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PABE Bethel Airport
Bethel, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BET
Lat/Long: 60-46-42.8046N / 161-50-13.8386W
60-46.713410N / 161-50.230643W
60.7785568 / -161.8371774
(estimated)
Elevation: 126 ft. / 38.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (2010)
From city: 3 miles SW of BETHEL, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99559

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1958
Sectional chart: MC GRATH
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: BET (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: OCT-APR 0500-2130, MAY-SEP 0630-2130
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT TWY LIGHTS & HIRL RY 01L/19R & MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF. ACTVT MALSR RY 01L & 19R AND VASI RYS 01L & 19R AND REIL RY 01L - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: ARFF EQUIPMENT STAFFED ONLY DURING ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.7
ATIS: 119.8
BETHEL GROUND: 121.7 [0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR]
BETHEL TOWER: 118.7 [0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR]
EMERG: 121.5
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 125.2/372.0 (BETHEL RCAG).
  • FREQ 118.7 IS CTAF AT BETHEL SPB AND HANGAR LAKE SPB.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BET at fieldBETHEL VORTAC114.1014E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BETHEL189/1.234414EBLZ -... .-.. --..
OSCARVILLE112/1.325114EOSE --- ... .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100 100LL JET-A JET-A1
SERVICE CHARGE FOR FUEL (25.00) AFTER 1800 DAILY.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 1L/19R

Dimensions: 6400 x 150 ft. / 1951 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 90.0
Double wheel: 112.0
Double tandem: 210.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 1L  RUNWAY 19R
Latitude: 60-46.306093N60-47.269657N
Longitude: 161-50.610358W161-49.754843W
Elevation: 124.8 ft.99.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 009 magnetic, 023 true189 magnetic, 203 true
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdown
TOUCHDOWN RVR AVBL 0700-2000 1 NOV-30 MAR, 1 APR-31 OCT 0700-2200.
touchdown
TOUCHDOWN RVR AVBL 0700-2000 1 NOV-30 MAR, 1 APR-31 OCT 0700-2200.
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lightsMALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: MLSILS/DME

Runway 1R/19L

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
RUNWAY 1R  RUNWAY 19L
Latitude: 60-46.260333N60-46.862500N
Longitude: 161-50.395167W161-49.860333W
Elevation: 117.1 ft.112.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 009 magnetic, 023 true189 magnetic, 203 true
Runway end identifier lights: no
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 1860 x 75 ft. / 567 x 23 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 60-46.879113N60-46.688990N
Longitude: 161-50.861382W161-50.373080W
Elevation: 123.3 ft.124.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 114 magnetic, 128 true294 magnetic, 308 true
Obstructions: 168 ft. ant, marked, 5600 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0747
Manager: L.J. DAVIS
BOX 505
BETHEL, AK 99559
Phone 907-543-2495
ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER 544-4617 AND 544-4674

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 232
Single engine airplanes: 209
Multi engine airplanes: 17
Helicopters: 4
Military aircraft: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 334/day *
54% air taxi
35% transient general aviation
6% local general aviation
4% commercial
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 26 June 2009

Additional Remarks

WEST 1200 FT RY 11/29 CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS GWT APR-NOV.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
SNOW REMOVAL ICE REMOVAL & ARPT HAZ RPRTNG ONLY PERFORMED DURG DUTY HRS; 0600-2100 MON-SAT; 1330-2100 SUN, UNLESS BY PRIOR ARNGMT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT.
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT MAY BE WORKING ON THE RY AT ANY TIME.
NUMEROUS PTARMIGAN/WATERFOWL VCNTY OF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 19R **CHANGED**   download (316KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19L **CHANGED**   download (248KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19L **CHANGED**   download (248KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01L **CHANGED**   download (293KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01R **CHANGED**   download (252KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01R **CHANGED**   download (252KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19R **CHANGED**   download (297KB)
RNAV (GPS)-A **CHANGED**   download (180KB)
LOC/DME BC RWY 01L **CHANGED**   download (301KB)
VOR/DME RWY 01L **CHANGED**   download (245KB)
VOR/DME RWY 19R **CHANGED**   download (246KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (81KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (5 nm S)
PANA - Napakiak Airport (7 nm SW)
PFKW - Kwethluk Airport (12 nm E)
PFAK - Akiak Airport (19 nm NE)
PAEE - Eek Airport (34 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of PABE (Bethel Airport)
Photo courtesy of Craig Boney @ Skylane Photo
Taken in September 2007

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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of PABE (Bethel Airport)
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From to PABE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4517:45
Sunrise09:3318:33
Sunset17:2902:29
Evening civil twilight18:1703:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 00:18:26
Local (UTC-9)  08-Nov-2009 15:18:26
 
METAR
PABE 082353Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT045 M08/M11 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP101 60000 T10781111 11078 21100 50006
TAF
PABE 082339Z 0900/0924 23008KT P6SM FEW040 BKN150 FM090900 20010KT P6SM -SN OVC025 FM091400 19015KT 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM092100 23015G23KT 4SM -RASN BR OVC020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Crowley
907-543-4001
907-543-3002
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel

More info about Crowley
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $7.14 $6.30 
 Updated 14-Apr-2009
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Delta Western, Inc. 907-543-5600
no information available

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independent
100LL Jet A
FS $6.65 $5.77 
 Updated 22-May-2009
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