PABE Bethel Airport
Bethel, AK · 3 miles SW of BETHEL, AK
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO PABE
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 128.8 ft
- Coordinates
- 60-46-42.8000N 161-50-13.8000W
- Lat / Long
- 60.7785556, -161.8371667
- Mag. variation
- 11E (2020)
- Time zone
- UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 11/1958
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE CENTER
- FSS
- KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
- NOTAMs facility
- BET (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MAY-OCT MON-FRI 0700-2100, MAY-OCT SAT-SUN 0700-2200, NOV-APR MON-FRI 0500-2100, NOV-APR SAT-SUN 0700-2100
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RWY 01L/19R, 01R/19L, RWY 12/30; TWY LIGHTS - CTAF. ACTVT MALSR RWY 01L & 19R; REIL RWY 01R & 19L; VASI RWY 01L & 19R; PAPI RWY 01R & 19L - CTAF.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from PABE
Runways
Longest 6400 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6400 x 150 ft. / 1951 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 1L
- Heading
- 012 magnetic, 023 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- MLS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6400 TODA:6400 ASDA:6400 LDA:6400
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 127.2 ft.
Runway 19R
- Heading
- 192 magnetic, 203 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6400 TODA:6400 ASDA:6400 LDA:6400
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 102.2 ft.
- Dimensions
- 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 90.0
Runway 1R
- Heading
- 012 magnetic, 023 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 122.1 ft.
Runway 19L
- Heading
- 192 magnetic, 203 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 116.8 ft.
- Dimensions
- 1858 x 75 ft. / 566 x 23 m
- Surface
- gravel, in good condition 495 FT ASPH RWY 30 END; RMNG GRVL.
- Edge lights
- high intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- PCN 31 /F/C/Y/T
Runway 12
- Heading
- 117 magnetic, 128 true
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 125.6 ft.
Runway 30
- Heading
- 297 magnetic, 308 true
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 126.8 ft.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 8
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.7
- Atis
- 119.8
- Wx Asos
- 135.45 (907-560-7632)
- Bethel Ground
- 121.7 [0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.]
- Bethel Tower
- 118.7 [0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.]
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- MLS
Services
- Fuel
- 100 100LL JET-A JET-A1 100:SELF VC FUEL NA; FEE AFT 1800.
- Fuel available
- 100 100LL JET-A JET-A1 100:SELF VC FUEL NA; FEE AFT 1800.
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MINOR
- Powerplant service
- MINOR
Ownership
- Manager
- NICK NORWOOD BOX 505 BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone 907-543-2498
- Manager phone
- 907-543-2498
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.