Bethel Regional Airport

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Bethel Regional Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 0B1
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Town of Bethel
Location		Bethel, Maine
Elevation AMSL		654 ft / 199 m
Coordinates		44°25′31″N 070°48′36″W / 44.42528, -70.81
Website		FlyBethelMaine.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
14/32	3,818	1,164	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			4,520
Based aircraft			13
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Bethel Regional Airport (FAA LID: 0B1) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Bethel, a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is owned by the Town of Bethel.^[1]

The airport is currently not served by any commercial airline, though on-demand service once served the airport from Bedford, MA on Linear Air. A free shuttle runs between the town of Bethel and Sunday River ski resort, stopping at the airport on-demand and for occasional scheduled stops.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Bethel Regional Airport covers an area of 225 acres (91 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (14/32) measuring 3,818 x 75 ft. (1,164 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 26, 2006, the airport had 4,520 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 99.6% general aviation and 0.4% military. There are 13 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 15% ultralight and 8% multi-engine.^[1]