Bethel

BET · PABE

Bethel Airport

60.78°, -161.84°AK, United States

Passengers a year

340.2K

#193 busiest in the U.S.

40

nonstop destinations

12

airlines

109

departures a day

82.4%

arrivals on time

3.5%

flights cancelled

57.7%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from BET, by passengers: ANC, VAK, EMK, KWN, HPB, WTL, OOK, KUK, MOU, KPNBETKUKHPBVAKMOUEMKANCKWNWTLKPNOOK
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Bethel, with 47% of all passengers. 12 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Alaska Airlines holds 47% of the airport — the 84th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is AVP at 47%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AS
Alaska69% fullAlaska Horizon · operated by Horizon
47.4%161.2K-1.2%
GV
Grant Aviation42% full
30.0%102.1K-6.5%
K2
Yute Commuter Service26% full
11.9%40.5K-29.2%
6F
Fox Aircraft31% full
9.6%32.6K
7S
Ryan Air11% full
0.8%2.7K

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

40 nonstop destinations from Bethel, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Anchorage (ANC)

    80.6K departing · 68% full

    Alaska Airlines

  • Chevak (VAK)

    4.5K departing · 36% full

    Grant Aviation · Yute Commuter Service

  • Emmonak (EMK)

    4K departing · 62% full

    Grant Aviation · Yute Commuter Service · Fox Aircraft

  • Quinhagak (KWN)

    4K departing · 31% full

    Grant Aviation · Yute Commuter Service · Fox Aircraft

  • Hooper Bay (HPB)

    3.5K departing · 30% full

    Grant Aviation · Yute Commuter Service

  • Tuntutuliak (WTL)

    3K departing · 31% full

    Grant Aviation · Yute Commuter Service · Fox Aircraft

  • Toksook Bay (OOK)

    3K departing · 33% full

    Grant Aviation · Fox Aircraft · Yute Commuter Service

  • Kasigluk (KUK)

    3K departing · 33% full

    Grant Aviation · Yute Commuter Service · Fox Aircraft

  • Mountain Village (MOU)

    2.7K departing · 51% full

    Grant Aviation · Fox Aircraft · Yute Commuter Service

  • Kipnuk (KPN)

    2.7K departing · 42% full

    Grant Aviation · Yute Commuter Service

All nonstop destinations

40 nonstop · 6 airlines · 40 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Bethel.

Body class · share of departures

  • Cessna C206

    16,628 departures · 27% full

    41.9%

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    10,497 departures · 41% full

    26.5%

  • Gipps Aero Ga8 Airvan

    4,867 departures · 33% full

    12.3%

  • Piper PA-31

    3,630 departures · 31% full

    9.2%

  • Cessna 172 Skyhawk

    1,920 departures · 29% full

    4.8%

  • Cessna C208B

    1,016 departures · 21% full

    2.6%

  • Boeing 737-800

    409 departures · 69% full

    Narrowbody

    1.0%

  • Boeing 737-700

    192 departures · 72% full

    Narrowbody

    0.5%

  • De Havilland DHC2 Beaver

    191 departures · 5% full

    0.5%

  • Embraer E175

    151 departures · 56% full

    Regional

    0.4%

When Bethel is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
65,719
1991
65,503
1992
62,639
1993
61,800
1994
71,344
1995
75,078
1996
84,984
1997
81,358
1998
82,768
1999
94,225
2000
89,334
2001
88,803
2002
284,134
2003
280,376
2004
286,208
2005
287,678
2006
272,700
2007
284,055
2008
277,189
2009
268,207
2010
289,531
2011
306,130
2012
296,717
2013
304,785
2014
324,791
2015
319,782
2016
314,097
2017
300,593
2018
321,379
2019
324,628
2020
132,186
2021
216,631
2022
292,169
2023
315,568
2024
339,097
2025
345,063
2026
131,500 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Bethel, 82 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 15 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 82Late 15Cancelled 3

10 min

average delay

25

flights cancelled

697

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Among US airports

#193

Frequently asked

How busy is Bethel Airport (BET)?

Bethel Airport handled about 340.2K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #193 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 109 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Bethel Airport (BET)?

Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Bethel (BET), flying about 47% of its passengers. 12 airlines serve Bethel in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Bethel Airport (BET)?

Bethel (BET) has 40 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Bethel Airport (BET)?

About 82.4% of flights arriving at Bethel (BET) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.5% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Bethel Airport (BET)?

The Cessna C206 flew the largest share of departures from Bethel (BET), about 42% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Bethel. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).