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== Airlines ==
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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:{{Fact|date=April 2008}}
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:{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

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Fairbanks International Airport
Fairbanks International Airport diagram. US FAA image.
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF
LocationFairbanks, Alaska
Elevation AMSL434 ft / 132 m
Coordinates64°48′54″N 147°51′23″W / 64.81500°N 147.85639°W / 64.81500; -147.85639
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 operations133,267
Based aircraft482
Passengers898,000 (2007)

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 Delta Air Lines 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]

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, Delta Air Lines, BP-ConocoPhillips
  • Gate 7: Alaska Airlines
  • Gate 8:

Passenger airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air North Dawson City [seasonal]
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 Frankfurt [seasonal]
Delta Air Lines Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City [resumes June 26] [all 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]
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, Fort Yukon, Tanana[1]

Cargo airlines

Charter airlines

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for FAI PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ a b International Transportation Fact Sheet, State of Alaska Governor's Office of International Trade Cite error: The named reference "Facts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Frontier-Expands-Service-to-bw-3949647397.html?x=0&.v=1
  4. ^ http://www1.dot.state.ak.us/faiiap/pdfs/PRs/JAL-Release-5-16-08.pdf
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