EIL - Eielson Afb

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Location: Fairbanks, AK

Elevation: 547ft

Sectional: Fairbanks

Activation date: Apr 1949

Fuel: None

Runway 14/32: 14,530ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

Current Weather — VFR

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METAR

2026-07-20 18:55:00 AKDT

Ceiling:	20,000ft
Wind:	240° @ 10kt, gusts 14kt
Temperature:	77°F
Dewpoint:	52°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 20,000ft

Raw: METAR PAEI 210255Z AUTO 24010G14KT 10SM BKN200 26/11 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02550113 57012 $

TAF

2026-07-12 17:00:00 AKDT – 2026-07-12 19:00:00 AKDT

Ceiling: Sky clear

Wind: 000° @ kt

Weather: Light rain showers

Visbility: SM

Raw: TAF AMD PAEI 122220Z 1222/1404 VRB06KT 9999 SCT080 BKN120 QNH2971INS TEMPO 1301/1303 -SHRA BECMG 1310/1311 18009KT 9999 VCSH BKN070 BKN100 QNH2978INS TEMPO 1312/1315 -SHRA BKN060 OVC100 BECMG 1315/1316 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN120 QNH2991INS TX22/1301Z TN10/1312Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1222 NEXT 2706

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Ppr rqrd or emerg.
Trans alert svc avbl h24.
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.
Pmsv: metro blw 3000 ft reception fm 300-090 ltd byd 15 nm; blw 15000 ft ltd byd 75 nm; not ltd wi 100 nm at 20000 ft.
Augmentation capable 1600-0800z-. durg wx stn evac - wx sqdn at nr abv. alt wx lctn vsby ltd.
Fone patch thru 354 fw/cp - 907-377-1500/fmq19 907-377-5846.
Ctn: nstd lgt; 2000 ft rwy edge lgt btn d - c twy; 12 ft fm rwy edge.
Unmnt when paei atct clsd. wx h24 - d317-377-3140/1160 fm 1600-0800z-; 0800-1600z- comd post d317-377-1500. svc priority for to lcl flying sked.
Tsnt briefing aft ops hr - 17th ows at joint base pearl harbor-hickam d315-449-8333/7950/c808-449-8333/7950 or d315-448-3809/c808-448-3809.
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.
Quiet hr 0700-1500z-; tkof, ldg, lo apch, or tgl na; exc og/ cc apvl. unctld tkof/ldg na.
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.
Bak-12b (1104 ft) (3338 ft).
Bak-12b (1248 ft).
300 ft wide entire len; cntr 150 ft usbl.
No pallet trains longer than t3 with overhang will be acptd due to 25k loader support.
Wx svc h24 exc afld/twr closure - d377-1160/3140/c907-377-1160/3140; an/fmq-19 automated obs sys augmented by human obsn. fmq19 907-377-5846.
Tsnt wx brief when afld clsd; 3 hr pn - 15 ows d576-9755/c618-256-9755.
Afld mgmt opr h24; obo 0800-1600z. exp svcs dla durg hol.
Lcl or deploying acft rqr maint psnl to complete ops; incl de-ice psnl durg cold wx. trans alert na byd initial block in.

Comments

Ceiling:	12,000ft
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 8,000ft, Broken @ 12,000ft

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	000° @ kt
Weather:	Light rain showers
Visbility:	SM

Ceiling:	7,000ft
Wind:	180° @ 9kt
Weather:	Showers in vicinity
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 7,000ft, Broken @ 10,000ft

Ceiling:	6,000ft
Wind:	000° @ kt
Weather:	Light rain showers
Visbility:	SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 6,000ft, Overcast @ 10,000ft

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