BETHEL, AK · 12 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026
8 published instrument approaches: 2 ILS approaches, 5 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 4 runway ends.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 19R | 0E | |
 | ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 19R | 7H | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 01L | 1C | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 01R | 1A | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 19L | 1 | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 19R | 2D | |
 | RNAV (GPS)-A | 1C | |
 | VOR RWY 01L | 2D |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | TAKEOFF MINIMUMS | — | |
 | ALTERNATE MINIMUMS | — |
Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | HOT SPOT | — |
From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.
| Service | Frequency | Call sign |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 118.7 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Bethel |
| ATIS | 119.8 | Bethel |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Bethel |
Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 6,400 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt Good | High intensity |
| 01L 23°T | VASI (4-bar) 3° · MALSR approach lighting | |||
| 19R 203°T | ILS/DME · VASI (4-bar) 3° · MALSR approach lighting | |||
| 01R/19L | 4,000 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt Fair | High intensity |
| 01R 23°T | PAPI (4-box) 3° | |||
| 19L 203°T | PAPI (4-box) 3° | |||
| 12/30 | 1,858 ft | 75 ft | Gravel Good | High intensity |
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.
60.7785560, -161.8371670
128 ft3 nm SWPaste the coordinates into a simulator’s world map to drop straight onto the field.
Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
Bethel’s instrument coverage reaches four of its six runway ends, leaving two without a published approach. The mix of ILS, localiser, RNAV (GPS) and VOR procedures provides several forms of guidance rather than relying on a single system. Its runway layout has a clear dimensional hierarchy: the 6,400 ft runway offers substantially more length than the 4,000 ft parallel runway, while the 1,858 ft gravel runway is markedly more constrained.
Nearby Napaskiak and Napakiak each have only three published charts, while Kwethluk, Akiachak and Akiak each have four; none approaches Bethel’s breadth of terminal coverage. The Bethel and McGrath sectional charts add wider-area visual context beyond the airport diagram and instrument procedures, including the surrounding features used for VFR orientation.
| ID | Airport | City | Distance | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPK | Napaskiak | NAPASKIAK, AK | 5 nm S | 3 |
| PANA | Napakiak | NAPAKIAK, AK | 7 nm SW | 3 |
| PFKW | Kwethluk | KWETHLUK, AK | 12 nm E | 4 |
| PFZK | Akiachak | AKIACHAK, AK | 13 nm NE | 4 |
| PFAK | Akiak | AKIAK, AK | 19 nm NE | 4 |
| PFKA | Kasigluk | KASIGLUK, AK | 21 nm W | 3 |
| PAEE | Eek | EEK, AK | 34 nm S | 3 |
12 current FAA charts for Bethel, including 8 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.
Ground 121.7; ATIS 119.8; CTAF 118.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.
Bethel has 3 runways. The longest is 01L/19R at 6,400 ft by 150 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
Yes — 2 ILS procedures are published. In total PABE has 8 published instrument approaches, of which 5 are RNAV (GPS).
The official FAA airport diagram for Bethel is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.
Yes. Bethel has an operating control tower, within Anchorage Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.
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