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KBEC Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: BEC
Lat/Long: 37-41-38.1000N 097-12-53.7000W
37-41.635000N 097-12.895000W
37.6939167,-97.2149167
(estimated)
Elevation: 1408.6 ft. / 429.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (2015)
From city: 5 miles E of WICHITA, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67206

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ICT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1730
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 01 AND 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 126.8
UNICOM: 122.95
WX AWOS-3PT: 119.45 (316-515-7116)
BEECH GROUND: 121.7 [0700-1730 MON-FRI]
BEECH TOWER: 126.8 313.6 [0700-1730 MON-FRI]
WICHITA APPROACH: 134.8
WICHITA DEPARTURE: 134.8
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 125.0 ;WHEN TWR CLSD
EMERG: 121.5
WX ASOS at AAO (3 nm N): 134.025 (316-636-2541)
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (7 nm E): 124.175 (316-733-6696)
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (7 nm NE): 118.3 (316-530-6004)
WX ASOS at ICT (11 nm W): PHONE 316-800-1006
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (19 nm E): 120.875 (316-322-8095)
  • OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM; CHECK WITH FLT SVS OR WICHITA APCH CTL ON FREQ 134.8.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ICTr093/17.8WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E
HUTr114/38.6HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICHE055/13.433204EIC .. -.-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 8001 x 100 ft. / 2439 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 75.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 37-40.989148N37-42.280905N
Longitude: 097-13.061048W097-12.730177W
Elevation: 1371.2 ft.1408.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 007 magnetic, 011 true187 magnetic, 191 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BEECHCRAFT AIRCRAFT COMPANY
10511 E. CENTRAL
WICHITA, KS 67201
Phone (316) 515-5300
Manager: TODD BAYLESS
10511 E. CENTRAL
WICHITA, KS 67201
Phone (316) 515-8365

Additional Remarks

ARR & DEP ACFT MAINTAIN 2200 FT MSL WITHIN 5 MILES OF FIELD DUE TO AFB TRAFFIC.
PRKG UNAVBL EXC 4 HRS PPR CALL 316-515-7140.
EXTENSIVE TRAINING ACTIVITIES
RWY 19 CALM WIND RWY.
ARRS FROM THE W CROSS MIDFIELD ENTER DNWND.
DEER, COYOTE & MIGRATORY WATER FOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
PPR FOR PARKING OR TAXIING WEST SIDE OF RY.
BE ALERT COL JAMES JABARA ARPT 3 MILES NORTH 1/2 MILE WEST OF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (272KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (268KB)
VOR-B   download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (147KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (3 nm SW)
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (3 nm N)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (5 nm SW)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (7 nm E)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (7 nm NE)
K50 - Cook Airfield (8 nm S)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (11 nm W)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (19 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5910:59
Sunrise06:2811:28
Sunset20:2301:23
Evening civil twilight20:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-May-2025 21:14:24
Local (UTC-5)  07-May-2025 16:14:24
 
METAR
KBEC 072055Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM VCTS SCT009 BKN020 OVC029 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 T01580142
KAAO 
3nm N 
072054Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM FEW012 OVC021 16/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01560133 55004
KIAB 
5nm SW 
072055Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM BKN010 OVC018 17/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 60002 T01660139 55005
K3AU 
7nm E 
072055Z AUTO 04010KT 10SM SCT010 BKN027 OVC033 16/13 A2997 RMK AO2
KICT 
11nm W 
072053Z 04009KT 10SM SCT014 BKN018 OVC050 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 RAE05B26E51 SLP144 P0000 60020 T01610139 56004
KEQA 
19nm E 
072055Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM SCT010 OVC016 16/16 A2997 RMK AO2
TAF
KIAB 
5nm SW 
071800Z 0718/0824 07010G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN008 OVC012 640909 QNH2996INS TEMPO 0718/0724 VRB10G20KT 6000 -TSRA SCT008 OVC020CB BECMG 0723/0724 04006KT 9999 VCSH BKN008 OVC020 QNH2997INS BECMG 0803/0804 01006KT 8000 -DZ BR OVC005 QNH3003INS BECMG 0809/0810 36009KT 9999 NSW BKN007 OVC030 540102 QNH3005INS BECMG 0812/0813 02012G18KT 9999 BKN012 OVC060 540126 QNH3007INS BECMG 0819/0820 04009KT 9999 BKN060 QNH3007INS TX17/0721Z TN13/0812Z
KICT 
11nm W 
071743Z 0718/0818 06009KT 4SM -SHRA BR VCTS SCT008 OVC012CB TEMPO 0718/0722 1SM TSRA BKN008CB FM072300 03009KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020 FM080200 03010KT 6SM BR BKN010 FM081200 34007KT P6SM BKN045
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