Terminal Procedures

PAEI — Eielson AFB

FAIRBANKS, AK · 20 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA EILElevation 547 ft1 runwayLongest 14,530 ftToweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation
PAEI airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
PAEI airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

8 published instrument approaches: 3 ILS approaches, 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 14 chart previewILS OR LOC/DME RWY 14PDF
ILS Y OR LOC/DME Y RWY 32 chart previewILS Y OR LOC/DME Y RWY 32PDF
ILS Z OR LOC/DME Z RWY 32 chart previewILS Z OR LOC/DME Z RWY 32PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 14PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 32PDF
TACAN RWY 14 chart previewTACAN RWY 14PDF
TACAN Y RWY 32 chart previewTACAN Y RWY 32PDF
TACAN Z RWY 32 chart previewTACAN Z RWY 32PDF

Departure procedures

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ARUNY FOUR chart previewARUNY FOURPDF
BOJAA FOUR chart previewBOJAA FOURPDF
CROUK ONE (RNAV) chart previewCROUK ONE (RNAV)PDF
DELTA SEVEN chart previewDELTA SEVENPDF
HAWGG EIGHT chart previewHAWGG EIGHTPDF
NENANA SIX chart previewNENANA SIXPDF
RUNDY ONE (RNAV) chart previewRUNDY ONE (RNAV)PDF
WAPAX FIVE chart previewWAPAX FIVEPDF
WAPAX FIVE, CONT.1 chart previewWAPAX FIVE, CONT.1PDF

Arrival procedures (STAR)

ChartAmendment
FALCO FIVE chart previewFALCO FIVEPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

PAEI airport information

Control tower
Yes
Attendance
All all 1600-0800z++
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Fairbanks
NOTAM facility
EIL (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
19E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1949
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Fairbanks
Last FAA inspection
1976-07-07

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

PAEI radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
Tower127.2Eielson
Ground121.8Eielson
ATIS119.9Eielson
Approach125.35180-359127.1360-179Eielson

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

14,530 × 150 ft1432N2,000 ft
Runway layout at PAEI, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
14/3214,530 ft150 ftConcreteHigh intensity
  14 159°TLOC/GS · PAPI (4-box) 2.7° · ALSF-1 approach lighting · right-hand circuit
  32 339°TILS · PAPI (4-box) 2.7° · ALSF-1 approach lighting

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where PAEI is

Latitude, longitude64.6656400, -147.1014300
Elevation547 ft
From Fairbanks17 nm SE

