Bettles Airport
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| IATA: BTT – ICAO: PABT – FAA LID: BTT | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bettles, Alaska | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 647 ft / 197 m | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bettles Airport (IATA: BTT, ICAO: PABT, FAA LID: BTT) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Bettles, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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Facilities and aircraft
Bettles Airport covers 1,195 acres 1,195 acres (484 ha) which contains one runway designated 1/19 with a 5,190 x 150 ft (1,582 x 46 m) gravel surface. It also has two seaplane landing areas: 9W/27W which measures 1,500 x 1,200 ft (457 x 366 m) and 18W/36W which measures 2,000 x 1,200 ft (610 x 366 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 4,150 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 72% general aviation, 24% air taxi and 4% military. There are 11 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% multi-engine.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Arctic Circle Air | Fairbanks [2] |
| Warbelow's Air Ventures | Fairbanks |
| Wright Air Service | Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Fairbanks [3] |
Incidents
On October 30, 1970, Douglas C-47B N99663 of Frontier Flying Service was written off in a landing accident. The aircraft struck three parked aircraft. It was on a cargo flight from Fairbanks International Airport, Alaska,[4] to Ambler Airport, Alaska via Bettles. All four aircraft were substantially damaged.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for BTT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
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External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BTT, effective December 26, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BTT
- AirNav airport information for PABT
- ASN accident history for BTT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABT
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BTT
