Bethel Airport
Bethel Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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IATA: BET – ICAO: PABE – FAA LID: BET | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Bethel, Alaska | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 129 ft / 39 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 60°46′43″N 161°50′14″W / 60.77861°N 161.83722°WCoordinates: 60°46′43″N 161°50′14″W / 60.77861°N 161.83722°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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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]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 140,291 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 134,848 enplanements in 2009, and 144,353 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]
History
Construction began September 21, 1941, and the airfield was activated July 4, 1942; it was known as Bethel Air Base. It was used by Air Transport Command as auxiliary airfield for Lend-Lease aircraft being flown to Siberia. The facility was transferred to Eleventh Air Force, then to Alaskan Air Command in 1945; it became the joint-use Bethel Airport. It was used for construction of AC&W Bethel Air Force Station in the mid-1950s. Full jurisdiction was turned over to Alaska Government in 1958.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
Bethel Airport covers an area of 1,056 acres (427 ha) at an elevation of 129 feet (39 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 1L/19R is 6,400 by 150 feet (1,951 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface; 1R/19L is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 12/30 is 1,858 by 75 feet (566 x 23 m) with an asphalt/gravel surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2011, 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% helicopter, and 1% military.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Anchorage, AK | 57,000 | Alaska, Era Alaska |
2 | Emmonak, AK | 5,000 | Hageland |
3 | Quinhagak, AK | 4,000 | Hageland |
4 | Chevak, AK | 4,000 | Aero Flight |
5 | Kipnuk, AK | 4,000 | Aero Flight, Hageland |
6 | Hooper Bay, AK | 4,000 | Aero Flight |
7 | Kongiganak, AK | 3,000 | Aero Flight |
8 | Toksook Bay, AK | 3,000 | Hageland |
9 | Kasigluk, AK | 3,000 | Flight Alaska |
10 | Mountain Village, AK | 3,000 |
Cargo airlines
Airline | Destination |
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Alaska Central Express | Anchorage |
Everts Air Cargo | Anchorage |
Lynden Air Cargo | Anchorage |
Northern Air Cargo | Anchorage |
- Alaska Central Express
- Arctic Transportation Services
- Everts Air Cargo
- Lynden Air Cargo
- Northern Air Cargo
- Yute Air
References
- 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for BET (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ↑ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ Era Alaska Timetable Archived March 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (PDF). Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BET&Airport_Name=Bethel,%20AK:%20Bethel%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 10, 2016
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BET, effective November 10, 2016
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BET
- AirNav airport information for PABE
- ASN accident history for BET
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABE
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BET
- Check current FAA delays for this airport