Bethel Air Base
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| Owner | United States Army | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bethel, Alaska | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 129 ft / 39 m | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bethel Air Base is a former United States Army airfield located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
History
Construction began September 21, 1941, and the airfield was activated July 4, 1942. It was used by Air Transport Command as auxiliary airfield for Lend-Lease aircraft being flown to Siberia. The facility was transferred to Eleventh Air Force, then to Alaskan Air Command in 1945; it became the joint-use Bethel Airport. It was used for construction of AC&W Bethel Air Force Station in the mid-1950s. Full jurisdiction was turned over to Alaska Government in 1958.[2]
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Previously: Alaskan Air Force (1941-1942)
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FAA Airport Master Record for BET (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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