We'll fly to Fairbanks and drive the Richardson Highway to Paxson, AK today!
We have a long day planned for today.
We start at MCI for a 6:40 am flight to Fairbanks arriving at 2:13 PM. Reservations for Nancy and Terry made on 9/24/2024 DL2105 MCI to SEA and DL1061 SEA to FAI.
We'll pick up a rental car at the airport, get a few groceries at Safeway, and start our drive on the Richardson Highway. In Paxson (about 180 mile from the airport) we'll stay at the Denali Cabins for one night.​
FAI
Fairbanks International Airport
We arrive at the Fairbanks airport at 2:13 AKDT (UTC -8). We'll pick up our luggage and head to Enterprise to get our SUV. We plan to stop for some groceries at the Safeway near the airport.
NOTE: I can't book an Enterprise rental car until 11/21/2024. I can select a date on their website more than 9 months out, but if I do, Enterprise comes back with "no cars available on selected dates".​
Denali Highway Cabins
Denali Highway Cabins & Tours
HC02 Box 7292 Paxson (Gakona), Alaska 99586
907-987-0977
Office hours: 7 am to 7 pm Alaska time
It's about 180 miles from the airport in Fairbanks to the Denali Highway Cabins. We felt that was about as far as we wanted to drive after an already long day of travel.
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The cabins have all the comforts and come with breakfast in the morning. We should get a good night sleep for our drive tomorrow.
