# Bettles Airport (BTT / PABT)

**Bettles Airport** (IATA: BTT, ICAO: PABT) is a small airport in Bettles, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,190 ft (1,582 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 6 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BTT / PABT
- FAA: BTT
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 1949
- Elevation: 647 ft / 197 m
- Coordinates: 66.9139, -151.5290
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,190 ft / 1,582 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Passengers: 5,877 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettles_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620032
- Weather station: PABT · WMO 70174
- Ident: PABT

## Timeline

- Jan 1949: Bettles Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 5,190 ft / 1,582 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Gravel | 032° / 212° | yes |
| 14W/32W | 4,100 ft / 1,250 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 7,211 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 7,335 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 7,320 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 5,092 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 5,588 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,746 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,989 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 6,108 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 5,832 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 6,222 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,877 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [AET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfal.md) Allakaket Airport · United States · 39 mi / 63 km · Wright Air Service
- [HUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahu.md) Hughes Airport · United States · 96 mi / 155 km · Wright Air Service
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 178 mi / 287 km · Wright Air Service

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BTT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 3

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6K (2025) | #2,885 of 3,974 | #743 in North America | #535 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,190 ft / 1,582 m | =6,029 of 29,858 | =1,995 in North America | =1,614 in US |
| Elevation | 647 ft / 197 m | #24,482 of 43,403 | #11,745 in North America | #9,773 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 135.450 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 124.600 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |
| FSS | FAIRBANKS RDO | 122.200 |
| MISC | TWEB | 116.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [PPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papr.md) Prospect Creek Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [1AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ak1.md) Crevice Creek Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [AET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfal.md) Allakaket Airport · 39 mi / 63 km
- [CXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacx.md) Coldfoot Airport · 43 mi / 69 km
- [WSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsm.md) Wiseman Airport · 51 mi / 82 km
- [AKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakp.md) Anaktuvuk Pass Airport · 84 mi / 136 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Bettles Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bettles_Airport&oldid=1364142998), revision of 14 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabt/data