Direct Flights from Anchorage to Fairbanks
Nonstop service from ANC to FAI on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Alaska
Nonstop flights
~7/day
Distance
260 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Fairbanks
Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the interior region of Alaska and the second most populous in the state. The 2020 census put the population of the city proper at 32,515 and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 95,655, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska, after Anchorage.
Top things to do in Fairbanks
- Sacred Heart Cathedral is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Fairbanks and is the seat of the bishop of the diocese.
- The University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAMN) is a multidisciplinary museum of natural, cultural, and art history located on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
- Pioneer Park is a 44-acre (109-ha) city park in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States run by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Department of Parks and Recreation.
- Ski Land is a lift-served ski and snowboard area at Cleary Summit on the Steese Highway, 20 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska.
- The Georgeson Botanical Garden is located at 117 West Tanana Drive on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.
- The Michael E. Krauss Alaska Native Language Archive (ANLA) in Fairbanks, Alaska, is an extensive repository for manuscripts and recordings documenting the Native Languages of Alaska.
- Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the interior region of Alaska and the second most populous in the state.
- The Pioneer Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- The Native Art Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is an art school located at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), near Fairbanks, Alaska.
- The Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek is a historic gold mining site in central Alaska. It is located at mile 16.5 of the Steese Highway, northeast of Fairbanks.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Fairbanks
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Fairbanks is June–August, when daytime highs are a comfortable 68–75°F.
- How long to stay
- Fairbanks rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Sacred Heart Cathedral (Fairbanks, Alaska), University of Alaska Museum of the North, and Pioneer Park (Fairbanks, Alaska) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Anchorage (ANC) to Fairbanks (FAI) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Anchorage to Fairbanks?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Anchorage (ANC) and Fairbanks (FAI).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Anchorage to Fairbanks?
- There are about 7 nonstop departures per day (roughly 49 per week) from Anchorage to Fairbanks.
- How far is Fairbanks from Anchorage?
- Fairbanks is about 260 miles from Anchorage by air.
- What is there to do in Fairbanks?
- Popular things to do include Sacred Heart Cathedral (Fairbanks, Alaska), University of Alaska Museum of the North, Pioneer Park (Fairbanks, Alaska), Skiland, and more.
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