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Airport Fairbanks (USA) - International

Fairbanks International Airport
Fairbanks International Airport diagram. US FAA image.
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°4854N 147°5123W / 64.815°N 147.85639°W / 64.815; -147.85639
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2L/20R 11,800 3,597 Asphalt
2R/20L 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
SKI 2/20 2,900 884 Gravel
2W/20W 5,400 1,646 Water
Statistics (1996/2007)
Aircraft operations 133,267
Based aircraft 482
Passengers 898,000 (2007)
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

Recently, 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).[2]. 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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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]

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

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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:[citation needed]


Passenger airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
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, Barrow
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[5]
Cargo airlines
Charter airlines

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for FAI (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ a b International Transportation Fact Sheet, State of Alaska Governor's Office of International Trade
  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
  5. ^ http://www.wrightair.net/

External links

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