Airports / Alaska / BTI
Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport
PABA / BTIBarter Island, AlaskaELEV 2 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
100 nm
To the nearest alternate
Deadhorse Airport (SCC).
Overview
Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport (PABA / BTI) is a mid-sized airport serving Barter Island, Alaska. Field elevation is 2 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BTI as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Deadhorse Airport (SCC, 100 nm), Arctic Village Airport (ARC, 129 nm), and Nuiqsut Airport (NUI, 151 nm).
Trip costs from BTI are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BTI to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PABA
IATA
BTI
FAA / Local
BTI
Elevation
2 ft
Coordinates
70.1340° N · 143.5820° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 2 ft, BTI sits lower than 100% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 100nmSCCDeadhorse AirportDeadhorse
- 129nmARCArctic Village AirportArctic Village
- 151nmNUINuiqsut AirportNuiqsut
- 197nmVEEVenetie AirportVenetie
- 210nmCIKChalkyitsik AirportChalkyitsik
- 212nmAKPAnaktuvuk Pass AirportAnaktuvuk Pass
Location
Open the full mapPABA · Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport · Barter Island, AK
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