Direct Flights from Portland to Fairbanks
Fairbanks · Alaska
Nonstop service from PDX to FAI on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 7 cities have a nonstop to Fairbanks, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Fairbanks for, from Portland
3h 45m in the air, 1,637 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
About Fairbanks
Fairbanks is a town in interior Alaska. With 31,000 inhabitants (2019), and 98,000 in Fairbanks North Star Borough, it is Alaska's second-largest city. A junction of several major highways, will be a likely stop of most visitors to the state.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
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).
Looking for things to do in Fairbanks? Explore Fairbanks is the official visitor guide.
Fairbanks weather, compared with Portland
25° cooler than Portland on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Fairbanks 1°F · Portland 47°F · 46° colder
- April
- Fairbanks 46°F · Portland 62°F · 16° colder
- July
- Fairbanks 73°F · Portland 81°F · 9° colder
- October
- Fairbanks 34°F · Portland 64°F · 30° colder
January bottoms out near 1°F — a real coat, not a layer. Fairbanks also swings harder through the year than Portland does — 72° between its coldest and warmest months against 36°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Fairbanks
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Fairbanks is May–August, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–73°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 Portland to Fairbanks?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Portland (PDX) to Fairbanks (FAI) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Portland to Fairbanks?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Portland (PDX) and Fairbanks (FAI).
- How far is Fairbanks from Portland?
- Fairbanks is about 1,637 miles from Portland 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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