Bethel Seaplane Base

Airport
JBT is located in Alaska
JBT
JBT
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
NE/SW 3,000 914 Water
Statistics
Based aircraft15
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Bethel Seaplane Base (IATA: JBT[2], FAA LID: Z59) is a public use seaplane base located on the Kuskokwim River in Bethel,[1] a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

The state-owned Bethel Airport is located three nautical miles (5 km) west of this seaplane base.[3] Five nautical miles (9 km) to the south, also on the Kuskokwim River, is the Napaskiak Airport.[4]

Facilities

Bethel Seaplane Base has one waterway designated NE/SW which measures 3,000 by 500 feet (914 x 152 m). The facility is unattended. There are 15 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for Z59 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 22 October 2009.
  2. ^ Airport information for JBT at Great Circle Mapper. . Accessed 21 November 2009.
  3. ^ Distance and heading from Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) to Bethel Airport (BET). Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 21 November 2009.
  4. ^ Distance and heading from Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) to Napaskiak Airport (PKA). Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 21 November 2009.

External links

  • FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for Z59
    • AirNav airport information for Z59
    • ASN accident history for JBT
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for Z59
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