FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BET |
| Lat/Long: | 60-46-47.2000N / 161-50-16.8000W
60-46.786667N / 161-50.280000W
60.7797778 / -161.8380000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 126 ft. / 38.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of BETHEL, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 18/36 & MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF. ACTVT MALSR RY 18 & 36 AND VASI RYS 18 & 36 AND REIL RY 36 - 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 |
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| BET at field | | BETHEL VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BETHEL | | 187/1.1 | | 344 | | 19E | | BLZ | -... .-.. --.. |
| OSCARVILLE | | 105/1.2 | | 251 | | 19E | | OSE | --- ... . |
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 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6400 x 150 ft. / 1951 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
4 IN TO 8 IN DIPS 1100-1700 FT N OF AER 36. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 112.0 | | Double tandem: | 210.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 60-47.269657N | | 60-46.306093N |
| Longitude: | 161-49.754843W | | 161-50.610358W |
| Elevation: | 99.9 ft. | | 124.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 203 true | | 005 magnetic, 023 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, 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 lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | MLS |
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: | 60-46.879113N | | 60-46.688990N |
| Longitude: | 161-50.861382W | | 161-50.373080W |
| Elevation: | 123.3 ft. | | 124.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 128 true | | 290 magnetic, 308 true |
| Obstructions: | 168 ft. ant, marked, 5600 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | none |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 232 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 209 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Military aircraft: | | 2 |
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| 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 22 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WEST 1200 FT RY 11/29 CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS GWT APR-NOV. |
| - | 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS/DME RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (269KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (262KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A **CHANGED** | |
download (178KB) |
| LOC/DME BC RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (267KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (263KB) |
| VOR/DME-B **CHANGED** | |
download (201KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (181KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (204KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (5 nm S)
PFAK - Akiak Airport (19 nm NE)
PAEE - Eek Airport (35 nm S)
PARS - Russian Mission Airport (62 nm N)
PALG - Kalskag Airport (63 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Craig Boney @ Skylane Photo
Taken in September 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:07 | | 14:07 |
| Sunset | | 23:40 | | 07:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:51 | | 08:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 09:23:54 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 24-Jul-2008 01:23:54 |
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| METAR |
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| PABE | 240853Z 35008KT 10SM SCT050 09/08 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T00940078 401560072 51026
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| TAF |
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| PABE | 240541Z 240606 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0610 -SHRA BKN050 FM1000 33008KT P6SM SCT025 SCT070 SCT150 FM2000 33010G20KT P6SM SCT070 SCT150
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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