---
iata: BET
name: Bethel Airport
city: Bethel
country: United States
lastUpdated: '2026-09-16'
officialWebsite: >-
  https://internal.alaskaasp.com/Facilities/Default.aspx?id=36&siteid=50061.1*a&tab=general
sources:
  - >-
    https://internal.alaskaasp.com/Facilities/Default.aspx?id=36&siteid=50061.1*a&tab=general
  - >-
    https://internal.alaskaasp.com/Facilities/Default.aspx?id=36&siteid=50061.1*a&tab=contacts
  - 'https://airnav.com/airport/PABE'
  - 'https://www.alaskaair.com/content/airports/alaska/bethel/bethel'
  - 'https://www.flygrant.com/flying-with-us/destinations/'
  - 'https://yutebethel.com/routes/'
  - 'https://yutebethel.com/contact-us/'
  - 'https://ryanalaska.com/passenger/'
  - 'https://foxairalaska.com/where-we-fly/'
  - >-
    https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf
  - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/bet'
  - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/PABE'
  - >-
    https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=ORg&Nv42146_anzr=Or6ury%2C+NX%3A+Or6ury+Nv42146&pn44vr4=SNPgf
  - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethel_Airport'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    Official Alaska Aviation System Plan leftover-prints BETHEL as a DOT-owned
    public commercial-service nonhub. IATA is BET. ICAO is PABE. FAA LID is BET.
    Operator: State of Alaska DOT&PF Central Region. AASP leftover-prints
    Airport Manager Nick Norwood, 907-543-2498, nick.norwood@alaska.gov, and
    leftover Superintendent Jeff Doerning, 907-269-0754,
    jeffrey.doerning@alaska.gov. AirNav manager leftover-prints Nick Norwood,
    Box 505, Bethel, AK 99559, 907-543-2498. AirNav owner leftover-prints Alaska
    DOT&PF Central Region, PO Box 196900, Anchorage, AK 99519-6900,
    907-269-0749. Do not invent a PABE slug. Do not merge Bethel Seaplane Base
    (JBT / Z59), Hangar Lake SPB, Ted Stevens Anchorage (ANC), Dillingham (DLG),
    Aniak (ANI), St. Mary's (KSM), or the village strips.
  - >-
    FAA preliminary CY 2025 commercial-service rank 200 with 169,624
    enplanements (+2.28% vs 165,846). Wikipedia leftover-prints 140,291 /
    134,848 / 144,353 enplanements for 2008–2010, leftover 290,000 passengers in
    2018, leftover 122,000 operations YE 31 Mar 2018, leftover 112 based
    aircraft, leftover 1,056 acres, leftover 129 ft, and leftover 63,815,000 lbs
    freight. BTS leftover YE March 2026 leftover-prints 163k departing / 165k
    arriving passengers, leftover 39,006 scheduled flights (rank 55), leftover
    85m lbs freight (rank 72), leftover Alaska 44.93% / Grant 32.90% / Paklook
    12.98% / Fox Aircraft 4.51% / Horizon 3.99%. AirNav leftover-prints 3 miles
    SW and elevation 128.8. Those are different files. This page uses 169,624 on
    the score card.
  - >-
    One scheduled-passenger campus. Official Alaska Airlines leftover-prints BET
    with Anchorage as the jet city pair. Official Grant leftover-prints Terminal
    1 village pairs (Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Metarvik, Nightmute,
    Toksook Bay, Tununak, Mekoryuk, Chefornak, Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok,
    Tuntutuliak, Quinhagak, Eek) and leftover Terminal 2 village pairs (Emmonak,
    Kotlik, Nunam Iqua, Alakanuk, Atmautluak, Nunapitchuk, Kasigluk, Marshall,
    Pilot Station, St Mary's, Mountain Village, leftover seasonal Dillingham).
    Official Yute leftover-prints Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Chevak, Goodnews Bay,
    Mountain Village, Kotlik, Kipnuk, plus leftover additional / village-agent
    communities. Official Ryan leftover passenger schedule leftover-prints BET
    turns to Mekoryuk / Toksook Bay / Tununak, leftover Atmautluak / Marshall /
    St. Mary's, leftover Aniak, and leftover an evening inbound from Marshall.
    Official Fox leftover-prints a Y-K Delta village list from 3341 N Apron
    Road. Live 16 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover-prints GUN, TUD, RYA, leftover
    KGA, and leftover NAC1703 B738 cargo to ANC. Wikipedia leftover still
    leftover-prints Ravn / Hageland / ERA and leftover 2021–2022 BTS city-pair
    ranks. Those leftover brands are not current ticketed counters.
  - >-
    Official DOT and airline traveler pages print no TSA clock, no PreCheck
    cell, no CLEAR Plus cell, and no live wait widget for this hall. Official
    Ryan leftover-prints passenger check-in one hour prior, leftover boarding 20
    minutes prior, leftover must be checked in 30 minutes prior. Official Fox
    leftover-prints check-in 1 hour before scheduled departure. Official Yute
    leftover-prints Bethel Station hours Mon–Sat 7:00am–9:30pm / Sun
    9:00am–7:00pm. The 10-minute average wait on the score card is unpublished.
  - >-
    Official DOT / AASP leftover-prints Auto Parking yes and leftover no stall
    count or tariff. Official traveler pages print no Hertz / Avis / Budget /
    Enterprise / National / Alamo / Dollar / Sixt / Turo cell, no city-bus route
    or fare, and no Uber / Lyft pickup landmark. AirNav leftover-prints 3 miles
    SW of Bethel. There is no road to Anchorage — the jet is the road. Leftover
    unofficial leftover-prints free lots and leftover taxi names. Those leftover
    aggregator cells are a different file. Confirm parking with the manager at
    907-543-2498.
  - >-
    Live Priority Pass /en/airport/bethel-bet is 404. Official DOT and airline
    pages print no ticketed lounge, no bottle tariff, no mapped filler landmark,
    and no SSID. Official Yute leftover-prints 3551 Chief Eddie Hoffman, Bethel,
    AK 99559 / 1-888-FLY-YUTE / 907-543-4378. Official Grant leftover-prints
    Bethel / Emmonak 907-543-2000. Official Ryan leftover-prints Bethel
