Ladd Aaf Airport (PAFB), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
LADD AAF (PAFB), also known as FBK, is a military airfield serving Fairbanks and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, under Department of Army inspection. Business aviation activity here is seasonal and modest, reflecting the airfield's role supporting military and training operations rather than civil traffic.
Runways
Ladd Aaf Airport has one paved runway, 07/25, 8,575 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt and concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Helipads and surfaces under 500 ft are excluded.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Ladd Aaf Airport has J8 available on the field. The airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Ladd Aaf Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fairbanks International (PAFA), 6 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Ladd Aaf Airport recorded 319 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at LADD AAF (PAFB) concentrates heavily in the summer months, peaking in July, with virtually no activity recorded from October through March.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 140 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Ladd Aaf Airport averages 0.2 days above 90°F in June, 31.0 freeze days in January and 4.8 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 72.9°F, and January the coldest, at 0.0°F.
Weather station is 2.9 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Ladd Aaf Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, environmental, pavement strength and other notes.
24-hour prior permission required (PPR) for transient aircraft; contact base operations for arrangements.
Caution: a road approaches the ends of Runway 07 and 25. No overruns are available.
A 15-foot road lies 349 feet west of the departure end; railroad tracks 23 feet high lie 556 feet west of the departure end; trees 25 feet high lie 556 feet west of the departure end. A road 387 feet from the departure end runs through the clear zone perpendicular to the extended centerline; a river 477 feet from the departure end does the same. Road traffic is controlled by air traffic control when the tower is open.
Caution: a lighted highway parallel to and north of Runway 07/25 can be mistaken for the runway.
A fixed-wing medevac pad is located at the operations ramp; a rotary-wing medevac pad is located at the hospital. Fifteen minutes' notice is required for use.
Bird activity is present in the vicinity of the airport.
PCN June through February: 111/F/B/W/T. PCN March through May: 69/F/D/W/T.
The north traffic pattern is restricted to rotary-wing aircraft and MQ-1 Gray Eagle operations only. Large aircraft use ramp parking; tie-down parking for small aircraft is not available.
When the tower is closed, activate airfield lighting using CTAF.
An active railroad, 556 feet from the departure end, runs through the clear zone perpendicular to the centerline; when the railroad is active, air traffic control will advise that landing and departure are not authorized. A 15-foot road, 387 feet east of the departure end and 349 feet from the departure end, runs through the clear zone perpendicular to the extended centerline. A river 556 feet from the departure end also runs through the clear zone perpendicular to the extended centerline.
Designated helipad: S.
Minimums are based on weather observations from Fairbanks International Airport (FBK).
A firing range is located south of the field; contact air traffic control or operations regarding adjacent activity.
Inspection conducted by the Department of the Army.
Alert: numerous night-vision-device aircraft operations occur in the vicinity of LADD AAF. Expect numerous dimly lit aircraft in the Tanana Flats and Yukon Training Area during hours of darkness and on weekdays from September through April.
Caution: a marked light pole 100 feet tall is located three-quarters of a nautical mile southeast.
ASOS frequency 119.275 is associated with R-2205 Yukon Training Range; ASOS frequency 18.525 is associated with R-2211 Blair Lake Training Range. Reception is limited to line of sight; below 5,000 feet MSL, reception is limited from 210 to 100 degrees within 100 nautical miles by terrain, with no limit above 5,000 feet within 50 nautical miles. From 3,500 to 12,000 feet, reception is limited from 100 to 210 degrees between 50 and 100 nautical miles by terrain, with no limit above 12,000 feet within 100 nautical miles. Service is unmonitored when the tower is closed. Surface visibility is restricted from 020 to 050 degrees due to Hangar 1, and from 250 to 350 degrees due to the tower and buildings.
All helicopter operations are conducted in day visual meteorological conditions only.
Taxiways A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and sections of N and S do not have shoulders.
De-icing services are not available.
Weather service is available on frequencies 142.1 and 381.375, or by contacting the metro line; monitoring runs Monday through Saturday from 0900Z to 0900Z, except holidays or as noted by NOTAM. For medevac after hours, contact the designated line.
PAPI maintenance occurs on the last Wednesday of each month, 0900-1200 and 1800-2100Z; PAPI is not available during that time.
US Customs and international trash disposal services are not available.
Edge lighting on Taxiway H and portions of Taxiways N and S is located more than 10 feet from the taxiway side stripes.
GCA is available on frequencies 121.3, 118.05, and 276.4, Monday through Friday from 1700 to 0100, except holidays.
Rapid hot refueling points are closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; other times are handled by NOTAM. Aviation units requiring cold fuel should contact their own operations.
Caution: unlighted towers in the alpha SOD center are inoperative.
During weather station evacuation - no further detail provided.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Ladd Aaf Airport has four airfields within 42 NM. The closest is Metro Field, 4.21 NM southwest.
Part of the Interior and Northern Alaska area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAFB
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PAFB.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at PAFB / LADD AAF?
LADD AAF (PAFB) stocks J8 fuel only; Jet A is not available on the field. Rapid hot refueling points are closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, with other times handled by NOTAM, and aviation units needing cold fuel must contact their own operations.
Are customs services available at PAFB?
LADD AAF (PAFB) does not offer US Customs on site, and international trash disposal is also unavailable. The nearest customs point is Fairbanks International Airport, roughly 6.33 nautical miles away.
What is the runway configuration at LADD AAF?
LADD AAF operates a single paved runway, 07/25, measuring 8,575 feet long and 150 feet wide with an asphalt-concrete surface. The field also includes several small paved helipad surfaces (H1, H4, H5, H6, H7), each 50 by 50 feet.