PABE — Bethel
Bethel, AK · field elevation 129 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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PABE current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI PABE 100221Z 01014KT 10SM SCT007 M06/M07 A2920 RMK AO2 T10561067
- Wind
- from 010° at 14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- -6 °C / dewpoint -7 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.20 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,399 ft · pressure altitude 849 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 14 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01L | 14 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 01R | 14 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 30 | 7 kt head | 12 kt from the right |
| 12 | 7 kt tail | 12 kt from the left |
| 19R | 14 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 19L | 14 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
16 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 5 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,500–5,500 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PABE 092330Z 1000/1024 01010KT P6SM -SHSN FEW005 OVC050 FM100400 36010KT P6SM FEW006 SCT015 SCT050
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 60.77856, -161.83717
- Elevation
- 129 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1838Z / 0224Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100,100LL,A,A1
- Sectional
- Mc Grath
- County
- Bethel, AK
Airport diagram
Everything else PABE publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 6,400 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 01R/19L | 4,000 | 75 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 1,858 | 75 | GRVL | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 119.8
- Tower 0700-2200 1 APR - 31 OCT; 0700-2000 1 NOV - 31 MAR.
- 118.7
- Ground
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 118.7
Published procedures
- 10 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PFZK Akiachak13 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PABE airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alaska airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.