PAFA — Fairbanks Intl
Fairbanks, AK · field elevation 439 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-TRACON
PAFA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAFA 111153Z 03004KT 10SM BKN095 16/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01560106 10189 20156 55001 $
- Wind
- from 030° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 416 ft · pressure altitude 279 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 02L | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 02R | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 02W | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 20 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 20R | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 20L | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 20W | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 5 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAFA 111122Z 1112/1218 03003KT P6SM BKN100 FM111800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 64.81536, -147.85667
- Elevation
- 439 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1326Z / 0625Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 15° (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1
- Sectional
- Fairbanks
- County
- Fairbanks North Star, AK
Airport diagram
Everything else PAFA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 11,800 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 02W/20W | 5,400 | 100 | WATER | — |
| 02R/20L | 4,510 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 02/20 | 2,900 | 75 | GRVL | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.4
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.3
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 127.6
- Approach
- 119.85
- Approach 180-359
- 125.35
- Approach 360-179
- 127.1
Published procedures
- 12 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 5 departures published
- 2 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAFB Ladd AAF6 nm
- PAEI Eielson AFB21 nm
- PANN Nenana Muni35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAFA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alaska airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.