Eielson Air Force Base (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska.

Located 216 miles from the Arctic Circle, Eielson Air Force Base is one of the northernmost U.S. Air Force installations in the world and home to one of the most advanced fighter jets, the F-35A Lightning II.

Eielson Air Force Base The 354th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Eielson Air Force Base, located 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. The 354th Fighter Wing mission is to provide "USINDOPACOM combat-ready airpower, advanced integration training, and a …

2 days ago · A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, a fifth-generation fighter jet from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, performed during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on ...

Eielson is located 23 miles south of Fairbanks in central Alaska's Fairbanks North Star Borough. Fairbanks is Alaska's second largest city with approximately 35,000 residents; the entire Fairbanks North Star Borough contains approximately 85,000 people.

Eielson AFB is 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, AK on Alaska Highway 2, known as the Richardson Highway. If you are driving the Alaskan Highway, follow the signs north, toward Fairbanks. You will pass through the small communities of Tok …

Eielson AFB is located 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, in the interior of Alaska, about 110 miles south of the arctic circle. Fairbanks has about 88,000 people and boasts many of the services...

Sep 1, 2022 · Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) is an active installation established in 1944. The mission of the base is to train and equip soldiers for close air support of ground troops in an arctic environment (Eielson AFB, 2005). Eielson AFB is located approximately 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.

1 day ago · Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft fly over the Alaska Range en route to their new home at the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. (Adam Keele/U.S. Air National Guard)

2 days ago · A U.S. Air Force pilot is reported safe after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at a base in Alaska. Air Force Col. Paul Townsend commands the 354th Fighter Wing. ... Eielson Air Force Base is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Fairbanks.