PAFA· FAI· Fairbanks
Fairbanks International Airport
medium airport · elevation 439 ft (134 m)
11:01Z 08:48Z Night
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Current METARVFR
51 min ago·08:53ZPAFA 250853Z 28006KT 10SM FEW040 FEW120 SCT200 13/11 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01330106 401940106 58001 $
Wind
280° 6 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
13°C / 11°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.84 inHg
Clouds
FEW 4,000ft, FEW 12,000ft, SCT 20,000ft
Weather
—
Station
PAFA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1011.0 HPa hourly temperature of 13.3°C and dew point of 10.6°C 24-hour maximum temperature of 19.4°C and 24-hour minimum temperature of 10.6°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 0.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
02/20884 mGRVL
02L/20R3597 mASPH-G
02R/20L1375 mASPH-G
02W/20W1646 mWATER
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 | TW 3 kt | XW 5 kt L |
| RWY 02L/20R | TW 3 kt | XW 5 kt L |
| RWY 02R/20L | TW 3 kt | XW 5 kt L |
| RWY 02W/20W | TW 3 kt | XW 5 kt L |
64.8151°, -147.8560°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 (use 20) | Preferred | HW 3 | 5 R | — |
| RWY 02L/20R (use 20R) | Usable | HW 3 | 5 R | — |
| RWY 02R/20L (use 20L) | Usable | HW 3 | 5 R | — |
| RWY 02W/20W (use 20W) | Usable | HW 3 | 5 R | — |
Density altitude
391 ft
elevation 439 ft
ISA deviation
-1.1°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)PAFA
- ATIS124.400
- CLDCLNC DEL127.600
- GND121.900
- TWR118.300
- APP118.600
- DEP32.710
- FSSRDO122.600
- ASOS119.025
- AWOSTWEB108.200
- MISCEIELSON RANGE CON125.300
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. PAFA
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA | NDB | 510 kHz | MEDIUM |
| FAI | VORTAC | 108.60 MHz | HIGH |
| FOX | NDB | 356 kHz | LOW |
Runways4
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 02/202,900 ft (884 m)
- Surface
- GRVL
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
- RWY 02L/20R11,800 ft (3,597 m)
- Surface
- ASPH-G
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
- RWY 02R/20L4,510 ft (1,375 m)
- Surface
- ASPH-G
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
- RWY 02W/20W5,400 ft (1,646 m)
- Surface
- WATER
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)PAFA
Wind6 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp19°C
QNH1012 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=296
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Fairbanks International Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/25 06:42 UTC
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
26/00Z
26/06Z
26/12Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE25/06Z → 25/18ZVRB4KT · 6 SM · FEW035 SCT120
Wind: VRB4KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW035 SCT120
TAF PAFA 250539Z 2506/2612 VRB04KT P6SM FEW035 SCT120
VFRFM25/18Z → 26/04Z2405KT · 6 SM · BKN050
Wind: 2405KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN050
FM251800 24005KT P6SM BKN050
VFRFM26/04Z → 26/12Z2707KT · 6 SM · SCT070
Wind: 2707KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT070
FM260400 27007KT P6SM SCT070
Raw TAF
TAF PAFA 250539Z 2506/2612 VRB04KT P6SM FEW035 SCT120 FM251800 24005KT P6SM BKN050 FM260400 27007KT P6SM SCT070
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