Fairbanks International Airport

PAFA · Alaska, United States

The METAR station used is 71 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Fairbanks International Airport 2L/20R
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

3 kt

2 kt
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BKN 6,000
METAR PAIN 261756Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN060 05/M03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP120 T00501028 10050 21028 58003

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 McKinley National Park Airport on April 26, 2024 09:56, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 6,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 6,000 ft.

The temperature is 5 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is -3 °C, the relative humidity is 57%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.83 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 22:05. 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° 2 kt 3 kt 62 %
2/20 038°-218° 2 kt 3 kt 62 %
2R/20L 038°-218° 2 kt 3 kt 62 %
2/20 038°-218° 2 kt 3 kt 62 %

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

6,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 5.0 °C
Dewpoint -2.8 °C
Rel. humidity 57%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP120Sea level pressure is 29.88 inHg (29.88 inHg)
T00501028Temperature is 5.0 °C (41.0 °F), dew point is -2.8 °C (27.0 °F)
10050 21028 58003

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:43
Midday
13:53
Sunset
22:02 (11:48h)

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