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  Fairbanks, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the 2000 census, the population of the city was 30,224.The population of Fairbanks and vicinity is 82,840.
Fairbanks is located in the heart of Alaska's Interior, on both shores of the Chena River, near its confluence with the Tanana River in the Tanana Valley.
Fairbanks is at the confluence of the Richardson Highway, George Parks Highway, Steese Highway, and Elliott Highway, connecting the Interior to Anchorage, Canada, and the lower 48 states.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fairbanks,_Alaska   (2161 words)

  
 Fairbanks International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fairbanks International Airport (IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the city of Fairbanks, Alaska.
The airport serves many cargo airlines as a convenient refueling stop for some aircraft on trans-polar routes.
Alaska Airlines, serves the airport year-round, while Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines serve FAI during the summer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fairbanks_International_Airport   (234 words)

  
 Come to Fairbanks - Transportation in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is the ninth largest international cargo gateway to the United States and is also the transportation hub for Alaska’s Interior and North Slope.
The international airport is strategically located to serve the US and International markets with a foreign trade zone and the shortest flight distance to Asia, Europe and the East Coast and ready access to the west coast.
Fairbanks is the northern terminus of the Alaska Railroad (ARRC) which connects Fairbanks to international seaports and provides passenger service to Anchorage and Denali National Park.
www.cometofairbanks.com /btransportation.php   (425 words)

  
 Fairbanks
Fairbanks is located in the Tanana Valley, in the interior of Alaska.
The climate in Fairbanks is conditioned mainly by the response of the land mass to large changes in solar heat received by the area during the year.
Precipitation in the uplands around Fairbanks is heavier than it is in the city by roughly 20 to 50 percent.
climate.gi.alaska.edu /Stations/Interior/Fairbanks.html   (601 words)

  
 fairbanks airport
The airport was under the charge of the federal government from its opening until Alaska was granted statehood in 1959.
Scheduled international service was discontinued in the spring of 1984, but regularly scheduled service resumed in September of 1990 with the introduction of Lufthansa Cargo to the airport.
Aircraft tiedowns at Fairbanks International Airport are managed by the Leasing Office, which is located on the upper level of the terminal building.
www.atlasaviation.com /FeaturedAirportNew/fairbanks/fairbanks-airport-main.htm   (672 words)

  
 Invest Fairbanks - Welcome to Fly Fairbanks
The airport is a crucial artery in the Fairbanks economy and an economic engine of the Interior Alaska.
Fairbanks International Airport is owned and operated by the State of Alaska and is administered by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTandPF).
Fairbanks International Airport is strategically located in the Interior Alaska on the way to the polar circle.
www.investfairbanks.com /CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=324   (127 words)

  
 Fairbanks International Airport - Mission & Measure Details
Airport operations duties including daily inspections and surface friction reports, Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), 24 hour central dispatch radio communications, maintenance of the Airport’s FAA Certification Manual and Safety Manual, airfield safety training, and assistance to tenants and construction project staff on the airfield.
Unlike airports that have two or more main runways that can afford a choice to landing or departing aircraft, Fairbanks International Airport’s (FAI) challenge is that we must perform maintenance on the large air carrier runway when it is also available for aviation operations.
Fairbanks International Airport uses this benchmark on an annual basis to see how well we’re doing and what we need to do to keep costs down.
www.gov.state.ak.us /omb/results/view_details.php?p=219   (2789 words)

  
 Journal Text for HB237 in the 24th Legislature
The AIAS and the airlines that are signatories to the International Airports System Operating Agreement have agreed to a capital improvement program approved by the signatory airline ratepayers through a voting procedure under the Operating Agreement.
At Fairbanks, these bond proceeds would provide the state share for primary runway reconstruction, including pavement replacement, associated airfield lighting reconstruction, and relocation of the heavy aircraft cargo apron to meet airport design criteria and to permit development of underutilized land.
The AIAS and the state's major air carriers propose to continue developing our world-class international airports through the implementation of the International Airports Operating Agreement, supported by the issuance of the additional revenue bonds that would be authorized by this bill.
www.legis.state.ak.us /basis/get_jrn_page.asp?session=24&bill=HB237&jrn=0763&hse=H   (752 words)

  
 Fairbanks travel guide - Wikitravel
Fairbanks [1] is a town in Central Alaska, 1488 miles from the start of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, BC.
Fairbanks proper may be like a lot of towns in the lower 48.
Fairbanks Golden Days is a week long event that was created to celebrate the discovery of gold in Fairbanks in 1902.
wikitravel.org /en/Fairbanks   (1984 words)

