Fairbanks International Airport

Fairbanks International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF
ServesFairbanks, Alaska
LocationSouth Van Horn, Alaska[1]
Hub for
Elevation AMSL439 ft / 134 m
Coordinates64°48′54″N 147°51′23″W / 64.81500°N 147.85639°W / 64.81500; -147.85639
Websitedot.alaska.gov/faiiap/
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2L/20R 11,800 3,597 Asphalt
2R/20L 4,510 1,375 Asphalt
2/20 2,900 884 Gravel/Ski Strip
2W/20W 5,400 1,646 Water/Winter Ski Strip
Statistics
Aircraft operations (12 month end 2-28-2018)119,898
Based aircraft (2018)569
Passengers (12 month end 8-30-2018)1,077,000
Freight (2015)133,685,593 lbs

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 United States state of Alaska.[2] It is located in the South Van Horn census-designated place.[1] Fairbanks was the smallest city in the United States with regularly scheduled non-stop international flights, as Condor offered weekly flights to Frankfurt during the summer tourist season.[4] Air North is now the only international airline to offer scheduled charters with flights (to Canada).

History

Aerial view of Fairbanks International Airport

Early years

The airport opened in 1951 and took over existing scheduled airline traffic to Fairbanks, which had previously used Ladd Army Airfield.[5] Alaska Airlines used Fairbanks as its main hub in the 1950s, with service to Seattle and Portland as well as intrastate service to Anchorage, Nome and other destinations.[6] By 1967, however, the airline shifted its Alaska hub to Anchorage; its Anchorage-Fairbanks service continues to this day.[7] In the mid-1970s, following the development of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Alaska Airlines and Braniff International offered "interchange service" between Fairbanks and Houston via Anchorage, Seattle and Dallas.[8] In 1982, following airline deregulation, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines began a similar interchange service using Boeing 727s.[9]

Pan American World Airways had also served Fairbanks since 1932. The station was originally opened after the acquisition of Pacific International Airways and used for short-haul services to Juneau, Seattle, Ketchikan, Whitehorse and other destinations.[10] Pan Am intended to use Fairbanks as a stop for service to Asia as early as 1931, but initial difficulty in negotiating landing rights with the Soviet Union, followed by the outbreak of World War II, delayed these plans until decades later. Pan Am service to Fairbanks continued through the opening of FAI until 1965, when the Civil Aeronautics Board terminated Pan Am's rights to serve Alaska.[11]

Pan American World Airways eventually used Fairbanks as a stopover for transpacific service from New York and Seattle to Tokyo starting in September 1969.[12][13][14] In 1974, Pan Am agreed to transfer its Fairbanks-Seattle service to Western Airlines, and requested that the CAB allow its New York-Tokyo service to be suspended from April 1975.[15] Other carriers such as Japan Airlines and Korean Air began to use Fairbanks as a technical stop for transpacific cargo flights in the late 1970s.[5]

Development since the 2000s

Condor started a seasonal route to Frankfurt in May 2001. The inbound flight stopped in Whitehorse, Canada, and the outbound one was nonstop.[16] On October 11, 2009, the airport completed a new terminal and began demolishing the old terminal which was built in 1948. 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).[17] The 2,700m2 of custom-unitized curtain wall was designed and supplied by Overgaard Ltd. Hong Kong. The special design incorporates double low-e triple glazing. The new building's footprint is smaller than the old building.

For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2018, the airport had 119,898 aircraft operations, an average of 328 per day: 58% general aviation, 31% air taxi, 9% scheduled commercial, and 2% military. At that time there were 569 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, <1% jet and <1% helicopter.[2]

Facilities

Terminal

The terminal building, situated on the northwest side of the airport, contains eight gates: two for commuter carriers and six for larger carriers.

Runways

Fairbanks International Airport covers an area of 3,470 acres (1,404 ha) at an elevation of 439 feet (134 m) above mean sea level. It has four runways:[2][18]

  • Runway 2L/20R: 11,800 by 150 feet (3,597 x 46 m), surface: asphalt
  • Runway 2R/20L: 4,510 by 75 feet (1,375 x 23 m), surface: asphalt
  • Runway 2/20: 2,900 by 75 feet (884 x 23 m), surface: gravel/ski strip
  • Runway 2W/20W: 5,400 by 100 feet (1,646 x 30 m), surface: water/winter ski strip

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Air North Seasonal charter: Dawson City [19]
Alaska Airlines Anchorage, Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Portland (OR) (resumes May 15, 2025)[20] 		[21]
Delta Air Lines Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City (resumes June 8, 2025)[22] 		[23]
Everts Air Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Galena, Huslia, Kaktovik/Barter Island, Kaltag, Nulato, Ruby, Venetie [24]
United Airlines Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Denver[25] [26]
Warbelow's Air Ventures Beaver, Central, Circle, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Rampart, Stevens Village [27]
Wright Air Service Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Bettles, Birch Creek, Chalkyitsik, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, Fort Yukon, Galena, Healy Lake,[28] Hughes, Huslia, Kaktovik/Barter Island, Kaltag, Koyukuk, Lake Minchumina, Nulato, Ruby, Tanana, Venetie [29]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amazon Air Portland (OR), Spokane[30]
DHL Aviation Los Angeles
Empire Airlines Anchorage

