Fairbanks International Airport
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| IATA: FAI – ICAO: PAFA – FAA LID: FAI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||
| Serves | Fairbanks, Alaska | ||
| Hub for | Arctic Circle Air Service, Frontier Flying Service, Warbelow's Air Ventures, Wright Air Service |
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| Elevation AMSL | 434 ft / 132 m | ||
| Coordinates | 64°48′54″N 147°51′23″W / 64.815°N 147.85639°WCoordinates: 64°48′54″N 147°51′23″W / 64.815°N 147.85639°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1L/19R | 11,800 | 3,597 | Asphalt |
| 1R/19L | 6,500 | 1,981 | Asphalt |
| SKI 1/19 | 2,900 | 884 | Gravel |
| 1W/19W | 5,400 | 1,646 | Water |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 133,267 | ||
| Based aircraft | 382 | ||
| 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.[dated info] FAI is served by a limited number of passenger airlines. Era Aviation and Alaska Airlines serve the airport year-round, while Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines serve FAI during the summer. United Airlines also will be resuming operations to FAI during the summer beginning June 7, 2012 after a several years absence.[2] 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.[3]
Recently,[when?] the airport constructed a new terminal and demolished the old one. The new terminal is built around the modern TSA standards. In addition to architectural design and better security, the main terminal now has six jet-bridges (up from the former five).[3] The 2,700m² of custom unitised curtain wall was designed and supplied by Overgaard Ltd. Hong Kong. The special design incorporated double low-e triple glazing. The new building's footprint is smaller than the old building, and it no longer has the museum exhibits in the lobby.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Fairbanks International Airport covers an area of 3,470 acres (1,404 ha) at an elevation of 439 feet (134 m) above mean sea level. It has four runways:[1]
- Runway 2L/20R: 11,800 by 150 feet (3,597 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 2R/20L: 6,500 by 100 feet (1,981 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway SKI 2/20: 2,900 by 75 feet (884 x 23 m), Surface: Gravel
- Runway 2W/20W: 5,400 by 100 feet (1,646 x 30 m), Surface: Water
For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2010, the airport had 133,267 aircraft operations, an average of 365 per day: 68% general aviation, 18% air taxi, 13% scheduled commercial, and 2% military. At that time there were 382 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 17% multi-engine, and <1% helicopter.[1]
[edit] Terminal building
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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 A: Era Alaska, 40 Mile Air
- Gate B: Era Alaska, 40 Mile Air
- Gate 1: Alaska Airlines
- Gate 2: Alaska Airlines
- Gate 4: Seasonal
- Gate 5: Frontier Airlines
- Gate 6: Seasonal/Int'l
[edit] Passenger airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air North | Seasonal: Dawson City |
| Alaska Airlines | Anchorage, Barrow, Deadhorse/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 | Seasonal: Frankfurt |
| Delta Air Lines | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Era Alaska | Anchorage, Barrow, Fairbanks, Galena, Kotzebue, Deadhorse |
| Everts Air | Arctic Village, Beaver, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Venetie |
| 40-Mile Air | Delta, Healy Lake, Tok[4] |
| Frontier Airlines | Seasonal: Denver[5] |
| Frontier Flying Service | Anchorage, Barter Island, Fort Yukon, Galena, Kotzebue, Nome, Ruby, Tanana |
| United Airlines | Seasonal: Denver [begins June 7, 2012][6] |
| Warbelow's Air Ventures | Bettles, Central, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Galena, Huslia, Rampart, Shungnak, Tanana |
| Wright Air Service | Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Birch Creek, Coldfoot, Fort Yukon, Tanana[7] Seasonal: Arctic Village[citation needed] |
[edit] Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Anchorage, AK |
206,000 | Alaska, Era Alaska |
| 2 |  Seattle, WA |
125,000 | Alaska |
| 3 |  Minneapolis, MN |
24,000 | Delta |
| 4 | Barrow, AK |
11,000 | Alaska |
| 5 |  Denver, CO |
8,000 | Frontier |
| 6 | Galena, AK |
7,000 | Arctic Circle, Era Alaska |
| 7 | Fort Yukon, AK |
7,000 | Arctic Circle, Frontier Flying, Wright |
| 8 | Deadhorse, AK |
4,000 | Alaska, Era Alaska, Frontier Flying |
| 9 | Anaktuvuk Pass, AK |
3,000 | Arctic Circle, Wright |
| 10 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
3,000 | Delta |
[edit] Cargo airlines
- Air Cargo Express
- Air Central Express
- Air North
- Alaska Central Express
- Everts Air Cargo
- FedEx Express
- 40-Mile Air
- Northern Air Cargo
- Servant Air
- Tanana Air Service
- Tatonduk Flying Service
- Wright Air Service
[edit] Charter airlines
- Condor Flugdienst
- Evert's Air Alaska
- Japan Airlines[9]
- Larry's Flying Service
- TEMSCO Helicopters, Arctic Division
- Thomas Cook Airlines
- Warbelow's Air Ventures
[edit] Climate
Climate data recorded at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska:
| Climate data for Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
50 (10) |
56 (13) |
76 (24) |
90 (32) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
93 (34) |
84 (29) |
72 (22) |
54 (12) |
58 (14) |
99 (37) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 1 (−17) |
10 (−12) |
25 (−4) |
45 (7) |
61 (16) |
72 (22) |
73 (23) |
66 (19) |
55 (13) |
32 (0) |
11 (−12) |
5 (−15) |
38.0 (3.3) |
| Average low °F (°C) | −17 (−27) |
−13 (−25) |
−3 (−19) |
21 (−6) |
38 (3) |
49 (9) |
52 (11) |
46 (8) |
35 (2) |
17 (−8) |
−6 (−21) |
−13 (−25) |
17.2 (−8.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −66 (−54) |
−58 (−50) |
−56 (−49) |
−32 (−36) |
−1 (−18) |
28 (−2) |
30 (−1) |
21 (−6) |
3 (−16) |
−28 (−33) |
−54 (−48) |
−62 (−52) |
−66 (−54) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.58 (14.7) |
0.43 (10.9) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.31 (7.9) |
0.60 (15.2) |
1.37 (34.8) |
2.16 (54.9) |
1.88 (47.8) |
1.10 (27.9) |
0.83 (21.1) |
0.67 (17) |
0.64 (16.3) |
10.82 (274.8) |
| Source: [10] | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for FAI (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/02/01/united-airlines-to-fly-into-fairbanks-this-summer/
- ^ a b International Transportation Fact Sheet, State of Alaska Governor's Office of International Trade
- ^ "2011 Schedule and Prices". 40-Mile Air. http://www.fortymileair.com/scheduled_destinations.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Frontier-Expands-Service-to-bw-3949647397.html?x=0&.v=1
- ^ http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,7056,69315,00.html
- ^ http://www.wrightair.net/
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=FAI&Airport_Name=Fairbanks,%20AK:%20Fairbanks%20International&carrier=FACTS
- ^ Mutzabaugh, Ben (17 October 2011). USA Today. http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/10/jal-fairbanks/554421/1?csp=34travel.
- ^ "weather.com". http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/FAI:9. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
[edit] 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 (PDF), effective 8 March 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Fairbanks International, effective 8 March 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAFA
- ASN accident history for FAI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAFA
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for FAI
- Check current FAA delays for this airport
