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Fairbanks Airport
Airport Directory » United States » Fairbanks » Fairbanks AirportFairbanks International Airport (IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA, FAA LID: FAI) is a state-owned public-use airport turn up 3 land mile (five kilometre) southwestward of the central downtown of Fairbanks, a town in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the U.S. province of Alaska.
The airport assists many load air hose as a convenient refueling halt for some aircraft on trans-polar paths. FAI is assisted by a limited figure of rider air hose. Era Aviation and Alaska Airlines assist the airport year-around, while Northwest Airlines assist FAI during the summertime. Fairbanks is the little town in the United States with non-stop service to Europe, as Condor Airlines offers weekly voyages to Frankfurt during the summertime tourist season.
Currently, a depot redevelopment/enlargement labor is set about to blossom out due to the steady increase in annual rider numerates. At the determination of the redevelopment labor, the depot will have 6 jet-bridges (up from the current 5) and a more modern depot.
Facilities and aircraft
Fairbanks International Airport covers an area of 3,470 acres (1,404 ha) which incorporates 3 landing track and 1 hydroplane territory area:
- Runway 1L/19R: 11,800 x 150 foot (3,597 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 1R/19L: 6,500 x 100 foot (1,981 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 1/19: 2,900 x 75 foot (884 x 23 m), Surface: Gravel
- Runway 1W/19W: 5,400 x 100 foot (1,646 x 30 m), Surface: Water
For the 12-month time period finish August 28, 1996, the airport had 133,267 aircraft functioning, an mean of 365 per solar day: 68% civil aviation, 18% air cab, 12% scheduled commercial and 2% armed forces. There are 482 aircraft ground at this airport: 89% individual engine, 9% multi-engine and 2% eggbeaters.
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