Bethel Air Base

Bethel Air Base
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner United States Army
Location Bethel, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 129 ft / 39 m
Coordinates 60°46′43″N 161°50′14″W / 60.77861°N 161.83722°W / 60.77861; -161.83722Coordinates: 60°46′43″N 161°50′14″W / 60.77861°N 161.83722°W / 60.77861; -161.83722
Map
Bethel AB

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1L/19R 6,400 1,951 Asphalt
1R/19L 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
12/30 1,858 566 Asphalt/Gravel

Bethel Air Base is a former United States Army airfield located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

History

Construction began September 21, 1941, and the airfield was activated July 4, 1942. It was used by Air Transport Command as auxiliary airfield for Lend-Lease aircraft being flown to Siberia. The facility was transferred to Eleventh Air Force, then to Alaskan Air Command in 1945; it became the joint-use Bethel Airport. It was used for construction of AC&W Bethel Air Force Station in the mid-1950s. Full jurisdiction was turned over to Alaska Government in 1958.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 FAA Airport Master Record for BET (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.


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