PAFA· FAI· Fairbanks
Fairbanks International Airport
medium airport · elevation 439 ft (134 m)
17:10Z 02:03Z Night
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Current METARVFR
34 min ago·02:53ZPAFA 240253Z 03005KT 10SM FEW100 BKN200 M07/M09 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP248 T10721094 56016 $
Wind
030° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
20,000 ft
Temperature
−7°C / −9°C
temp / dew
QNH
1024 hPa
30.23 inHg
Clouds
FEW 10,000ft, BKN 20,000ft
Weather
—
Station
PAFA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1024.8 HPa hourly temperature of -7.2°C and dew point of -9.4°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 1.6 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 | HW 5 kt | XW 1 kt L |
| RWY 02L/20R | HW 5 kt | XW 1 kt L |
| RWY 02R/20L | HW 5 kt | XW 1 kt L |
| RWY 02W/20W | HW 5 kt | XW 1 kt L |
64.8151°, -147.8560°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 (use 02) | Preferred | HW 5 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 02L/20R (use 02L) | Usable | HW 5 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 02R/20L (use 02R) | Usable | HW 5 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 02W/20W (use 02W) | Usable | HW 5 | 1 L | — |
Density altitude
-2,387 ft
elevation 439 ft
ISA deviation
-21.1°C
large deviation
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
Temp-7°C
QNH1025 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=299
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Fairbanks International Airport
Diagram unavailable for Fairbanks International Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/23 18:42 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
25/00Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/08Z0805KT · 6 SM · FEW190
Wind: 0805KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW190
TAF PAFA 231731Z 2318/2424 08005KT P6SM FEW190
VFRFM24/08Z → 25/00Z0806KT · 6 SM · FEW150
Wind: 0806KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW150
FM240800 08006KT P6SM FEW150
Raw TAF
TAF PAFA 231731Z 2318/2424 08005KT P6SM FEW190 FM240800 08006KT P6SM FEW150
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