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Fairbanks International airport at Fairbanks (USA)
Fairbanks International airport is located near Fairbanks, with Chena at 2mi↑, College at 3mi↑, Fairbanks at 4mi↑, Ester at 5mi↑, Badger at 10mi↑, North Pole at 16mi↑, Eielson Air Force Base at 26mi↑, Salcha at 35mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in USA and Southernmost airports in USA
→ See also airports in USA
aerial view of Fairbanks International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : PAFA
- IATA code : FAI
- Local code : -
Elevation : 134 m = 440ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in USA
Runways
- runway 02L/20R : 3597m = 11801ft
- runway 02R/20L : 1982m = 6503ft
- runway 02W/20W : 1646m = 5400ft
- runway 02/20 : 884m = 2900ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in USA
Coming to Fairbanks International airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By plane :
- Fairbanks International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Ladd AAF airport at 7mi : book on Trip.com
- Eielson Air Force Base Eielson Air Force Base airport at 25mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Fairbanks International airport PAFA FAI
METAR for Fairbanks International airport PAFA FAI
PAFA 070853Z 00000KT 2SM -SN BR BKN022 OVC030 M08/M09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP208 P0002 60005 T10781094 410561089 58006 $
Decoded METAR for Fairbanks International airport PAFA FAI
METAR issued by PAFA on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 08:53 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 9 days and 220 hours and -12915 minutes ago.
visibility is 3km = 2sm.
The temperature is -8°C = 18°F, dew point is -9°C = 16°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93%.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.11inHg
Clouds : broken at 2200ft = 670m. overcast at 3000ft = 910m.
light snow
mist
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=208 P0002 60005 T10781094 410561089 58006 $
TAF for Fairbanks International airport PAFA FAI
PAFA 070527Z 0706/0812 00000KT 2SM -SN BR SCT012 OVC025 FM071200 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM072100 00000KT 6SM BR BKN015 FM072300 03003KT P6SM SKC
Decoded TAF for Fairbanks International airport PAFA FAI
TAF issued by PAFA on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 05:27 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 9 days and 8 hours and 11 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, February 7, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, February 7, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
0706/0812 00000KT 2SM -SN BR SCT012 OVC025
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
light snow
mist
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 2500ft = 760m
from Friday, February 7, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, February 7, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
FM071200 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC010
Visibility is 2km = 2sm.
light snow
mist
overcast at 1000ft = 300m
from Friday, February 7, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, February 7, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
FM072100 00000KT 6SM BR BKN015
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
mist
broken at 1500ft = 460m
from Friday, February 7, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 8, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM072300 03003KT P6SM SKC
sky clear
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NOTAM for Fairbanks International airport
Around Fairbanks International airport at Fairbanks (USA)
near
- Hotels in Chena
- MoMA (New York) at 3256mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 3269mi↑
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3923mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4420mi↑
- Paris at 4422mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4422mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4492mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4493mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4500mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4517mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4519mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4520mi↑
- for Fairbanks International airport at 0mi↑
- for Chena River airport at 1mi↑
- for Chena Marina airport at 2mi↑
nearest airports to Fairbanks International airport at Fairbanks (USA)
- Chena River seaplane base ( 2Z5) at 1mi↑
- Chena Marina airport ( AK28) at 2mi↑
- Phillips Field airport ( US-2916) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Weeks Field airport ( US-2915) at 4mi↑defunct airport
- Bach heliport ( US-0687) at 6mi↑
- Bach heliport ( 8AK0) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- Creamers Field Airpark airport ( US-3163) at 6mi↑
- Becker Ridge airport ( US-7044) at 6mi↑
- Hardrock Field airport ( 32AK) at 7mi↑
- Ladd AAF airport (PAFB FBK ) at 7mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Skyflight airport ( 25AA) at 8mi↑
- Lakloey Air Park airport ( AK22) at 10mi↑
→ See also Former airports in USA
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap