Bettles Airport Explained

Bettles Airport
Iata:BTT
Icao:PABT
Faa:BTT
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF
City-Served:Bettles, Alaska
Elevation-F:647
Elevation-M:197
Coordinates:66.9139°N -151.5292°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:BTT
R1-Number:1/19
R1-Length-F:5,190
R1-Length-M:1,582
R1-Surface:Turf/gravel
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:4,150
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:12
Stat3-Header:Passengers
Stat3-Data:2,859
Stat4-Header:Freight
Stat4-Data:237,000 lbs
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Bettles Airport 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.

Facilities and aircraft

Bettles Airport covers 1,195 acres 1195acres 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).

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.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Statistics

Carrier Shares for August 2021 - July 2022[2]

! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers

1 FairbanksFairbanks International Airportalign=right 2,395
2 AllakaketAllakaket Airportalign=right 5

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,[3] to Ambler Airport, Alaska via Bettles. All four aircraft were substantially damaged.[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. , effective January 5, 2017
  2. Web site: Bettles, AK: Bettles (BTT) . . July 2022 . November 2, 2022 .
  3. Web site: N99663 Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 29 July 2010.
  4. Web site: NTSB Identification: ANC80FA008 . National Transportation Safety Board . 31 July 2010.