Flights Barrow → Fairbanks
BRW → FAI
Route overview
The flight route connects Barrow with Fairbanks and serves an airport that sees approximately one million passengers annually. This high-volume destination highlights the significant travel demand between these two cities.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Barrow (BRW) → Fairbanks (FAI) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fairbanks the average ATFM delay is 1.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Heading to Fairbanks: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Barrow (BRW) to Fairbanks (FAI) heads south-east for about 807 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Air-traffic congestion: arriving into Fairbanks it is 1.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Route facts
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
Airlines operating BRW-FAI
Airports
Frequently asked questions about BRW-FAI
Route-specific punctuality data isn't available yet. Check your flight on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis.
The cancellation rate varies by airline and season. Check your flight risk for an up-to-date estimate.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fairbanks, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