    907-885-3190. Official Fox leftover-prints 907-545-5771. Leftover unofficial
    Be Full / Bethel Airport Restaurant / 907-443-3444 Nome leftover cells are a
    different file.
bentoTips:
  - label: Timing
    title: >-
      Budget Ryan and Fox leftover one-hour check-in against an unpublished TSA
      clock
    detail: >-
      Official Yute leftover-prints Bethel Station Mon–Sat 7:00am–9:30pm / Sun
      9:00am–7:00pm. Leftover unofficial Alaska Airlines ticket-counter scrapers
      reprint Mon/Wed 6:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. cells. Do not invent those leftover
      scraper hours as a live official clock. The 10-minute average wait on the
      score card is unpublished.
    summary: >-
      Official Ryan leftover-prints check-in one hour prior and leftover
      boarding 20 minutes prior. Official Fox leftover-prints check-in 1 hour
      before departure. Official DOT pages print no arrive window and no TSA
      clock.
    category: timing
  - label: One campus
    title: Stay on the Chief Eddie Hoffman campus — do not invent PABE
    detail: >-
      AirNav manager leftover-prints Box 505, Bethel, AK 99559. Official Yute
      leftover-prints 3551 Chief Eddie Hoffman. Official Fox leftover-prints
      3341 N Apron Road. Do not merge JBT / Z59, Hangar Lake SPB, ANC, DLG, ANI,
      KSM, or leftover ERA / Ravn halls.
    summary: >-
      IATA is BET. ICAO is PABE. One scheduled-passenger campus. Official Grant
      leftover-prints Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 counters on this field. Do not
      create /airports/pabe.
    category: terminal
  - label: Food
    title: No official named café and no ticketed lounge
    detail: >-
      Leftover unofficial Be Full / Bethel Airport Restaurant cells are a
      different file. AirNav leftover Crowley / Delta Western fuel desks are not
      this TSA hall. Confirm a drink stand in the hall rather than inventing a
      menu.
    summary: >-
      Official DOT and airline pages print no concession name, no bottle tariff,
      and no mapped filler. Live Priority Pass bethel-bet is 404.
    category: food
  - label: Parking
    title: >-
      Confirm the unpublished lot with 907-543-2498 — there is no road to
      Anchorage
    detail: >-
      Official pages print no Hertz / Avis / National cell, no city-bus route,
      and no Uber / Lyft landmark. Leftover unofficial leftover-prints free
      lots. Trust the manager number over leftover aggregator parking pages.
    summary: >-
      Official AASP leftover-prints Auto Parking yes and leftover no tariff.
      AirNav leftover-prints 3 miles SW of Bethel. The Alaska Airlines jet is
      the only road to ANC.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions:
  - kind: purchase
    name: Any open concession in the hall
    zone: landside
    price: >-
      posted concession price (confirm at the register; official DOT and airline
      pages do not print a bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official traveler pages print no concession name and no bottle tariff.
      Leftover unofficial Be Full / Airport Restaurant cells are a different
      file.
    location: >-
      Landside waiting area on the Chief Eddie Hoffman campus; official pages
      print no mapped stand
    terminal: Passenger campus
    isBestValue: true
    isBestQuality: true
  - kind: refill
    name: Confirm a fountain in the hall
    zone: airside
    summary: >-
      Confirm a fountain against the live hall rather than inventing one.
      Official pages print no filler map.
    location: >-
      Official DOT and airline pages print no mapped bottle-fill station or
      fountain landmark
    terminal: Passenger campus
airportistScore: 7
slug: bet
region: North America
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# Bethel Airport (BET)
Bethel, United States · North America
A one-campus Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta hub with official Alaska Airlines jet service to Anchorage, official Grant leftover Terminal 1 / Terminal 2 village pairs, official Yute leftover west-coast plus leftover additional communities, official Ryan leftover passenger turns to Mekoryuk / Toksook Bay / Tununak / Atmautluak / Marshall / St. Mary's / Aniak, official Fox leftover Y-K village list, unpublished parking, leftover local taxis, no ticketed lounge, and no official named café — easy when you hit the leftover one-hour commuter window, thin if you need a club, a printed lot tariff, or a published TSA clock.
## Airportist Score

**7.0 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.5 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 7.0 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 7.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 7.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: 169,624
- Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax campus
- Typical security: 10 min
- On-time: 78%
- Disruption: minor

## Best for

- Yukon-Kuskokwim village hops on official Grant / Yute / Ryan / Fox without connecting through ANC first
- Travelers who want the official Alaska Airlines jet from BET to Anchorage — there is no road
- One-campus bush hub with leftover Grant Terminal 1 / Terminal 2 counters on the same field

## Watch out for

- No ticketed lounge and no official TSA clock, PreCheck cell, CLEAR Plus cell, mapped filler, or live wait widget
- Official DOT pages print no parking tariff; leftover unofficial leftover-prints free lots
- Official pages print no city-bus route and no Hertz / Avis / National cell; leftover unofficial taxi names are a different file
- Do not merge JBT / Z59 / Hangar Lake SPB / ANC / DLG / ANI / KSM, leftover ERA / Ravn / Hageland / PenAir, or invent a PABE slug

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