FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BTT |
| Lat/Long: | 66-54-50.2000N / 151-31-44.6000W 66-54.836667N / 151-31.743333W 66.9139444 / -151.5290556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 647 ft. / 197.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 20E (2010) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99726 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0137] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT VASI RYS 01 & 19; MALSR RY 01 & MIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.45 (907-692-5900) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.6/352.0 (BETTLES RCAG).COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY FAIRBANKS FSS ON FREQ 122.20 (BETTLES RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BTT at field | | BETTLES VOR/DME | | 116.00 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| EVANSVILLE | | 013/1.5 | | 391 | | 20E | | EAV | . .- ...- |
| PROSPECT | | 264/21.9 | | 340 | | 21E | | PPC | .--. .--. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ JET-B FUEL AVBL 24 HRS; CTC FREQS 121.7 AND 130.1. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5190 x 150 ft. / 1582 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in good condition RY 01 IS TURF FOR FIRST 1200 FT. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 66-54.476700N | | 66-55.196247N |
| Longitude: | 151-32.321385W | | 151-31.163720W |
| Elevation: | 635.3 ft. | | 647.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 012 magnetic, 032 true | | 192 magnetic, 212 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. tree, 125 ft. from runway, 184 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 28 ft. tree, 151 ft. from runway, 178 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-5230 |
| Manager: | JEREMY WORRALL 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-5230 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 80/week * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 24% | air taxi | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | WX OBSERVER AVBL FOR LOCAL ARPT WX ON CTAF (CALL SIGN: BETTLES WEATHER) & PHONE 907-692-5533. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (284KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (403KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 01 | |
download (309KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 01 | |
download (290KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (85KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PFAL - Allakaket Airport (34 nm SW)
PACX - Coldfoot Airport (37 nm NE)
PAKP - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (73 nm N)
PAIM - Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (76 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brent Crouse
Photo taken 03-Jul-2007
on final for runway 1
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Bettles Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 00:02 | | 08:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:16:08 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:16:08 |
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| METAR |
| PABT | 180553Z 23009G16KT 10SM FEW040 SCT070 BKN095 M04/M14 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP048 4/009 T10441139 11011 21044 53016
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| TAF |
| PABT | 180532Z 1806/1906 22008KT P6SM FEW025 BKN080 BKN120 FM181200 24008KT P6SM -SHSN BKN025 OVC080 FM181800 20003KT 6SM -SHSN SCT015 OVC025 FM182200 22012KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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