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Bethel Air Base

Bethel Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerUnited States Army
LocationBethel, Alaska
Elevation AMSL129 ft / 39 m
Coordinates60°46′43″N 161°50′14″W / 60.77861°N 161.83722°W / 60.77861; -161.83722
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Bethel AB is located in Alaska
Bethel AB
Bethel AB
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
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

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]

History

Construction began 21 September 1941, and the airfield was activated 4 July 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 the Alaskan government in 1958.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for BET PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 31 May 2012.
  2. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency


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