Fairbanks (FAI) to Tanana (TAL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 03m
Bearing
283° W
Fairbanks (FAI) to Tanana (TAL) is 127 miles (204 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FAI–TAL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Wright Air Service operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop FAI–TAL; the Cessna 208 Caravan was the most common aircraft at 89% of departures; flights ran 63% full.
Departures
79
April 2026
Seats
559
both directions
Passengers
351
both directions
Load factor
62.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FAI–TAL?
Wright Air Service operated the most nonstop FAI–TAL departures in April 2026 (76), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- 8V
Wright Air Service
76 departures · 532 seats
Share of departures96.2%64.3%
Load
- 4W
Warbelow
3 departures · 27 seats
Share of departures3.8%33.3%
Load
What plane flies FAI–TAL?
In April 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew 89% of FAI–TAL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna 208 Caravan
70 departures · 64.3% load
88.6% - Cessna C206
6 departures · 50.0% load
7.6% - Piper PA-31
3 departures · 33.3% load
3.8%
How has FAI–TAL traffic changed?
Nonstop FAI–TAL departures fell from 87 in May 2025 to 79 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAI–TAL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
87 departures · 457 passengers
65.0%
Load
June 2025
81 departures · 487 passengers
72.6%
Load
July 2025
59 departures · 326 passengers
68.3%
Load
August 2025
66 departures · 353 passengers
69.0%
Load
September 2025
49 departures · 223 passengers
67.4%
Load
October 2025
69 departures · 331 passengers
64.1%
Load
November 2025
67 departures · 324 passengers
64.9%
Load
December 2025
73 departures · 363 passengers
73.3%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 277 passengers
60.0%
Load
February 2026
58 departures · 275 passengers
64.4%
Load
March 2026
69 departures · 299 passengers
62.4%
Load
April 2026
79 departures · 351 passengers
62.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
TAL → FAI
62.6% full
41 departures · 189 passengers
FAI → TAL
63.0% full
38 departures · 162 passengers
Nonstop FAI–TAL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Tanana
US
Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport
Coordinates
65.17°N, 152.11°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Fairbanks (FAI) from Tanana (TAL)?
FAI to TAL is 127 miles (204 km / 110 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FAI to TAL?
A nonstop covers the 127-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FAI–TAL?
In April 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures (88.6%), followed by the Cessna C206 (7.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying FAI–TAL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 127-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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