Bethel
Z59 · Bethel, Alaska · Bethel County · map
Bethel is a public-use airfield in Bethel, Alaska, 15 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA Z59
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1967
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE/SW | 3,000 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 118.7 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Bethel from the FAA register
120 aircraft are registered to owners in Bethel, Alaska: 105 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 3 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Located at Bethel(bet) airport.
- Operg area in kuskokwim river; river used by aircraft, boats, and swimmers.
- Located downstream at bulk fuel storage area.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.