  
 Sponsor Statement for SB 189: International Airport Authority
The public process surrounding the implementation of an Alaska Airport Authority combining Alaska's two international airports promises to be comprehensive.
Forming an Airport Authority encourages the development of trade on a statewide level and allows Anchorage International Airport and Fairbanks International Airport to benefit from the economies of scale offered by a single administrative body.
Responsibility to repay existing airport bonds is assumed by the "Authority" and the "Authority" also assumes repayment of new bond issues.
www.akrepublicans.org /pastlegs/spstsb18902032000.htm   (412 words)

  
 Fairbanks International Airport - Results Summary
The International Airports (Anchorage and Fairbanks) are a self-sustaining facility.
The Fairbanks International Airport serves as the primary alternate for Anchorage International Airport and incurs operational costs in excess of operational revenues to sustain alternate viability.
Analysis of results and challenges: Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) has placed customer placards and notices in every restroom advising passengers to call a hotline should they have concern over the cleanliness, keeping, and stocking of the facility.
www.gov.state.ak.us /omb/results/view.php?p=219   (695 words)

  
 Car Rentals in Fairbanks, Alaska
Minutes from the Fairbanks International Airport, they are an off airport operator (they say that will save you money).
They have a downtown location and rent trucks, 4-wheel drives, and offer gravel road permission for trucks only (this will be of interest to those who want to drive the Dalton Highway - most rental car companies will not allow it with their cars.) Worldwide reservations at 1-800-227-7368.
Airport pick-up and government rate, but does not seem to have an office in Fairbanks.
fairbanks-alaska.com /car-rentals-fairbanks.htm   (813 words)

  
 U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $26 Million To Enhance Mobility, Boost Economy in Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Martin Whitmer, deputy chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), delivered the grants during an event at the Fairbanks International Airport on behalf of the Secretary and the Bush administration.
Fairbanks International Airport received $13 million — the largest federal grant awarded to the airport in its history — to rehabilitate a taxiway to bring it up to the latest design standards of DOT’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The department awarded Wrangell Airport a grant of $2.6 million for improvements to the access road leading to the airport to improve traffic flow and open up more space for future development.
www.dot.gov /affairs/dot11804.htm   (563 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Smoky conditions to continue in Fairbanks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Heavy smoke from Interior wildfires will continue to blanket the city for at least a week as winds persist in pushing the smoke into Fairbanks, weather officials said.
Visibility at Fairbanks International Airport was less than three-quarters of a mile all day Wednesday, grounding some smaller planes.
The closest blaze to Fairbanks is the Beaver Creek Fire, 15 miles east of Livengood, a small community about 80 miles north of Fairbanks.
www.usatoday.com /weather/stormcenter/2005-08-18-alaska-fires_x.htm?csp=34   (398 words)

  
 Alaska Journal of Commerce: Longer-range jets end Air France stop 04/14/03
Fairbanks International Airport is saying good-bye to Air France Cargo after serving 11 years as a transit stop.
In Fairbanks, Air France was the No. 2 international cargo company behind Lufthansa, the German flag carrier out of Frankfurt, and Cargolux of Luxembourg.
Fairbanks also will miss the flavor that the French cargo crews brought to town, Carlstrom said.
www.alaskajournal.com /stories/041403/loc_20030414001.shtml   (681 words)

  
 Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) Information - Fairbanks, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Fairbanks International Airport, known as the Gateway to the Interior, is located close to downtown Fairbanks, AK.
Early aviators in the Alaskan Territory frequently made do without proper landing strips, putting their airplanes down wherever there was a flat and clear patch of land.
Cargo flights at the airport outnumber passenger flights, but a handful of passenger airlines and seasonal charter services are available.
www.ifly.com /fairbanks-international-airport/airport-overview   (162 words)

  
 Air passenger traffic for both Anchorage and fairbanks airports: Alaska Trends, and outline of significant statewide ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Air passenger traffic for both Anchorage and fairbanks airports: Alaska Trends, and outline of significant statewide statistics, is provided by the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development and sponsored by American Fast Freight.
Air passenger traffic at the Ted Steven's Anchorage International Airport has seen a decline from 329,200 passengers in January 2005 to 290,568 passengers in February 2005, indicating a more than 38,000-passenger decline in air travel through the Anchorage Airport.
The Fairbanks International Airport also has seen a decline in the number of passengers through the airport in the period of one month.
www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/505682-1.html   (545 words)

  
 ASN Aircraft accident description McDonnell Douglas MD-83 N934AS - Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI)
Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI) (United States of America)
Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI / PAFA), United States of America
Fairbanks International Airport weather observation at the time of the incident consisted of: Sky conditions and ceiling, 400 feet broken, 2,000 feet overcast; visibility, 1/2 statute mile; wind, calm; temperature, minus 47 degrees F (-44deg C).
aviation-safety.net /database/record.php?id=19990205-0   (129 words)