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FAA remarks for PAEI

  • PPR RQRD OR EMERG.
  • TRANS ALERT SVC AVBL H24.
  • DEP RMN AT OR BLW 1500 FT TIL DEP END.
  • NSTD; N 11314 FT 300 FT WIDE; S 3200 FT 150 FT WIDE. LGT AT TWY A ENTRANCE E SIDE OF RWY; GAP BTN LGTS 446 FT. LGT AT TWY C ENTRANCE E SIDE OF RWY; GAP BTN LGT 400 FT.
  • 300 FT WIDE ENTIRE LEN; CNTR 150 FT USBL.
  • CRYPTO MTRL TSNT CREW NOT AVBL. VIP 30 MIN PPR WITH CHOCK TIME - AFLD MGMT. LTD FLEET SVC. NO POTABLE WATER.
  • OVHD TFC PAT ALT 2000 FT MSL; RECTANGULAR TFC PAT ALT 1500 FT MSL.
  • AVOID SMALL ARMS RANGE 2.5 NM E OF RWY 32 END; WKEND 1700-0100Z++; SFC - 3500 FT AGL.
  • CARGO & ACR CTC COMMAND POST 3 HR PRIOR & 30 MIN PROIR TO LNDG.
  • BASH PHASE II APR, MAY, AUG & SEP. GULLS, DUCKS & GEESE POSE HAZARD WHEN STANDING WATER ON FLD. RPT BIRD & ANIMAL STRIKES INVOF ARPT TO AFLD MGMT - D317-377-186, PTD OR 354 FW/SE D317-377-4110.
  • FILE FLT PLAN 2 HR BFR DEP. ARR RQR CUSTOMS 1.5 HR PPR - COMMAND POST. U.S. IMMIGRATION SVC NOT AVBL.
  • PACAF FTR ARR EXP RDCD RWY SEP; SIMILAR TYPE/DAY - 3000 FT; DISSIMILAR TYPE, NGT, WET RWY, BHND FRMN OR RCR LESS THAN 17 - 6000 FT; FTR LDG BHND NON FTR - 9000 FT; RCR VALIDATED AS COND WARRANT.
  • EXTSV FUEL DELAYS DURG RED FLAG ALASKA EXER APR-OCT.
  • AIR TERM & GND HANDLING SVC 1630-0030Z++ WKDAY; PPR OR EXP DELAY - AFLD MGMT.
  • ALASKA ANG 168TH AREFS OPS - D317-377-8800/C907-377-8800. ANG OPS H24 - D317-377-1861/3201.
  • PPR 5 DAYS - 24 HR PRIOR TO ARR - ARFLD MGMT D317-377-1861/C907-377-1861. PPR GOOD +/- 30 MIN ARR TIME; COORD PPR AFT TIME BY FONE OR PPR CNLD. EXP ARR TIME RSTRN EXC AIR EVAC & DV CODE 7 & UP.
  • BIRD WATCH COND MOD LCL PAT LTD TO MIN RQR WITH OG/CC APVL; TGL, FORMATION TKOF/LNDG NA; LOW APCH LTD TO 300 FT AGL. BIRD WATCH COND SVR; TKOF, PAT & LNDG NA EXC EMERG.
  • MOOSE ON & INVOF RWY.
  • N & S BARRIER RUNOUT REDUCED TO 950 FT.
  • PTNS OF APRON O ROW & S RAMP NOT VIS FROM TWR.
  • CONTINGENCY OPS - AMGR.
  • TRAN ALERT: TSNT MAINT LTD TO F16 SVCG UPON AIRCREW REQ. F16 THRU FLIGHT/BPO/PREFLIGHT INSP NA.
  • QUIET HR 0800-1500Z; UNCTLD TKOF/LDG NA; EXCEPTIONS RQR OG/CC APVL.
  • RADIO/NAV/WX RMRKS - (F) 1500-0700Z ++ DAILY.
  • PAEW ON RWY WHEN TWR UNMANNED.
  • MAINT OPS CNTR PPR 48 HR FM ETA - D317-377-1205. UHF PREF PAT FREQ.
  • PRIME KNGHT NOT AVBL.
  • FAIRBANKS FSS - 474-0137. FLT ADZY OR RSTRD & MIL OPRG AREA STATUS - EIELSON RANGE CTL SUAIS RADIO 125.3 OR 1-800-758-8723.
  • SEE AP1 SUP RMKS: BASE OPS COMSEC RESPONSIBILITY NA; LTD SECRET & COMSEC STORAGE AVBL. TOP SECRET & COMSEC INFO - COMMAND POST D317-377-1500.
  • CTN: NSTD LGT; 2000 FT RWY EDGE LGT BTN D - C TWY; 12 FT FM RWY EDGE.
  • CTN: FIRE HYDRANTS 64 FT NE OF TWY H CNTLN.
  • LOAD/OFF LOAD ENG RUN NA. ERO SVC AVBL FOR AMC ACFT.
  • VHF PTD FREQ UNMNT.
  • LOOP TWY E OF CORROSION HANGAR 1348 THRU 4/8 BAY AREA RSTRD TO WINGSPAN 45 FT OR LESS.
  • RWY 14/32 BAK-12 DEP END CABLES IN RAISED POSITION; BAK-12 AER 14/32 AVBL WITH 20 MIN PRIOR NOTICE. NORTH BARRIER RUNOUT REDUCED TO 950 FT, HOOK EQUIPPPED ACFT BE ALERT.
  • DE-ICE TYPE 1 AVBL, ANTI-ICE TYPE 4 UNAVBL.
  • FICON & RWY COND CODE NOT RPRTD.
  • ARFF STATUS CRITICAL LVL OF SVC (CLS) 62% FOR USAF CAT 10; REDUCED LVL OF SVC (RLS) 81% FOR USAF CAT 9.
  • TSNT CTC PTD AT LEAST 30 MIN PRIOR TO ARR. EIELSON AFB IS A 1 MOG STATION.
  • NO PALLET TRAINS LONGER THAN T3 WITH OVERHANG WILL BE ACPTD DUE TO 25K LOADER SUPPORT.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approaches at both ends of a long single runway

Eielson AFB’s instrument coverage is balanced across both ends of Runway 14/32 rather than favouring one direction. Three ILS and three localiser procedures provide ground-based guidance, while two RNAV (GPS) approaches add satellite-based options. The 14,530 ft concrete runway provides substantial take-off and landing distance, but the single-runway layout offers no alternative alignment.

Local chart coverage

Fairbanks International has a similarly broad procedure set nearby, while Ladd AAF and Nenana Municipal have much thinner coverage. Allen AAF falls between those groups but remains less extensively charted than Eielson. The Dawson and Fairbanks sectional charts add the wider visual-navigation context that the airport diagram, departure procedures and approach plates do not show.

Airports near PAEI

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAFBLadd AAFFAIRBANKS/FT WAINWRIGHT, AK17 nm NW5
PAFAFairbanks IntlFAIRBANKS, AK21 nm NW23
PANNNenana MuniNENANA, AK51 nm W4
PABIAllen AAFDELTA JUNCTION FT GREELY, AK54 nm SE9

VFR charts covering PAEI

Common questions about PAEI

What charts are available for PAEI?

20 current FAA charts for Eielson AFB, including 8 instrument approachs, 9 departure procedures, 1 arrival procedure, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PAEI?

Tower 127.2; Ground 121.8; ATIS 119.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at PAEI?

Eielson AFB has 1 runway. The longest is 14/32 at 14,530 ft by 150 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAEI have an ILS approach?

Yes — 3 ILS procedures are published. In total PAEI has 8 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the PAEI airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Eielson AFB is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is PAEI a towered airport?

Yes. Eielson AFB has an operating control tower, within Anchorage Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.

Are these PAEI charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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