Airfield** (IATA: FBK, ICAO: PAFB) is a medium airport in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It opened in May 1949. It has one runway, 8,575 ft (2,614 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Army.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FBK / PAFB
- FAA: FBK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Army
- Serves: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Opened: May 1949
- Elevation: 449 ft / 137 m
- Coordinates: 64.8375, -147.6140
- Runways: 1
- Helipads: 5
- Longest runway: 8,575 ft / 2,614 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Website: http://www.wainwright.army.mil/ATC/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladd_Army_Airfield (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6469287
- Weather station: PAFB
- Ident: PAFB

## Timeline

- May 1949: Ladd Army Airfield opens.
- 4 Feb 1985: Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 8,575 ft / 2,614 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes |

- Also 5 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01219AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,575 ft / 2,614 m | #2,028 of 29,858 | #454 in North America | #337 in US |
| Elevation | 449 ft / 137 m | =28,128 of 43,403 | =13,337 in North America | =11,181 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 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 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.250 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 125.000 |
| DEP | FAIRBANKS DEP | 125.350 |
| FSS | FAIRBANKS RDO | 25.540 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| MISC | MEDIVAC OPS | 142.350 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 118.900 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 128.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · 7.3 mi / 12 km
- [EIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paei.md) Eielson Air Force Base · 19 mi / 31 km
- [ENN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pann.md) Nenana Municipal Airport · 48 mi / 76 km
- [PACL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacl.md) Clear Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [BIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabi.md) Allen Army Airfield · 81 mi / 131 km

## 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/pafb/data