Bethel Regional Airport is a public
airport
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located two miles (3 km) northwest of the
central business district of
Bethel, a town in
Oxford County,
Maine
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,
United States
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. It is owned by the Town of Bethel.
The airport is currently not served by any commercial airline, though on-demand service is available through local charter operators. A free shuttle runs between the town of Bethel and
Sunday River ski resort, stopping at the airport on-demand and for occasional scheduled stops.
Facilities and aircraft
Bethel Regional Airport covers an area of which contains one
asphalt
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paved
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concre ...
(14/32) measuring 3,818 x 75 ft (1,164 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 26, 2006, the airport had 4,520 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 99.6%
general aviation
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and 0.4% military. There are 13 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 15%
ultralight
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and 8% multi-engine.
See also
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List of airports in Maine
This is a list of airports in Maine (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that wer ...
References
External links
Bethel Regional Airport(site down)
Bethel Regional Airportpage at town website (returns a 404 Error)
Information for pilotsat clearancewiki.com
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Airports in Oxford County, Maine
Buildings and structures in Bethel, Maine
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