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Bethel Airport · Bethel

Key Facts

Technical summary and operational standards.

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Field Elevation

126 ft / 38 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

TWR 118.70 MHz (TWR)

Runway Summary

01L/19R6,400 ftASPH-FLIGHTED

01R/19L4,000 ftASPH-GUNLIT

12/301,860 ftGRVL-GLIGHTED

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

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Briefing for Bethel Airport (PABE), United States. This facility features 3 active runways with an elevation of 126 ft. This field primarily supports visual approach procedures.Maintain a Transition Altitude of 18,000 ft for altimeter reset.

Airport Details

Full geographical and organizational metadata.

Full Name

Bethel Airport

ICAO / IATA

PABE / BET

Municipality

Bethel

Country

Region

US-AK

GPS Coordinates

60.779800, -161.837997

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Official Website

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Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and verified landing frequencies.

Runway 01L / 19R

LIGHTED

Crosswind 01L Crosswind 19R TOD VDP

Length: 6,400 ft / 1,951 m
Surface: ASPH-F
Heading: 23° / 203°

RWY 01L

No ILS

RWY 19R

No ILS

Runway 01R / 19L

UNLIT

Crosswind 01R Crosswind 19L TOD VDP

Length: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
Surface: ASPH-G
Heading: 23° / 203°

RWY 01R

No ILS

RWY 19L

No ILS

Runway 12 / 30

LIGHTED

Crosswind 12 Crosswind 30 TOD VDP

Length: 1,860 ft / 567 m
Surface: GRVL-G
Heading: 128° / 308°

RWY 12

No ILS

RWY 30

No ILS

Nearby Navaids

VOR, NDB, DME stations in the vicinity.

ET · NDB (Bethel)344 kHz

0 ft · Associated: PABE
60.796600, -161.820999

OSE · NDB (Oscarville)251 kHz

0 ft · Associated: PABE
60.791302, -161.873001

BET · VORTAC (Bethel)114,100 kHz

92 ft · Associated: PABE
60.784801, -161.824005

Communication Frequencies

ATC and advisory channels.

ATIS ATIS

119.80 MHz

CNTR ANCHORAGE CNTR

125.20 MHz

CTAF CTAF/BETHEL WX

118.70 MHz

FSS KENAI RDO

122.65 MHz

GND GND

121.70 MHz

MISC TWEB

114.10 MHz

OPS NG OPS

124.65 MHz

TWR TWR

118.70 MHz

Nearby Airports

Alternatives in the vicinity.

Holy Cross Airport

Platinum Airport

Cape Newenham LRRS Airport

Data Source: OurAirports · Technical Briefing Jan 2026
ILS Data Source: AIP / FAA NASR Cycle Verified