Bethel Airport
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| Bethel Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BET – ICAO: PABE – FAA: BET | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||
| Location | Bethel, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 126 ft / 38 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 6,400 | 1,951 | Asphalt |
| 11/29 | 1,860 | 567 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 122,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 232 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Bethel Airport (IATA: BET, ICAO: PABE, FAA LID: BET) is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Bethel Airport covers an area of 1,056 acres (427 ha) at an elevation of 126 feet (38 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 18/36 with a 6,400 x 150 ft (1,951 x 46 m) asphalt pavement and 11/29 with a 1,860 x 75 ft (567 x 23 m) gravel surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2007, the airport had 122,000 aircraft operations, an average of 334 per day: 54% air taxi, 41% general aviation, 4% scheduled commercial and 1% military. At that time there were 232 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single engine, 7% multi-engine, 2% helicopters and 1% military.[1]
[edit] Airlines and non-stop destinations
- Alaska Airlines (Anchorage)
- Era Aviation (Anchorage)
- Frontier Flying Service (Anchorage, Klaskag)[2]
- Hageland Aviation Services (Chefornak, Chevak, Eek, Kalskag, Kasigluk, Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Marshall, Russian Mission, St. Mary's, Tuntutuliak)[3]
[edit] Cargo airlines
- Alaska Central Express
- Arctic Transportation Services
- Lynden Air Cargo
- Northern Air Cargo
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for BET (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ^ Frontier Flying Service: 2007 Timetable (PDF). Retrieved 29-Aug-2007.
- ^ Hageland Aviation Services: Scheduled Flights (PDF). Retrieved 29-Aug-2007.
[edit] External links
- Hybrid map and satellite image
- FAA Alaska Airport Diagram (GIF)
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BET, effective 5 June 2008
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PABE
- ASN accident history for BET
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PABE
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABE
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BET
- Check current FAA delays for this airport

