Fairbanks International Airport

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Fairbanks International Airport

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, -147.85639
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1L/19R 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)
Aircraft operations 133,267
Based aircraft 482
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Fairbanks International Airport diagram. US FAA image. Not to be used for navigational purposes
Fairbanks International Airport diagram. US FAA image. Not to be used for navigational purposes

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 Delta Air Lines 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 five jet-bridges (up from the current four) and a more modern terminal.[citation needed]

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[edit] 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 1L/19R: 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]

[edit] 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 / BP-ConocoPhillips
  • Gate 7: Alaska Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines
  • Gate 8:

[edit] Passenger airlines and destinations

  • 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]
  • Delta Air Lines (Salt Lake City) [seasonal]
  • Era Aviation (Anchorage)
  • Evert's Air Alaska (Arctic Village, Beaver, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Venetie)
  • Frontier Flying Service (Anchorage, Barter Island, Fort Yukon, Galena, Kotzebue, Nome, Ruby, Tanana)
  • Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) [seasonal]

[edit] Cargo airlines

[edit] Charter airlines

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for FAI (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ International Transportation Fact Sheet, State of Alaska Governor's Office of International Trade

[edit] External links