United States flag Fairbanks Airport (FAI)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: FAI | ICAO: PAFA | Elevation 439 ft · 134 m | Local time

Destinations
26
Flights / day
44
Busiest route
Anchorage
Top airline
Wright Air

Fairbanks Airport averages 44 flights per day to 26 destinations, with 24 domestic routes and one international route. A total of 16 airlines operate at FAI, led by Wright Air. This airport provides direct service to two countries across two continents, with Ethiopia representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Fairbanks connects to Seattle, with a typical flight time of 4 hr 0 mins. Updated: July 16, 2026

Route Network

Fairbanks Airport connects 25 destinations worldwide, with Anchorage standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Seattle, and the shortest flight is to Anchorage.

United States of America flag Anchorage (ANC) – United States of America 6 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
260 mi · 419 km
9
per day
United States of America flag Seattle (SEA) – United States of America 2 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,530 mi · 2,462 km
8
per day
United States of America flag Fort Yukon (FYU) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → FYU
3
per day
United States of America flag Galena (GAL) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → GAL
3
per day
Ethiopia flag Mizan Teferi (MTF) – Ethiopia 4 airlines
FAI → MTF
2
per day
United States of America flag Portland (PDX) – United States of America 2 airlines
FAI → PDX
2
per day
United States of America flag Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → AKP
2
per day
United States of America flag Tanana (TAL) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → TAL
2
per day
United States of America flag Bettles (BTT) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → BTT
1
per day
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → ORD
1
per day
United States of America flag Denver (DEN) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → DEN
1
per day
United States of America flag Minneapolis (MSP) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → MSP
1
per day
United States of America flag Ruby (RBY) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → RBY
1
per day
United States of America flag Barter Island Lrrs (BTI) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → BTI
6
per week
United States of America flag Huslia (HSL) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → HSL
6
per week
United States of America flag Venetie (VEE) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → VEE
6
per week
United States of America flag Birch Creek (KBC) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → KBC
5
per week
United States of America flag Central (CEM) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → CEM
5
per week
United States of America flag Manley Hot Springs (MLY) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → MLY
5
per week
United States of America flag Stevens Village (SVS) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → SVS
5
per week
United States of America flag Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright (FBK) – United States of America 2 airlines
FAI → FBK
4
per week
United States of America flag Allakaket (AET) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → AET
3
per week
United States of America flag Tok (TKJ) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → TKJ
3
per week
United States of America flag Anchorage (EDF) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → EDF
1
per week
United States of America flag Redmond (RDM) – United States of America 1 airline
FAI → RDM
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.

Fairbanks Airport is served by 16 airlines, with Wright Air in the lead at 35% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 57% of routes. 10 carriers operate only one route each. A total of four airlines operate international routes, compared with 14 airlines serving domestic routes. Alaska Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Seattle with a flight time of 4 hrs.

Wright Air (13 routes)
Warbelow's Air Ventures (5 routes)
Alaska Airlines (3 routes)
SVX (2 routes)
Delta Air Lines (2 routes)
United Airlines (2 routes)
CFR (1 routes)
Empire Airlines (1 routes)
Silver Air (1 routes)
TNV (1 routes)
MHF (1 routes)
TKR (1 routes)
Sun Country Airlines (1 routes)
BGR (1 routes)
CAP (1 routes)
Executive Jet Management (1 routes)

Fairbanks Airport provides direct service to two countries across two continents. The route network is 96% domestic and 4% international. Ethiopia is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 42/day
Ethiopia - 2/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
2 min (+128.9%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
on-time
1 min (+113.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
on-time
min (-703.2%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
4 min late
3 min (+179%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
17 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
on-time
min (+69.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
4 min late
2 min (+59.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
17 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 8

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 2

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
19 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#489 (44 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#638 (26 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11,765 ft 3,586 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
11,765 ft 3,586 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
2,923 ft 891 m 75 ft 23 m Dirt
6,486 ft 1,977 m 100 ft 30 m Concrete
2,923 ft 891 m 75 ft 23 m Dirt
6,486 ft 1,977 m 100 ft 30 m Concrete
5,400 ft 1,646 m 100 ft 30 m Closed
5,400 ft 1,646 m 100 ft 30 m Closed

Runway Length

Runways at Fairbanks Airport are long enough for all aircraft with known takeoff and landing distances.

Operational Context

Fairbanks (IATA: FAI) operates around 44 flights per day to 26 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 24 domestic and 1 international routes, with Wright Air as the leading carrier and Anchorage currently the busiest connection. From FAI, passengers can reach 2 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,586 m (11,765 ft).

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