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KBEC

Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 316-945-8022
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
ICTr093/17.8		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E
HUTr114/38.6		HUTCHINSON VOR/DME		116.80		04E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PICHE		055/13.4		332		04E		IC	.. -.-.

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:

37-40.989148N

37-42.280905N

Longitude:

097-13.061048W

097-12.730177W

Elevation:

1371.2 ft.

1408.6 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

007 magnetic, 011 true

187 magnetic, 191 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, 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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 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)
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 05-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:16	13:16
Sunrise	07:46	13:46
Sunset	17:23	23:23
Evening civil twilight	17:52	23:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Jan-2025 08:05:46
Local (UTC-6)	05-Jan-2025 02:05:46

METAR

KBEC	050735Z AUTO 05009G14KT 7SM OVC004 M01/M01 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SW P0006 T10121012
KAAO 3nm N	050754Z AUTO 06016G24KT 9SM OVC006 M01/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 09029/0657 LTG DSNT ALQDS FZRAE35 TSE09B26E41 SLP122 P0010 I1005 T10111022
KIAB 5nm SW	050755Z 00000KT 5SM TS -FZRA BR OVC006 M01/M01 A2982 RMK AO2A TSB55 SLP112 P0000 T10061015 $
K3AU 7nm E	050755Z AUTO 06008KT 5SM -RA OVC004 00/M01 A2987 RMK AO2
KICT 11nm W	050753Z 05018KT 4SM TS -FZRA BR OVC006CB M01/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 05026/0704 FZDZB38E46 TSB46 SLP118 OCNL LTGIC SE TS SE MOV NE P0000 I1001 T10111022
KEQA 19nm E	050755Z AUTO 07013KT 7SM UP OVC004 00/00 A2986 RMK AO2

TAF

KIAB 5nm SW	050200Z 0502/0608 09006KT 9000 -FZDZ OVC005 660001 510102 QNH2983INS BECMG 0506/0507 06012KT 9000 -FZDZ OVC005 660001 510102 QNH2970INS BECMG 0511/0512 02015G25KT 3200 -SN OVC005 650053 510103QNH2972INS TEMPO 0513/0520 36020G35KT 0800 +SN BLSN SCT005 OVC010 6500108 540105 BECMG 0520/0521 35015G25KT 1600 -SHSN SCT010 OVC015 650158 QNH3011INS TX00/0502Z TNM14/0602Z
KICT 11nm W	050541Z 0506/0606 04017G24KT 5SM -FZRA BR OVC006 FM051000 02022G31KT 4SM -PL BR OVC006 FM051300 36026G35KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC009 FM051800 35027G36KT 2SM -SN BLSN SCT009 OVC015 FM052200 35023G33KT 6SM BLSN SCT015 BKN030

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