AirNav  
 
airports navaids fix Aviation Fuel airboss pilotshop
 1171 users online  

Z59 Bethel Seaplane Base
Bethel, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: Z59
Lat/Long: 60-46-55.2910N / 161-44-35.2640W
60-46.921517N / 161-44.587733W
60.7820253 / -161.7431289
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation: 18E (1985)
Zip code: -8,-9,-8

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1967
Sectional chart: MC GRATH
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: BET (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 118.7

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BETr075/2.4BETHEL VORTAC114.1019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BETHEL092/2.534419EBLZ -... .-.. --..
OSCARVILLE079/3.825119EOSE --- ... .

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway NE/SW

Dimensions: 3000 x 500 ft. / 914 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NE  RUNWAY SW
Elevation: 15.0 ft.15.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PUBLIC DOMAIN

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 15
    

Additional Remarks

OPERG AREA IN KUSKOKWIM RIVER; RIVER USED BY ACFT & BOATS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z59.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PABE - Bethel Airport (3 nm W)
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (5 nm S)
PFAK - Akiak Airport (17 nm NE)
PAEE - Eek Airport (35 nm S)
PALG - Kalskag Airport (61 nm NE)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

$5.35 $5.25

 
Area around Z59 (Bethel Seaplane Base)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest MapPoint Yahoo! Maps Google Rand McNally
Satellite photo at: TerraServer Virtual Earth

 
Aerial photo
No photo
 
Sectional chart
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Bethel Seaplane Base? Find the distance to fly.

From to Z59

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:3611:36
Sunrise05:2713:27
Sunset00:1608:16
Evening civil twilight02:0710:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2008 15:43:38
Local (UTC-8)  04-Jul-2008 07:43:38
 
METAR
PABE 
2nm W 
041453Z 03004KT 10SM BCFG SCT095 BKN140 BKN270 07/06 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP028 T00670056 51005
TAF
PABE 
2nm W 
041123Z 041212 VRB05KT P6SM BKN045 FM2200 06008KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN090

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Bethel Seaplane Base, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Bethel Seaplane Base

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact