Fairbanks International Airport

Fairbanks International Airport is located in the city of Fairbanks North Star Borough, in the United States, State of Alaska. Fairbanks airport a state-owned, public airport which is located within 3 miles southwest from the business district of Fairbanks. The official codes are IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA, and FAA LID: FAI.

Fairbanks International Airport

About FAI

Fairbanks International Airport is located in the city of Fairbanks North Star Borough, in the United States, State of Alaska. Fairbanks airport a state-owned, public airport which is located within 3 miles southwest from the business district of Fairbanks. The official codes are IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA, and FAA LID: FAI.

History of FAI

The very first aviation service that was fulfilled in the area of Fairbanks, on the field of Weeks, was in 1923. The plans for the construction of an international airport date in 1948. The opening date was actually in 1951, but the terminal building was only finished in 1954. At this time, Fairbanks International Airport was the central hub for Alaska airlines that had flights to Seattle, Portland, and Anchorage as well. FAI airport has experienced two significant traffic increases since its foundation. The first one occurred from 1974 to 1977, concerning the second traffic increase, it was in 1979.

The first attempt of the renewal terminal building was in 1984. After that, in 2009, another reconstruction project took part, and as a result, the very first, old terminal was demolished. The new building follows TSA standards and has better security and design nowadays than it used to have in the past.

Capacity

Since 2018, FAI has 119,898 aircraft operations, the daily average is 328, from that 58% comes to general aviation, 31% is air taxi, regarding scheduled commercial is 9%, and only 2% is for the military.

FAI airport covers approximately 3470 acres and is above the sea level at 439 feet. Fairbanks International Airport owns four runways:

The Authorities of FAI

From the very beginning, FAI airport was owned by the federal government, but the situation has changed, and in 1959, the airport was run by Alaska State. Nowadays, Fairbanks International Airport is operated by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

Airlines and Destinations

The following domestic airlines are available at Fairbanks International Airport:

Top domestic destinations from 2018 to 2019 were: Seattle/Tacoma, WA; Anchorage, AK; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN; Galena, AK; Fort Yukon, AK; Deadhorse, AK; Denver, CO; Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, and Huslia, AK.