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Ladd Army Airfield
PAFB / FBKFairbanks, AlaskaELEV 454 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ladd Army Airfield (PAFB / FBK) sits in Fairbanks, Alaska, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 454 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FBK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Fairbanks International Airport (FAI, 6 nm), Eielson Air Force Base (EIL, 17 nm), and Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN, 41 nm).
Charter pricing from FBK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Fort Wainwright. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Fairbanks.
Field capability
ICAO
PAFB
IATA
FBK
FAA / Local
FBK
Elevation
454 ft
Coordinates
64.8375° N · 147.6140° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 454 ft, FBK sits higher than 78% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmFAIFairbanks International AirportFairbanks
- 17nmEILEielson Air Force BaseFairbanks
- 41nmENNNenana Municipal AirportNenana
- 48nmMNTMinto Al Wright AirportMinto
- 50nmPACLClear AirportClear
- 70nmBIGAllen Army AirfieldDelta Junction Ft Greely
Location
Open the full mapPAFB · Ladd Army Airfield · Fairbanks, AK
From the ramp
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