Fairbanks International Airport

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Fairbanks International Airport
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IATA: FAIICAO: PAFAFAA 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
Elevation AMSL 434 ft / 132 m
Coordinates 64°48′54″N 147°51′23″W / 64.815°N 147.85639°W / 64.815; -147.85639Coordinates: 64°48′54″N 147°51′23″W / 64.815°N 147.85639°W / 64.815; -147.85639
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FAI is located in Alaska
FAI
Location of airport in Alaska
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: FAIICAO: PAFAFAA 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

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

West Ramp of the airport, showing the main terminal (right background), the Everts Air Fuel (formerly Wien Air Alaska) hangar (left background) and Wien Lake (foreground).
The airport's control tower, located on the East Ramp.
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

Top ten busiest domestic routes out of FAI
(June 2010 - May 2011) [8]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Alaska Anchorage, AK 206,000 Alaska, Era Alaska
2 Washington (state) Seattle, WA 125,000 Alaska
3 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 24,000 Delta
4 Alaska Barrow, AK 11,000 Alaska
5 Colorado Denver, CO 8,000 Frontier
6 Alaska Galena, AK 7,000 Arctic Circle, Era Alaska
7 Alaska Fort Yukon, AK 7,000 Arctic Circle, Frontier Flying, Wright
8 Alaska Deadhorse, AK 4,000 Alaska, Era Alaska, Frontier Flying
9 Alaska Anaktuvuk Pass, AK 3,000 Arctic Circle, Wright
10 Utah Salt Lake City, UT 3,000 Delta

[edit] Cargo airlines

[edit] Charter airlines

[edit] Climate

Climate data recorded at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska:

Climate data for Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska
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

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for FAI (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/02/01/united-airlines-to-fly-into-fairbanks-this-summer/
  3. ^ a b International Transportation Fact Sheet, State of Alaska Governor's Office of International Trade
  4. ^ "2011 Schedule and Prices". 40-Mile Air. http://www.fortymileair.com/scheduled_destinations.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  5. ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Frontier-Expands-Service-to-bw-3949647397.html?x=0&.v=1
  6. ^ http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,7056,69315,00.html
  7. ^ http://www.wrightair.net/
  8. ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=FAI&Airport_Name=Fairbanks,%20AK:%20Fairbanks%20International&carrier=FACTS
  9. ^ Mutzabaugh, Ben (17 October 2011). USA Today. http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/10/jal-fairbanks/554421/1?csp=34travel. 
  10. ^ "weather.com". http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/FAI:9. Retrieved November 15, 2011. 

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Fairbanks International Airport, looking north
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