Red Devil Airport is a public use

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located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the

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of Red Devil, in

Bethel Census Area Bethel Census Area is a census area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population is 18,666, up from 17,013 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community is the ci ...

of the

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Facilities

Red Devil Airport covers an area of at an

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of 174 feet (53 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 10/28 with a

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surface measuring 4,801 by 75 feet (1,463 x 23 m).

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

* On 24 March 1971,

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N49319 of Vanderpool Flying Service was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident. The aircraft was on an executive flight from

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References

External links

FAA Alaska airport diagram
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) Airports in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska {{Alaska-airport-stub