Transportation

Fairbanks is the heart of the Interior, uniting the main transportation arteries of Alaska - Alaska Highways, the Alaska Railroad and the Airport. Despite the relative remoteness, Fairbanks possesses obvious transportation advantages:

Saving time: flying through the pole
Surprisingly, flying through Fairbanks to Europe and Asia can be faster since all the flights are going through the polar circle. Via Fairbanks, you'll save over 300 miles per round trip between Europe and Asia, and up to 200 miles per round trip between Asia and the continental U.S. or Canada. And, Fairbanks offers additional flight and block time savings, due to straight in and out approaches and departures, ATC delay-free operations, captain's choice of optimal runway direction, and short taxiing distances.

Saving fuel: cutting costs
Fairbanks’ lower cost fuel and into-wing service can add up to significant savings for any Alaskan operations. At Fairbanks, you won't endure fuel consortium initiation fees, on-going expenses, construction surcharges, or hydrant system-related environmental liability exposure.

Safe from weather tricks
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Fairbanks has one of the most reliable flying weather conditions in Alaska. Fairbanks' weather is 94% VFR and historically 99.5% diversion-free for widebody operations. There is also minimal de-icing due to light, dry snow. Fairbanks' top-notch field maintenance team keeps the runway bare and dry with good braking action so you can count on on-time MGTOW departures all winter long.