Bethel Airport
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Bethel Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 140,291 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 134,848 enplanements in 2009, and 144,353 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]
History
Construction began September 21, 1941, and the airfield was activated July 4, 1942; it was known as Bethel Air Base. It was used by Air Transport Command as auxiliary airfield for Lend-Lease aircraft being flown to Siberia. The facility was transferred to Eleventh Air Force, then to Alaskan Air Command in 1945; it became the joint-use Bethel Airport. It was used for construction of AC&W Bethel Air Force Station in the mid-1950s. Full jurisdiction was turned over to Alaska Government in 1958.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
Bethel Airport covers an area of 1,056 acres (427 ha) at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". above mean sea level. It has three runways: 1L/19R is Script error: No such module "convert". with an asphalt surface; 1R/19L is Script error: No such module "convert". with an asphalt surface; 12/30 is Script error: No such module "convert". with an asphalt/gravel surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2018, the airport had 122,000 aircraft operations, an average of 334 per day: 54% air taxi, 41% general aviation, 4% scheduled commercial, and 1% military. At that time there were 112 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 6% helicopter, and 2% military.[1]
Airlines and destinations
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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service: Template:Airport destination list Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
Statistics
| Rank | Airline | Passengers | Percent of market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Airlines | 144,000 | 52.95% |
| 2 | Grant Aviation | 91,150 | 33.65% |
| 3 | Yute Commuter Service | 34,680 | 12.75% |
| 4 | Ryan Air | 1,740 | 0.64% |
| 5 | Northern Airlines | 20 | 0.01% |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | 72,000 | Alaska |
| 2 | Emmonak, AK | Emmonak Airport | 4,720 | Grant |
| 3 | Quinhagak, AK | Quinhagak Airport | 4,120 | Grant, Yute |
| 4 | Chevak, AK | Chevak Airport | 4,100 | Grant, Ryan |
| 5 | Kipnuk, AK | Kipnuk Airport | 3,660 | Grant, Yute |
| 6 | Hooper Bay, AK | Hooper Bay Airport | 3,510 | Grant, Ryan |
| 7 | Toksook Bay, AK | Toksook Bay Airport | 2,830 | Grant, Ryan, Yute |
| 8 | Scammon Bay, AK | Scammon Bay Airport | 2,680 | Grant, Ryan |
| 9 | Chefornak, AK | Chefornak Airport | 2,520 | Grant, Yute |
| 10 | Kasigluk, AK | Kasigluk Airport | 2,290 | Grant, Yute |
Cargo airlines
| Airline | Destination |
|---|---|
| Alaska Central Express | Anchorage |
| Everts Air Cargo | Anchorage |
| Lynden Air Cargo | Anchorage |
| Northern Air Cargo | Anchorage |
See also
References
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External links
- Topographic map Template:Webarchive from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective Error: Invalid time.
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BET, effective Error: Invalid time.