PAEI · Eielson Air Force Base

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

547

Elevation ft

Runway

14,530

Longest ft · 14/32

64.67N

147.10W

Eielson Air Force Base serves Fairbanks, Alaska at 547 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 14,530 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
14/32	14,530 × 150 ft	concrete	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 547 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	547 ft	2,545 ft	2,168 ft	3,252 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,747 ft	2,779 ft	2,294 ft	3,441 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,947 ft	3,013 ft	2,421 ft	3,631 ft
35°C afternoon	3,078 ft	3,038 ft	2,435 ft	3,652 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 14,530 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,652 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: PAEI is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAFA Fairbanks International Airport	21 nm NW	11,800 ft
PAGK Gulkana Airport	157 nm S	5,001 ft
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	192 nm S	6,006 ft
PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field	213 nm S	6,500 ft

04Fuel and services at PAEI

There is no public FBO fuel to log at PAEI. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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