Bethel Airport

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METAR: PABE 231053Z 08007KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP096 T10111028

TAF: PABE 231131Z 2312/2412 09007KT P6SM SCT100 FM231800 12015KT P6SM BKN050 FM240400 11009KT P6SM -RA OVC015

Reporting Station: PABE (0.5 NM at True Heading of 31)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1009.6
Temperature: -1.1 C (30.02 F)
Dewpoint: -2.8 C (26.96 F)

Location

Latitude: 
60-46-42.8000N (60.778556)
Longitude: 
161-50-13.8000W (-161.837167)
Elevation: 
128.8 feet MSL (39 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
9.8 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -8.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. SW of Bethel, Alaska
Found On: 
Mc Grath Chart
FAA Region: 
AAL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JOSEPH LARAUX
BOX 505
BETHEL, AK 99559
907-543-2498
ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
907-269-0749

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
11/1958
Control tower: 
Yes
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
MAY-OCT/MON-FRI/0700-2100
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAN (Anchorage)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAN (Anchorage)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1129 feet (344 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
BET
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: 
Class I
ARFF Index: B
Air Carrier Service: Scheduled
Certification Date: 04/2005

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  96
Multi Engine:  7
GA Helicopters:  7

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2022)

Total Operations:  76406
Commercial:  3086 4.0%
Air Taxi:  53703 70.3%
GA Local:  784 1.0%
GA Itinerant:  18598 24.3%
Military Aircraft:  235 0.3%

Communications

CTAF:  118.700
Tower:  BETHEL
118.7
Hrs: 0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.
Ground:  121.7
Approach:  ANCHORAGE ARTCC
Departure:  ANCHORAGE ARTCC
ATIS:  119.8
Hrs: 24
ASOS:  135.45 (907-543-5475)
EMERG:  121.5

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 125.2/372.0 (BETHEL RCAG).
  • FREQ 118.7 IS CTAF AT BETHEL SPB AND HANGAR LAKE SPB.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 907

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Hangar One Air, Inc.
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Unicom 123.5 543-4001 100LL, Jet A
Independent aviation fuel
Independent
100LL - 3.64 USD per gallon
on 8/18/01
Trucks
Independent aviation fuel
Independent
Jet A - 2.63 USD per gallon
on 8/18/01
Trucks
Kusko Aviation
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543-3279
Yute Air Alaska, Inc.
   Website
   Email
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Arinc 131.25 543-5047 100LL
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Kenai(ENA)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-866-864-1737

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

There are various types of charts available for an airport. They are listed in the Page Type column. Here is a legend for those types:

APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
APD AIRPORT DIAGRAM AK-1
HOT HOT SPOT AK-1
IAP ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 19R AK-1
IAP ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 19R AK-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 01L AK-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 01R AK-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 19L AK-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 19R AK-1
IAP RNAV (GPS)-A AK-1
IAP VOR RWY 01L AK-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS AK-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AK-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near BET

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
61.4 Quinhagak Airport
(KWN PAQH AQH)
180 170 100LL
81.9 Aniak Airport
(ANI PANI ANI)
52 41 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

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NM of PABE

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

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NM of PABE

Remarks

A110-10 WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV.
A110-11 MULT PAVEMENT VARIATIONS FULL LEN OF TWY C SOUTH OF RWY 12/30.
A110-12 TSNT PRKG W END OF S RAMP MRKD BY GREEN CONES.
A110-14 COND RPRTG & OTR MAINT SVC AVBL DURG MAINT DUTY HR. AFT HR SVC PPR IN WRITING - AMGR.
A110-15 NWS BLN LAUNCH FAC ON ARPT - SEE INSIDE BACK CVR FOR OPS DTLS.
A110-17 LOCK WHEEL TURNS NA ALL SFCS.
A110-18 TSA REG; SEE 49 CFR 1542. GATES & DOORS SECURED ALL TIMES. UNFAM TSNT - AMGR.
A110-19 ARPT SAND SMALLER GRADATION THAN FAA RCMDD/SEE AC150/5200-30.
A110-8 PSNL & EQPT MAY BE ON RWY ANY TIME.
A110-9 PTARMIGAN & WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT.
A26 CLSD TO ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS UNLESS PPR APPROVED IN WRITING BY AMGR - BOX 505, BETHEL, AK 99559.
A30-01R/19L SKED & UNSKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS NA.
A30-12/30 SKED & UNSKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS NA. W 1200 FT CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS GWT APR-NOV.
A33-12/30 495 FT ASPH RWY 30 END; RMNG GRVL.
A47-01L TOUCHDOWN RVR AVBL 0700-2000 1 NOV-30 MAR; 1 APR-31 OCT 0700-2200.
A47-19R TOUCHDOWN RVR AVBL 0700-2000 1 NOV-30 MAR; 1 APR-31 OCT 0700-2200.
A70-FUEL-10 0 SELF-SERV FUEL NA; FUEL SVC CHARGE AFT 1800.
A81-APT WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RWY 01L/19R, 01R/19L, RWY 12/30; TWY LIGHTS - CTAF. ACTVT MALSR RWY 01L & 19R; REIL RWY 01R & 19L; VASI RWY 01L & 19R; PAPI RWY 01R & 19L - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 01L/19R
01R/19L
12/30
Longest Runway: 01L/19R is 6400 ft (1951 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 01L, 19R

BET Airport Runway Details

Runway 01L/19R  6400 ft x 150 ft (1951 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 06/30/2011
Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  41 /F/C/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  105.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  147.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  244.0

Runway 01L

Runway 19R

Elevation: 
127.2 102.2
Latitude: 
60-46-18.3688N 60-47-16.1789N
Longitude: 
161-50-36.6126W 161-49-45.2947W
Runway True Alignment: 
023 203
ILS Type: 
MLS ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
Runway Visual Range (RVR): 
Touchdown Touchdown
Approach Light System: 
1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
39 52
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
6400 6400
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
6400 6400
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
6400 6400
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
6400 6400

Runway 01R/19L  4000 ft x 75 ft (1219 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 06/30/2011
Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  31 /F/C/Y/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway 01R

Runway 19L

Elevation: 
122.1 116.8
Latitude: 
60-46-15.6239N 60-46-51.7514N
Longitude: 
161-50-23.7009W 161-49-51.6199W
Runway True Alignment: 
023 203
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
31 32

Runway 12/30  1858 ft x 75 ft (566 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 06/30/2011
Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  31 /F/C/Y/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway 12

Runway 30

Elevation: 
125.6 126.8
Latitude: 
60-46-52.7378N 60-46-41.3416N
Longitude: 
161-50-51.6504W 161-50-22.3796W
Runway True Alignment: 
128 308
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
REIL: 
No No

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Minor
Powerplant Repair: 
Minor
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

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