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at FAI airport. See Wikidata query.
Onboard an Alaska Airlines aircraft departing Fairbanks in 2021
Terminal interior
A FedEx Boeing 727 donated to the University of Alaska Fairbanks
The airport's control tower, located on the East Ramp
Top domestic destinations (July 2023 - June 2024)[3]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Washington (state) Seattle/Tacoma, WA 301,000 Alaska, Delta
2 Alaska Anchorage, AK 179,000 Alaska
3 Illinois Chicago, IL 17,000 United
4 Minnesota Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN 14,000 Delta
5 Alaska Galena, AK 9,000 Everts, Wright
6 Alaska Fort Yukon, AK 5,000 Everts, Wright
7 Alaska Anaktuvuk Pass, AK 3,000 Everts, Wright
8 Colorado Denver, CO 2,000 United
8 Alaska Huslia, AK 2,000 Everts, Wright
8 Alaska Arctic Village, AK 2,000 Everts, Wright

Airline market share

Top airlines at FAI (July 2023 - June 2024)[31]
Rank Airline Passengers Percent of market share
1 Alaska Airlines 618,000 56.20%
2 Horizon Air 237,000 21.52%
3 Delta Air Lines 134,000 12.15%
4 Wright Air Service 46,180 4.20%
5 United Airlines 41,880 3.81%
6 Other Airlines 23,280 2.12%

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at FAI airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

  • On December 30, 1951, Transocean Air Lines Flight 501, a Curtiss C-46 Commando, a cargo flight, crashed on approach to FAI due to not following radio procedures and spatial disorientation. All four occupants were killed. The wreckage was found on January 3, 1952.[32]
  • On February 16, 1975, a Pacific Alaska Airlines DC-6, a cargo flight, crashed attempting to return to Fairbanks Int'l Airport. Three engines lost power after takeoff from runway 10 and crashed 2 km short of runway 19 attempting to return to the airport possibly due to fuel contamination. All three occupants were killed.[33]
  • On February 28, 1994, during takeoff for a ferry flight to Miami, a Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar of Rich International Airways (registered N303EA) experienced a mechanical power loss on the number 3 and number 1 engines and an internal fire on the number 1 engine. The takeoff was aborted and during the taxi back, the fire on the number 1 engine was extinguished. None of the 3 occupants on board were injured.[34]
  • On April 23, 2024, approximately six minutes after takeoff, an Alaska Air Fuel DC-4, (registered N3054V), suffered an engine explosion and crashed along the Tanana River 7 miles southwest of Fairbanks. Two occupants were onboard the plane, both were killed.[35]

References

  1. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: South Van Horn CDP, AK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for FAI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Fairbanks, AK: Fairbanks International (FAI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  4. ^ International Transportation Fact Sheet Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, State of Alaska Governor's Office of International Trade
  5. ^ a b "History of Fairbanks International Airport". Fairbanks International Airport. Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  6. ^ "Alaska Airlines system schedule". Timetable Images. June 7, 1953. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "Alaska Airlines system schedule". Timetable Images. June 1, 1967. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Alaska Airlines System Wide Routes". Departed Flights. February 1, 1975. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  9. ^ "History of American Airlines". American Airlines. June 2015. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
  10. ^ "Pan Am to stop Alaska flights, closes chapter in aviation history". Ellensburg Daily Record. UPI. September 19, 1978. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  11. ^ Kiffer, Dave (December 29, 2006). "Pan Am: Once Ketchikan's Link to the Outside World". Stories in the News. Ketchikan, Alaska. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  12. ^ "Pan Am introduces the first nonstop service from Fairbanks to Tokyo". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. August 5, 1969. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "Pan Am route map" (Map). Departed Flights. February 1, 1972.
  14. ^ "Pan Am World Routes" (Map). Departed Flights. April 29, 1973. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  15. ^ "Pan Am route sale to Western okayed by CAB". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. February 14, 1975.
  16. ^ "Explore Fairbanks and Condor celebrate 15 Years of Seasonal Service to Fairbanks". Condor. July 27, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "FAI airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Flight Schedules". Air North. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  20. ^ "Alaska Airlines announces new flights to Anchorage from Detroit and Sacramento". January 7, 2025.
  21. ^ "Route Map". Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "Delta to Resume Two Domestic Routes". AirlineGeeks. November 8, 2024. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  23. ^ "Flight Status & Notifications". Delta Air Lines. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  24. ^ "Passenger Schedules". Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  25. ^ "United Airlines Adds New Alaska and Canada Routes". January 18, 2024. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  26. ^ "Check flight schedules and notifications". United Airlines. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  27. ^ "Scheduled Service". Warbelow's Air Ventures. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved Sep 15, 2022.
  28. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  29. ^ "Timetable". Wright Air Service. Retrieved Sep 15, 2022.
  30. ^ "StackPath". 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  31. ^ "BTS Transtats". Washington, DC: Bureau of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  32. ^ Accident description for N68963 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on September 12, 2022.
  33. ^ Accident description for N77DG at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on October 29, 2020.
  34. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  35. ^ "Accident description for N3054V at Aviation Safety Network". aviationsafetynetwork.org. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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