Bettles Airport


Bettles Airport 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.

Facilities and aircraft

Bettles Airport covers 1,195 acres which contains one runway designated 1/19 with a 5,190 x 150 ft gravel surface. It also has two seaplane landing areas: 9W/27W which measures 1,500 x 1,200 ft and 18W/36W which measures 2,000 x 1,200 ft.
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.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Statistics

RankCityAirportPassengers
1 Fairbanks, AKFairbanks International Airport1,380
2 Anaktuvuk Pass, AKAnaktuvuk Pass Airport10

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, to Ambler Airport, Alaska via Bettles. All four aircraft were substantially damaged.