Bettles Airport

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Coordinates: 66°54′50″N 151°31′45″W / 66.91389, -151.52917

Bettles Airport

IATA: BTT – ICAO: PABT – FAA: BTT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		State of Alaska DOT&PF
Serves		Bettles, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		647 ft / 197 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
1/19	5,190	1,582	Gravel
9W/27W	1,500	457	Water
18W/36W	2,000	610	Water
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			4,150
Based aircraft			11
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

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]

[edit] 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]