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Bethel Airport 
IATA: BET – ICAO: PABE – FAA LID: BET Location of airport in Alaska
BETSummary Airport type Public Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region Location Bethel, Alaska Elevation AMSL 126 ft / 38 m Coordinates 60°46′47″N 161°50′17″W / 60.77972°N 161.83806°W 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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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]
Airlines and non-stop destinations
Airlines Destinations Alaska Airlines Anchorage Era Alaska Anchorage, Atmautluak, Chefornak, Chevak, Eek, Hooper Bay, Kalskag, Kasigluk, Kongiganak, Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Marshall, Nightmute, Pilot Station, Russian Mission, St. Mary's, Toksook Bay, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak [2] Grant Aviation Tununak Top Destinations
Top ten busiest domestic routes out of BET
(July 2010 - June 2011) [3]Rank City Passengers Carriers 1 
Anchorage, AK57,000 Alaska, Era Alaska 2 Emmonak, AK5,000 Hageland 3 Quinhagak, AK4,000 Hageland 4 Chevak, AK4,000 Aero Flight 5 Kipnuk, AK4,000 Aero Flight, Hageland 6 Hooper Bay, AK4,000 Aero Flight 7 Kongiganak, AK3,000 Aero Flight 8 Toksook Bay, AK3,000 Hageland 9 Kasigluk, AK3,000 Flight Alaska 10 Mountain Village, AK3,000 - Cargo airlines
- Alaska Central Express
- Arctic Transportation Services
- Lynden Air Cargo
- Northern Air Cargo
- Yute Air
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for BET (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ^ Era Alaska Timetable (PDF). Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BET&Airport_Name=Bethel,%20AK:%20Bethel%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
External links
- FAA Alaska Airport Diagram (GIF)
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BET, effective 20 October 2011
- 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
Categories:- Airports in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska
- WAAS reference stations
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