# 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

Groceries, lumber, spare parts, mail — in Bethel, all of it arrives by air. Bethel Airport (IATA: BET, ICAO: PABE) anchors the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, a roadless region of roughly 56 villages where the federal Bypass Mail system turns scheduled flights into the supply chain. Alaska Air Cargo and Everts Air Cargo feed the town from Anchorage, while regional operators such as Grant Aviation and Yute Commuter Service distribute onward to the villages, making Bethel one of Alaska's busiest airports by aircraft movements despite a population of barely 6,000. Heavy freight has exactly one alternative: summer barges up the Kuskokwim River. For forwarders, BET is the textbook example of aviation as a lifeline rather than a luxury.

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