Airport
Fairbanks International Airport
FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- IATA Code
- FAI
- ICAO Code
- PAFA
- City
- Fairbanks
- Country
- United States
Fairbanks International Airport is a regional airport serving Fairbanks, AK. Its IATA code is FAI and its ICAO code is PAFA.
The airfield sits 439 feet above sea level.
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FAI by the numbers
IATA FAI · ICAO PAFA · 439 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #87 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 83.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 75 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 4,148
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 44%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from FAI
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle (SEA) | 2,253 | 82% |
| Anchorage (ANC) | 1,449 | 86% |
| Chicago (ORD) | 148 | 70% |
| Denver (DEN) | 127 | 76% |
| Minneapolis (MSP) | 93 | 71% |
| Portland (PDX) | 70 | 86% |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | 8 | 100% |
Airlines departing FAI
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 3,298 | 87% |
| Delta Air Lines | 575 | 72% |
| United Airlines | 275 | 70% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 11,800 ft | ASPH-G |
| 02W/20W | 5,400 ft | WATER |
| 02R/20L | 4,510 ft | ASPH-G |
| 02/20 | 2,900 ft | GRVL |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 124.400 MHz
- Tower 118.300 MHz
- Ground 121.900 MHz
- Clearance delivery 127.600 MHz
- Departure 32.710 MHz
- Approach 118.600 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: FAI, PAFA, Fairbanks airport, Fairbanks International Airport
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