Airports / Alaska / BET
Bethel Airport
PABE / BETBethel, AlaskaELEV 126 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Napaskiak Airport (PKA) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bethel Airport (PABE / BET) is a mid-sized airport serving Bethel, Alaska. The field lies at an elevation of 126 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
BET has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Napaskiak Airport (PKA, 5 nm), Napakiak Airport (WNA, 7 nm), and Kwethluk Airport (KWT, 12 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BET vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BET, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PABE
IATA
BET
FAA / Local
BET
Elevation
126 ft
Coordinates
60.7798° N · 161.8380° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 126 ft, BET sits higher than 52% 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.
- 5nmPKANapaskiak AirportNapaskiak
- 7nmWNANapakiak AirportNapakiak
- 12nmKWTKwethluk AirportKwethluk
- 13nmKKIAkiachak AirportAkiachak
- 14nmATTAtmautluak AirportAtmautluak
- 19nmNUPNunapitchuk AirportNunapitchuk
Location
Open the full mapPABE · Bethel Airport · Bethel, AK
From the ramp
Google Places photography of Bethel Airport — tap any frame to view full-screen, then cycle with the arrows or your keyboard.