Fairbanks International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Fairbanks International Airport


IATA = FAI
ICAO = PAFA
FAA = FAI
type = Public
owner = State of Alaska DOT&PF
operator =
city-served =
location = Fairbanks, Alaska
elevation-f = 434
elevation-m = 132
coordinates = coord|64|48|54|N|147|51|23|W|type:airport
website =
r1-number = 1L/19R
r1-length-f = 11,800
r1-length-m = 3,597
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 1R/19L
r2-length-f = 6,500
r2-length-m = 1,981
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 1/19
r3-length-f = 2,900
r3-length-m = 884
r3-surface = Gravel
r4-number = 1W/19W
r4-length-f = 5,400
r4-length-m = 1,646
r4-surface = Water
stat-year = 1996
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 133,267
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 482
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=FAI|use=PU|own=PU|site=50219.*A, effective 2007-07-05]

Fairbanks International Airport Airport codes|FAI|PAFA|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.

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 Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines 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. [http://www.gov.state.ak.us/trade/International_Transporation.pdf International Transportation Fact Sheet] , State of Alaska Governor's Office of International Trade]

Currently, a terminal renovation/expansion project is beginning to unfold due to the steady increase in yearly passenger counts. At the conclusion of the renovation project, the terminal will have five jet-bridges (up from the current four) and a more modern terminal.Fact|date=August 2007

Facilities and aircraft

Fairbanks International Airport covers an area of convert|3470|acre|ha|0|lk=on which contains three runways and one seaplane landing area:
* Runway 1L/19R: 11,800 x 150 ft (3,597 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 1R/19L: 6,500 x 100 ft (1,981 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 1/19: 2,900 x 75 ft (884 x 23 m), Surface: Gravel
* Runway 1W/19W: 5,400 x 100 ft (1,646 x 30 m), Surface: Water

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.

Airlines

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:Fact|date=April 2008
* Gate 1: Era Aviation / Frontier Flying Service
* Gate 2:
* Gate 3: Alaska Airlines
* Gate 4: Alaska Airlines
* Gate 6: Alaska Airlines, Northwest Airlines,Delta Air Lines / BP-ConocoPhillips
* Gate 7: Alaska Airlines
* Gate 8:

Passenger airlines and destinations

* Alaska Airlines (Anchorage, Barrow, 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 Airlines (Frankfurt) [seasonal]
* Delta Air Lines (Salt Lake City) [seasonal]
* Era Aviation (Anchorage)
* Evert's Air Alaska (Arctic Village, Beaver, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Venetie)
* Frontier Flying Service (Anchorage, Barter Island, Fort Yukon, Galena, Kotzebue, Nome, Ruby, Tanana)
* JAL (Tokyo Narita/Haneda, Nagoya ,Fukuoka) [seasonal] Fact|date=August 2008
* Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) [seasonal]

Cargo airlines

* 40-Mile Air
* Air Cargo Express
* Air Central Express
* Air North
* Alaska Central Express
* Cargolux
* Evert's Air Cargo
* Northern Air Cargo
* Servant Air
* Tanana Air Service
* Tatonduk Flying Service
* Wright Air Service

Charter airlines

* Condor Airlines
* Evert's Air Alaska
* JAL
* Larry's Flying Service
* Thomas Cook Airlines
* TEMSCO Helicopters,Arctic Division
* Warbelow's Air Ventures
* BP / ConocoPhillips (usually, though not always, operated by Alaska Airlines)

References

External links

* [http://www1.dot.state.ak.us/faiiap/ Fairbanks International Airport] (official web site)
* [http://www.fai-terminal-plan.com/ FAI Terminal Area Development Project]
* [http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/TANVLY/FAI-INTL.gifFAA Alaska airport map] (GIF)
* [http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/FAI.gifFAA Alaska airport diagram] (GIF)
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