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KBEC

Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 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
ICTr093/17.8		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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01		download (270KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19		download (266KB)
VOR-B		download (206KB)
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 27-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:23	12:23
Sunrise	07:50	12:50
Sunset	18:36	23:36
Evening civil twilight	19:02	00:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Oct-2025 00:09:48
Local (UTC-5)	27-Oct-2025 19:09:48

METAR

KBEC	272355Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM BKN011 OVC027 14/13 A2993 RMK AO2 T01350125 10147 20128
KAAO 3nm N	272354Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM OVC027 14/12 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01390117 10144 20128 53005
KIAB 5nm SW	272355Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM FEW018 SCT030 OVC050 15/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01450124 10156 20135 53004
K3AU 7nm E	272355Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM SCT013 OVC021 13/11 A2994 RMK AO2
KICT 11nm W	272353Z 13008KT 10SM FEW015 BKN025 OVC034 14/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01440122 10150 20133 53001
KEQA 19nm E	272355Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM BKN019 OVC055 14/12 A2993 RMK AO2

TAF

KIAB 5nm SW	271800Z 2718/2824 14006KT 9999 OVC006 QNH2991INS BECMG 2720/2721 14006KT 9999 OVC012 QNH2989INS BECMG 2809/2810 05009KT 8000 -SHRA SCT004 OVC012 QNH2992INS TEMPO 2810/2813 35012KT 4800 -SHRA BR OVC004 BECMG 2812/2813 35012G20KT 6000 -SHRA OVC004 QNH2997INS BECMG 2815/2816 34015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT004 OVC012 QNH3004INS BECMG 2818/2819 34020G30KT 9999 SCT012 BKN025 QNH3006INS TX15/2720Z TN11/2812Z
KICT 11nm W	271733Z 2718/2818 15005KT P6SM OVC008 FM281000 33015G25KT 5SM -RA BR OVC007 FM281300 35014G24KT P6SM VCSH FEW008 BKN050 FM281500 34022G32KT P6SM SCT030

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