Bettles Airport

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 / 66.91389°N 151.52917°W / 66.91389; -151.52917
Map
BTT is located in Alaska
BTT
BTT
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
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

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
Wright Air Service Allakaket, Fairbanks, Hughes[2]

Statistics

Carrier Shares for August 2021 - July 2022[3]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Wright Air
2,990(100.00%)
Carrier Shares for August 2021 - July 2022[3]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks International Airport 2,395
2 Alaska Allakaket Allakaket Airport 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,[4] to Ambler Airport, Alaska via Bettles. All four aircraft were substantially damaged.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BTT PDF, effective January 5, 2017
  2. ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Bettles, AK: Bettles (BTT)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. July 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  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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