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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||||||||||
Serves | Bettles, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 647 ft / 197 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 66°54′50″N 151°31′45″W / 66.91389°N 151.52917°W | ||||||||||
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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]
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]
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Wright Air Service | Allakaket, Fairbanks, Hughes[2] |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Wright Air | 2,990(100.00%)
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Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | Fairbanks | Fairbanks International Airport | 2,395 |
2 | Allakaket | Allakaket Airport | 5 |
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]