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Bethel Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Bethel Airport (BET · PABE) is 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left traffic.

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Pattern diagram

Drawn to scale from the FAA NASR runway alignments and the per end right traffic flags — pick a runway to see its pattern. Live wind picks the favored runway when PABE reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 028°downwind 298°base 208°final 118°45° entry123001L19R01R19L

RWY 12LEFT traffic

Heading
118° mag · 129° true
Dimensions
1,858 × 75 ft
TPA
1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Gravel
CTAF
118.7
More details — RWY 12
Threshold elev
126 ft
TDZ elevation
129 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. PCN 31.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
01L Left traffic 012° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19R Left traffic 192° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
01R Left traffic 012° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19L Left traffic 192° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12 Left traffic 117° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30 Left traffic 297° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for PABE; the figure above is the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention for propeller aircraft, rounded to the field. Turbine aircraft normally fly 1,500 ft AGL. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at PABE

Bethel Airport is towered, working 118.7. Contact the tower before entering the surface area and fly the pattern you are assigned — the directions below are the charted default when no instruction is given.

All ends are left traffic, which is the FAR 91.126 default — turns to the left unless the field charts otherwise. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at PABE?

Bethel Airport has no traffic pattern altitude published in the FAA NASR data. The AC 90-66B convention for propeller aircraft is 1,000 ft AGL, which works out to roughly 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) here — but confirm it against the Chart Supplement before you fly, since a field can have a non standard pattern altitude that NASR does not carry.

Does PABE have right traffic?

No. All 6 runway ends at Bethel Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at PABE?

Bethel Airport is towered (118.7), so the pattern shown here is the charted default — but the controller's instruction overrides it. Expect straight in approaches, base entries and midfield crossings as traffic dictates.

More about PABE

Pattern direction and alignment are drawn from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle); the diagram is generated, not an FAA chart. Pattern altitude is shown as published where NASR carries one, otherwise as the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention. For planning and education only; always verify against the Chart Supplement.