Fairbanks International Airport

PAFA · Alaska, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 080° Fairbanks International Airport 2L/20R
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

6 kt

5 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 7,500
METAR PAFB 240955Z 08008KT 10SM FEW075 03/M02 A2981

METAR Fairbanks International Airport - PAFA/FAI

Fairbanks International Airport is a large 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 Ladd Army Air Field on April 24, 2024 01:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 080° with a speed of 8 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 7,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 3 °C, with a wind chill of -3 °C. The dew point is -2 °C, the relative humidity is 70%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.81 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:59. 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° 5 kt 6 kt 67 %
2/20 038°-218° 5 kt 6 kt 67 %
2R/20L 038°-218° 5 kt 6 kt 67 %
2/20 038°-218° 5 kt 6 kt 67 %

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

7,500 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 3 °C
Dewpoint -2 °C
Rel. humidity 70%
Wind chill -3 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:38 (3:08h)
Midday
13:48
Sunset
21:58

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