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.

Bethel Seaplane Base
IATA: JBT ICAO: none FAA LID: Z59
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Public Domain
Serves	Bethel, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	60°46′55″N 161°44′35″W
Map
JBT Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m NE/SW 3,000 914 Water
Statistics
Based aircraft 15
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

References

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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