Fairbanks International Airport

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Fairbanks International Airport
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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
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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]

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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. Alaska Airlines, serves the airport year-round, while Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines serve FAI during the summer.

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]}

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airlines
3 Passenger airlines and destinations
- 3.1 Cargo airlines
- 3.2 Charter airlines
4 References
5 External links

[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 airlines that carry fewer than ten passengers 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)
Delta Air Lines (Salt Lake City) [seasonal]
Era Aviation (Anchorage)
Frontier Flying Service (Anchorage, Barter Island, Fort Yukon, Galena, Kotzebue, Nome, Ruby, Tanana)
Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) [seasonal]