AirportsFairbanks International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fairbanks, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FAI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FAI
- ICAO code
- PAFA
- City
- Fairbanks
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 64.8151° N, 147.8560° W
- Elevation
- 134 m (439 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 3,597 m (11,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FAI means Fairbanks International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAFA. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 64.8151° N, 147.8560° W. It stands 134 metres (439 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Anchorage, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Fairbanks International Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 3,597 metres (11,800 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 41.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 3,597 m 11,800 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 02W/20W | 1,646 m 5,400 ft | 30 m | Water | not listed |
| 02R/20L | 1,375 m 4,510 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 02/20 | 884 m 2,900 ft | 23 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Minto Al Wright AirportMinto | MNT | 80 km |
| Rampart AirportRampart | RMP | 132 km |
| Manley Hot Springs AirportManley Hot Springs | MLY | 133 km |
| Stevens Village AirportStevens Village | SVS | 145 km |
| Central AirportCentral | CEM | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,932 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,064 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,802 km | 12 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,784 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,261 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,963 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,717 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,657 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,177 km | 15 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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