Fairbanks International Airport

PAFA · Alaska, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 220° Fairbanks International Airport 2L/20R
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,000
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BKN 5,000
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OVC 6,500
METAR PAFA 110853Z 22004KT 6SM -RA BR FEW010 BKN050 OVC065 08/07 A2978

METAR Fairbanks International Airport - PAFA/FAI

Fairbanks International Airport is a midsized airport in Alaska, United States. The airport is located at latitude 64.81538 and longitude -147.85350. The airport has 4 runways: 2L/20R, 2/20, 2R/20L and 2/20. The ICAO airport code of this field is PAFA. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is FAI. The airport's IATA code is FAI. The airport is in the Anchorage Arctic FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Fairbanks International Airport on September 11, 2024 00:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 4 kt.

Visibility is 6 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,000 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 6,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,000 ft.

Current weather is light rain, mist. The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 5 °C. The dew point is 7 °C, the relative humidity is 93%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.78 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:30. This applies to Fairbanks International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -8 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are Kirst Aviation and ProFlite of Alaska.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Fairbanks International Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
2L/20R 038°-218° 4 kt 3 %
2/20 038°-218° 4 kt 3 %
2R/20L 038°-218° 4 kt 3 %
2/20 038°-218° 4 kt 3 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,000 ft FEW Few clouds
5,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
6,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
mist
Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 7 °C
Rel. humidity 93%
Wind chill 5 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:04 (5:43h)
Midday
13:47
Sunset
20:30

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