Bethel Air Base

Bethel Air Base is a former United States Army airfield located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Bethel Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerUnited States Army
LocationBethel, Alaska
Elevation AMSL129 ft / 39 m
Coordinates60°46′43″N 161°50′14″W
Map
Bethel AB
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1L/19R 6,400 1,951 Asphalt
1R/19L 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
12/30 1,858 566 Asphalt/Gravel

History

Construction began September 21, 1941, and the airfield was activated July 4, 1942. It was used by Air Transport Command as auxiliary airfield for Lend-Lease aircraft being flown to Siberia. The facility was transferred to Eleventh Air Force, then to Alaskan Air Command in 1945; it became the joint-use Bethel Airport. It was used for construction of AC&W Bethel Air Force Station in the mid-1950s. Full jurisdiction was turned over to Alaska Government in 1958.[2]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for BET (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2.  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.


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