FAI — Fairbanks International Airport
- IATA code
- FAI
- ICAO code
- PAFA
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,120,852
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 54
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−9 / UTC−8
- America/Anchorage
- Elevation
- 134 m
- 440 ft
- Runways
- 4
- Longest 3,597 m
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More codes: airport codes starting with F
About FAI
Fairbanks International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fairbanks, United States. It opened in 1951 and is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 1,120,852 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 54 nonstop routes from FAI.
Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from FAI
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| FAI → SEA | 2,467 km | 576,422 |
| FAI → ANC | 419 km | 355,149 |
| FAI → ORD | 4,482 km | 39,629 |
| FAI → MSP | 3,969 km | 29,516 |
| FAI → DEN | 3,910 km | 28,276 |
| FAI → PDX | 2,639 km | 15,329 |
| FAI → GAL | 432 km | 14,247 |
| FAI → FYU | 230 km | 9,108 |
| FAI → SLC | 3,514 km | 7,206 |
| FAI → AKP | 408 km | 5,700 |
| FAI → RBY | 362 km | 4,080 |
| FAI → TAL | 205 km | 3,598 |
| FAI → BTT | 288 km | 3,381 |
| FAI → HSL | 409 km | 3,236 |
| FAI → VEE | 254 km | 2,725 |
| FAI → BTI | 620 km | 2,565 |
| FAI → AET | 292 km | 2,524 |
| FAI → NUL | 486 km | 2,230 |
| FAI → ARC | 382 km | 2,110 |
| FAI → HUS | 327 km | 1,663 |
| FAI → EAA | 319 km | 1,290 |
| FAI → WBQ | 174 km | 1,120 |
| FAI → KBC | 188 km | 955 |
| FAI → KAL | 524 km | 862 |
| FAI → CIK | 278 km | 761 |
| FAI → RMP | 132 km | 724 |
| FAI → KYU | 468 km | 673 |
| FAI → MNT | 80 km | 611 |
| FAI → SVS | 145 km | 594 |
| FAI → JNU | 1,004 km | 588 |
| FAI → OBU | 474 km | 498 |
| FAI → SCC | 601 km | 481 |
| FAI → LMA | 238 km | 471 |
| FAI → ABL | 521 km | 399 |
| FAI → NIB | 377 km | 344 |
| FAI → YOW | 4,761 km | 330 |
| FAI → IRC | 209 km | 301 |
| FAI → MCG | 433 km | 283 |
| FAI → BRW | 810 km | 236 |
| FAI → SHG | 483 km | 177 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at FAI
- 8V Wright Air Service · 9,994 flights
- AS Alaska Airlines · 6,535 flights
- 5V Tatonduk Outfitters · 4,946 flights
- QX Horizon Air · 1,989 flights
- 4W Warbelow · 1,481 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 1,210 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 544 flights
- RVQ Reeve Air Alaska · 185 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Punctuality
- Departures on time
- 84.1%
- Within 15 minutes of schedule
- Cancelled
- 1%
- Departures counted
- 4,165
- US domestic flights
US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| MNT | Minto Al Wright Airport | 80 km |
| RMP | Rampart Airport | 132 km |
| MLY | Manley Hot Springs Airport | 133 km |
| SVS | Stevens Village Airport | 145 km |
Distance from FAI to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 3,597 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
| 02W/20W | 1,646 m | 30 m | Water |
| 02R/20L | 1,375 m | 23 m | Asphalt |
| 02/20 | 884 m | 23 m | Gravel |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · 64.8151, -147.8560
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