Bettles Airport

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
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF
ServesBettles, Alaska
Elevation AMSL647 ft / 197 m
Coordinates66°54′50″N 151°31′45″W
Map
BTT
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,190 1,582 Turf/gravel
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations4,150
Based aircraft12
Passengers2,859
Freight237,000 lbs

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
Wright Air Service Allakaket, Fairbanks, Hughes[2]

Statistics
Carrier shares: January – December 2015[3]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Wright Air
1,920(67.12%)
Warbelow's
940(32.70%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[3]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks International Airport 1,380
2 Anaktuvuk Pass, AK Anaktuvuk Pass Airport 10

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. FAA Airport Form 5010 for BTT PDF, effective January 5, 2017
  2. "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. "Akiak, AK: Akiak (AKI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  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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