Bettles Airport

Bettles Airport
IATA: BTT – ICAO: PABT – FAA LID: BTT
Summary
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 / 66.91389; -151.52917
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,190 1,582 Gravel
9W/27W 1,500 457 Water
18W/36W 2,000 610 Water
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 4,150
Based aircraft 11

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]

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:

AirlinesDestinations
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. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for BTT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ↑ "Fairbanks Schedule". Arctic Circle Air. April 24, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Wright Air Service. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "N99663 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "NTSB Identification: ANC80FA008". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 31 July 2010.

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