PABE is the ICAO code for Bethel Airport (IATA BET), located in Bethel, AK.
Bethel Airport (PABE) is a medium airport in Bethel, AK. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code PABE or IATA code BET. It sits in North America.
Bethel Airport is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.
The longest runway measures 6,400 ft (1,951 m), a midsize and super-midsize-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Citation Longitude, Challenger 350, and Gulfstream G280. In practice this comfortable for most midsize and super-mid charter equipment.
Bethel Airport sits near sea level at 126 ft.
Local operations run on America/Anchorage. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.
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Regional fields like PABE are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.
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