Bethel Airport
| Bethel Airport | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | PABE | ||
| IATA code | BET | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 38 m (125 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 6 miles southwest of Bethel , Alaska | ||
| Basic data | |||
| operator | State of Alaska | ||
| surface | 427 ha | ||
| Passengers | 144.353 | ||
| Flight movements |
122,000 (2013/14) | ||
| Runways | |||
| 01L / 19R | 1951 m × 46 m asphalt | ||
| 01R / 19L | 1219 m × 23 m asphalt | ||
| 12/30 | 567 m × 23 m gravel | ||
The Bethel Airport ( IATA: BET ; ICAO: PABE ) is a public airport, which is 6 km southwest of Bethel is.
According to records from the American aviation authority , a total of 140,291 bookings were recorded in 2010.
history
Construction of the airport began on September 21, 1941 , and opened on July 4, 1942 under the name Bethel Air Base . It was mainly used for stopovers by so-called lend-lease planes that were brought to Siberia .
Infrastructure and planes
The airport covers an area of 427 hectares and is 38 meters above sea level .
The airport has three runways :
- 01L / 19R: 1951 × 46 meters of asphalt
- 01R / 19L: 1219 × 23 meters of asphalt
- 12/30: 567 × 23 meters of gravel
In 2010 the airport recorded 122,000 movements, an average of 334 daily:
- 54% air taxi
- 41% General Aviation
- 4% scheduled flights
- 1% military
At that time, 232 aircraft were stationed at the airport:
- 90% single engine aircraft
- 7% multi-engine aircraft
- 2% helicopter
- 1% military aircraft
Airlines and non-stop destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled flights:
| society | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | Anchorage |
| Era Alaska | Anchorage , Atamautluak , Chefornak , Chevak , Eek , Hooper Bay , Kalskag , Kasigluk , Kongiganak , Kwethluk , Kwigillinok , Marshall , Nightmute , Pilot Station , Russian Mission , St. Mary's , Toksook Bay , Tuluksak , Tuntutuliak |
| Flight Alaska | Aniak , Chefornak , Eek , Goodnews Bay , Kipnuk , Kongiganak , Kwigillingok , Newtok , Nightmute , Platinum , Quinhagak , Toksook Bay , Tuntutuliak , Tununak |
| Grant Aviation | Tununak |
| Lynden Air Cargo | Anchorage |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b AirportIQ 5010: Bethel. GCR1.com, accessed October 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Enplanements for CY 2008 ( English , PDF, 1.0 MB) In: CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ↑ Enplanements for CY 2010 ( English , PDF, 189 KB) In: CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A ( English , PDF , 2.03 MB) In: National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved on July 14, 2013.