# Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)

> Fairbanks, US · IATA: FAI · ICAO: PAFA · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `FAI` |
| ICAO | `PAFA` |
| City | Fairbanks |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 134 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 64.81510, -147.85600 |

## Description

Everts Air Cargo, the last US airline still flying scheduled DC-6 piston freighters, keeps its maintenance base at Fairbanks International Airport (IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA), alongside Alaska Air Cargo, FedEx and Northern Air Cargo. Together they make Alaska's second-busiest airport, and the northernmost international airport in the United States, the resupply pivot for the Interior: dozens of bush villages are stocked through the state's Bypass Mail system, and the airport moved about 39.6 million pounds of cargo in 2023 — roughly 18,000 tonnes — with inbound freight alone up around 140 percent from 7.5 million pounds in 2019 on the back of e-commerce and Amazon feeder services. Dedicated cargo aprons and warehouses are in place, and FAI doubles as a diversion and fuel stop for transpacific traffic; in 2026 it received an FAA grant to update its airport master plan. Alaska Airlines leads passenger service, with seasonal nonstops from the Lower 48 and strong winter aurora demand. The Alaska Railroad and the Interior's main highways terminate in town, and operations continue reliably below minus 40. For forwarders, FAI is the transfer point between the Lower-48 network and air resupply across the far north, while intercontinental freighter flows run through Anchorage (ANC), where a USD 160 million cargo expansion is due in 2026.

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