  
 Fairbanks Airport
Water-surface elevations were measured in 41 ground-water observation wells and at 20 surface-water sites to help characterize the geohydrology of the Fairbanks International Airport area.
From 1990 to 1993, data were collected in the vicinity of the former fire-training area at the airport.
From 1993 to 1996, the data-collection area was expanded to include the entire airport area.
ak.water.usgs.gov /Publications/Abstracts/1997.Abstracts/fia96_abs.htm   (180 words)

  
 Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge Directions: Princess Alaska Lodges
Fairbanks was founded by miners consumed with the gold fever that swept Alaska at the turn of the century.
The Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge is ideally located just minutes from the Fairbanks International Airport, on the banks of the Chena River.
Turn west from Airport Road onto Hoselton Road, and then left on Pike's Landing Road, to access the Lodge.
www.princesslodges.com /fairbanks_lodge_directions.htm   (100 words)

  
 Air Transportation from Fairbanks, Alaska
The Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) is located approximately four miles southwest of downtown; there are no buses and a taxi to the center will cost around $10.
The airport operates a full 24 hours, 7 days a week schedule with many passenger/traveler conveniences, in addition to U.S. Customs and Fuel services.
Fairbanks has attracted regularly scheduled international all-cargo flights servicing North American, Asian and European destinations.
fairbanks-alaska.com /air-transportation.htm   (593 words)

  
 Fairbanks Alaska International Airport and Area Transportation
The Fairbanks International Airport is close to downtown Fairbanks with shuttles, rental cars, taxi transfers and occasional bus service available.
Rental cars, shuttles and taxis are available in addition to the Fairbanks North Star Borough MACS Transit Bus System that offers free bus rides from December 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004.
The Dalton Highway is open to the public for 496 miles north of Fairbanks.
www.explorefairbanks.com /GetHere   (814 words)

  
 Alaska Journal of Commerce: Air France cargo may bypass Alaska 07/14/02
In the last decade, Fairbanks has recorded 3,755 freighter landings from the French carrier, which has purchased an estimated 115 million gallons of fuel and 20,000 rooms for crew lodging, Carlstrom said.
To lose the French carrier would not be devastating to Fairbanks International, but it would be significant, Carlstrom said.
Mort Plumb, director of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, said marketing studies have shown that the Russian airport would have little effect on Anchorage stopovers since nearly all traffic is routed from Asia to North America, instead of Europe to Asia, like Fairbanks.
www.alaskajournal.com /stories/071402/loc_air_france.shtml   (899 words)

  
 Evaluation of Health Effects from Exposure to Oxygenated Fuel in Fairbanks, Alaska
During December 6-9, 1992 the Section of Epidemiology conducted a rapid, initial assessment of reports of widespread illness in Fairbanks attributed to exposure to oxyfuel or motor vehicle exhaust.
Taxi drivers were interviewed at Fairbanks International Airport; health-care workers at Tanana Valley Clinic, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, and the State Public Health Laboratory-Fairbanks; and students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks dining commons.
Because no illness can be anticipated to occur from exposure to carbon monoxide in ambient air in Anchorage or Fairbanks at the levels and frequency that have occurred in the past or could be expected to occur in the future, the health benefits of the oxyfuel program must be seriously questioned.
www.epi.hss.state.ak.us /bulletins/docs/b1992_26.htm   (672 words)

  
 ACCOMODATIONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A striking all-suite hotel located just a mile from the Fairbanks International Airport, in the middle of the area's prime shopping corridors and business districts.
While the hotel is just a mile from one of Fairbanks’ main shopping and business districts, it features easy access to nature trails, Creamer’s Wildlife Refuge, and is home to the Alaska Bird Observatory.
Although rustic by urban standards, Coldfoot Camp is kept clean and features private bath facilities in each of the rooms, a luxury in the remote wilderness of Alaska’s Arctic.
www.arctic-outfitters.com /new_page_4.htm   (557 words)

  
 Do I Need A Jacket? - The Weather Right Now
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www.doineedajacket.com /dinaj.asp?dinaj=PAFA   (298 words)

  
 Feds consider closing some airport control towers during wee hours (printable version)
The airport’s Web site late Wednesday indicated that an American Airlines flight was due to depart for Dallas-Fort Worth at 12:30 this morning while an America West flight from Las Vegas was due to arrive in Reno at 1:23 a.m.
Kulpin was not sure what the airport’s response would be if the FAA closed its night tower, but an argument could be made against such proposal, he said.
For example, the control tower at Palm Springs International Airport in California operates for only 17 hours, Martin said.
www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=92443   (546 words)

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