Bethel Air Base
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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
- Alaska World War II Army Airfields
- Air Transport Command
- Northwest Staging Route
References
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for BET PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 31 May 2012.
- ^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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