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Fairbanks International Airport (IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA, FAA LID: FAI) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the United States state of Alaska. [2] It is located in the South Van Horn census-designated place. [1]
May 24—The Alaska State Troopers this week identified the pilots killed in the crash last month of a cargo plane loaded with fuel as 68-year-old Anchorage resident John Sliwinski and 63-year-old ...
Weeks Field Runway, 1934 Aerial view of Fairbanks, Weeks Field visible on the right (1934) Detail view of airport facilities, 1934. Weeks Field was the first airport for Fairbanks, Alaska, existing from 1923 to 1951, when most operations were moved to Fairbanks International Airport.
The Sikorsky S-92 owned by Cougar Helicopters issued a mayday after experiencing low oil pressure in the main gear-box and requesting emergency clearance to return to St. John's airport. The aircraft ditched in the North Atlantic approximately 10 minutes after issuing the mayday at 7:58 am ET resulting in 17 fatalities and 1 passenger rescued ...
The U.S. government acquired homesteads southeast of the town of Fairbanks beginning in 1938. From this 6 square miles (16 km 2 ) Ladd Field was created. The first aircraft to land there was a Douglas O-38 F, 33-324 , c/n 1177, in October 1940, which is now preserved in the National Museum of the United States Air Force . [ 7 ]
Mar. 28—Alaska Department of Transportation is testing a robotic dog for future use in wildlife mitigation at Fairbanks International Airport. DOT program manager Ryan Marlow demonstrates the ...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Douglas DC-4 airplane crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers said. It was not immediately known how many people were on board. The website www.airlines.net said standard passenger seating for a DC-4 was 44 during its heyday, but most have been converted to freighters.
Price, North Carolina (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 36°32′20″N 79°54′53″W / 36.53889°N 79.91472°W / 36.53889; -79