FAA facility Airport

BETHEL

BETHEL, ALASKA FAA BET ICAO PABE Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

01L/19R 6,400 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

01L 19R

Runway-end details

Runway 01L/19R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
01L	23°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,400 · TODA 6,400 · ASDA 6,400 · LDA 6,400
19R	203°	ILS/DME	VASI · 4-box · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,400 · TODA 6,400 · ASDA 6,400 · LDA 6,400

01R/19L 4,000 × 75 ft · Asphalt (fair) · High-intensity edge lights

01R 19L

Runway-end details

Runway 01R/19L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
01R	23°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—
19L	203°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—

12/30 1,858 × 75 ft · Gravel (good) · High-intensity edge lights

12 30

Runway-end details

Runway 12/30 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
12	128°	—	—	—	—	—
30	308°	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

13 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
BET VORTAC	114.1/88X	—
CTAF	118.7	—
LCL/P	118.7	0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.
BETHEL RCO	118.7	—
ATIS	119.8	0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.
EMERG	121.5	0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.
BETHEL RCO	121.5	—
GND/P	121.7	0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.
BETHEL RCO	122.2	—
BETHEL RCAG	125.2	—
BET ASOS	135.45	—
BETHEL RCO	243.0	—
BETHEL RCAG	372.0	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
19R	ILS/DME	I	111.5	Operational ifr (1973-07-02)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

BETHEL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 PABE

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: BET / PABE
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1958-11
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100 100LL JET A JET A1
Repair: Airframe: Minor
Powerplant: Minor
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: BETHEL, AK
County: Bethel
FAA region: Alaskan region
Coordinates: 60.77856, -161.83717
Elevation: 128.8 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

BET Commissioning date not listed ASOS

Wildlife strikes

19Reported strikes

3With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-07-04. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.