Bettles Airport Guide
Bettles Airport (ICAO PABT) is a public-use gravel airport serving Bettles, a small village on the Koyukuk River in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of Alaska. It sits at 647 feet above sea level, about 35 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and is the usual gateway to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. The airport has been active since January 1949.
No road reaches Bettles in summer, so most visitors and supplies arrive by air. The single gravel runway, 2/20, is 5,190 feet long and 150 feet wide. It has medium-intensity edge lights, approach lights on runway 2 and a lighted beacon, which pilots switch on over the radio on 122.9. A separate water runway, 14W/32W, serves floatplanes. The airport has no control tower and no staffed passenger terminal.
Wright Air Service runs the scheduled flights from Fairbanks, with onward service to Allakaket and Hughes. In 2015 the airport recorded 2,859 passengers. Fuel (100LL and Jet A-1+) is on sale around the clock from Bettles Lodge and other local operators. The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities owns and maintains the field.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 3K passengers (2015)1 runwayopened 1949
- Location
- 66.914, -151.529
- Operator
- Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Northern Region
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalBettles Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Bettles Airport, handling domestic flights for around 1 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Bettles AirportDomestic
Wright Air Service
Nearby cities
1 cityBettles Airport is closest to Bettles (1 km northeast). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Bettles1 km northeast
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