# Bethel Airport (BET)

> Bethel, US · IATA: BET · ICAO: PABE · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BET` |
| ICAO | `PABE` |
| City | Bethel |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 38 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 60.77980, -161.83800 |

## Description

No road links Bethel to Alaska's highway network, and that single fact defines its airport (IATA: BET, ICAO: PABE), which handled some 63.8 million pounds of freight in 2018 – roughly 29,000 tonnes. Bethel serves the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, a region of about 50 villages where the federal Bypass Mail programme turns groceries and household goods into airfreight flown in from Anchorage (ANC), around 640 km to the east. This is dedicated cargo rather than belly capacity on passenger services: Alaska Air Cargo works the Anchorage run alongside all-cargo operators Everts Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo and Alaska Central Express, with Everts moving just over 25 million pounds statewide through November 2024 and Alaska Central Express 11.3 million. Regional carriers such as Grant Aviation and Yute Commuter Service then feed the villages with single-engine aircraft. Surface transport is limited to summer barges on the Kuskokwim River; no year-round trucking corridor exists for the town's roughly 6,300 residents. Customs clearance is not performed at BET, since traffic is purely domestic, with international consignments cleared at Anchorage (ANC) or Fairbanks (FAI). Alaska DOT&PF and the FAA are preparing a reconstruction of main runway 01L/19R so it can carry the pavement loading of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 operations.

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