FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | 14E (2010) |
| 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 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BETHEL | | 192/1.1 | | 344 | | 14E | | BLZ | -... .-.. --.. |
| OSCARVILLE | | 110/1.2 | | 251 | | 14E | | 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 |
| 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: | 189 magnetic, 203 true | | 009 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: | 114 magnetic, 128 true | | 294 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
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 |
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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 27 June 2008 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 19R | |
download (298KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01L | |
download (293KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19R | |
download (298KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (181KB) |
| LOC/DME BC RWY 01L | |
download (283KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 01L | |
download (239KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 19R | |
download (213KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (77KB) |
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 (35 nm S)
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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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Bethel Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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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 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunrise | | 05:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunset | | 00:18 | | 08:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 02:12 | | 10:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 02:58:40 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jul-2009 18:58:40 |
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| METAR |
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| PABE | 050253Z VRB04KT 10SM R18/0800V1200FT BKN035 16/07 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP263 T01610072 55009
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| TAF |
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| PABE | 042339Z 0500/0524 25007KT P6SM BKN028 TEMPO 0500/0502 BKN035 FM050200 28005KT P6SM BKN035 FM050800 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN010 BKN020 TEMPO 0517/0521 SCT010 BKN022 FM052100 18006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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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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