AirportsBethel Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bethel, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BET.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BET
- ICAO code
- PABE
- City
- Bethel
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 60.7798° N, 161.8380° W
- Elevation
- 38 m (126 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,951 m (6,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BET means Bethel Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PABE. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.7798° N, 161.8380° W. It stands 38 metres (126 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Bethel Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,951 metres (6,400 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 415.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 1,951 m 6,400 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01R/19L | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 12/30 | 566 m 1,858 ft | 23 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Napaskiak AirportNapaskiak | PKA | 9 km |
| Napakiak AirportNapakiak | WNA | 13 km |
| Kwethluk AirportKwethluk | KWT | 21 km |
| Akiachak AirportAkiachak | KKI | 24 km |
| Atmautluak AirportAtmautluak | ATT | 25 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,751 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,887 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,876 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,423 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,058 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,293 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,103 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,926 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,363 km | 14 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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