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| IATA: FAI – ICAO: PAFA – FAA: FAI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||
| Location | Fairbanks, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 434 ft / 132 m | ||
| Coordinates | 64°48′54″N 147°51′23″W / 64.815°N 147.85639°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2L/20R | 11,800 | 3,597 | Asphalt |
| 1R/19L | 6,500 | 1,981 | Asphalt |
| 1/19 | 2,900 | 884 | Gravel |
| 1W/19W | 5,400 | 1,646 | Water |
| Statistics (1996/2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 133,267 | ||
| Based aircraft | 482 | ||
| Passengers | 898,000 (2007) | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Fairbanks International Airport (IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA, FAA LID: FAI) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
The airport serves many cargo airlines as a convenient refueling stop for some aircraft on trans-polar routes. FAI is served by a limited number of passenger airlines. Era Aviation and Alaska Airlines serve the airport year-round, while Northwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines serve FAI during the summer. Fairbanks is the smallest city in the United States with non-stop service to Europe, as Condor Airlines offers weekly flights to Frankfurt during the summer tourist season.[2]
Currently, a terminal renovation/expansion project is beginning to unfold due to the steady increase in yearly passenger counts. At the conclusion of the renovation project, the terminal will have six jet-bridges (up from the current five) and a more modern terminal.[2]
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Facilities and aircraft
Fairbanks International Airport covers an area of 3,470 acres (1,404 ha) which contains three runways and one seaplane landing area:[1]
- Runway 2L/20R: 11,800 x 150 ft (3,597 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 1R/19L: 6,500 x 100 ft (1,981 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 1/19: 2,900 x 75 ft (884 x 23 m), Surface: Gravel
- Runway 1W/19W: 5,400 x 100 ft (1,646 x 30 m), Surface: Water
For the 12-month period ending August 28, 1996, the airport had 133,267 aircraft operations, an average of 365 per day: 68% general aviation, 18% air taxi, 12% scheduled commercial and 2% military. There are 482 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single engine, 9% multi-engine and 2% helicopters.[1]
Airlines
The terminal building, situated on the southwest side of the airport, contains seven gates: two for commuter carriers and five for larger carriers. These gates are allocated as follows:[citation needed]
- Gate 1: Era Aviation / Frontier Flying Service
- Gate 2:
- Gate 3: Alaska Airlines
- Gate 4: Alaska Airlines
- Gate 6: Alaska Airlines, Northwest Airlines, BP-ConocoPhillips
- Gate 7: Alaska Airlines
- Gate 8:
Passenger airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air North | Dawson City [seasonal] |
| Alaska Airlines | Anchorage, Barrow, Prudhoe Bay, Seattle/Tacoma |
| Arctic Circle Air Service | Anchorage, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Bethel, Bettles, Chalkyitsik, Dillingham, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, Livengood, Minto, Nulato, Rampart, Tanana, Unalakleet, Venetie |
| Condor Airlines | Frankfurt [seasonal] |
| Era Aviation | Anchorage |
| Everts Air | Arctic Village, Beaver, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Venetie |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver [seasonal; begins May 14][3] |
| Frontier Flying Service | Anchorage, Barter Island, Fort Yukon, Galena, Kotzebue, Nome, Ruby, Tanana |
| Japan Airlines | Fukuoka, Nagoya-Centrair, Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita [all seasonal charters][4] |
| Northwest Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal] |
| Warbelow's Air Ventures | Bettles, Central, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Galena, Huslia, Rampart, Shungnak, Tanana |
| Wright Air Service | Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village [seasonal], Bettles, Birch Creek, Coldfoot[flagstop], Fort Yukon, Tanana[1] |
Cargo airlines
- 40-Mile Air
- Air Cargo Express
- Air Central Express
- Air North
- Alaska Central Express
- Cargolux [fuel stop]
- Everts Air Cargo
- Northern Air Cargo
- Servant Air
- Tanana Air Service
- Tatonduk Flying Service
- Wright Air Service
Charter airlines
- Condor Airlines
- Evert's Air Alaska
- JAL
- Larry's Flying Service
- Thomas Cook Airlines
- TEMSCO Helicopters,Arctic Division
- Warbelow's Air Ventures
- BP / ConocoPhillips (Northern Air Cargo "NAC" currently handles the ground operations)
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for FAI (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ a b International Transportation Fact Sheet, State of Alaska Governor's Office of International Trade
- ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Frontier-Expands-Service-to-bw-3949647397.html?x=0&.v=1
- ^ http://www1.dot.state.ak.us/faiiap/pdfs/PRs/JAL-Release-5-16-08.pdf
External links
- Fairbanks International Airport (official web site)
- FAI Terminal Area Development Project
- FAA Alaska airport map (GIF)
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Airport Diagram for Fairbanks International Airport(PDF), effective 19 Nov 2009
- FAA Terminal Procedures for FAI, effective 19 Nov 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAFA
- ASN accident history for FAI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAFA
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAFA
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for FAI
- Check current FAA delays for this airport
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