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KBEC

Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 OCTOBER 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 -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 316-945-8022
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 03 October 2024 at 0901Z to 31 October 2024 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)
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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Area around KBEC (Beech Factory Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Oct-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:15	12:15
Sunrise	07:41	12:41
Sunset	18:47	23:47
Evening civil twilight	19:14	00:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Oct-2024 03:17:54
Local (UTC-5)	17-Oct-2024 22:17:54

METAR

KBEC	180255Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM CLR 14/00 A3010 RMK AO2 T01410000
KAAO 3nm N	180254Z AUTO 16013G24KT 10SM CLR 15/01 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 16027/0243 SLP186 T01500006 51008
KIAB 5nm SW	180255Z AUTO 18016G22KT 10SM CLR 16/01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01560006 52010
K3AU 7nm E	180255Z AUTO 15014G17KT 10SM CLR 14/M03 A3011 RMK AO2
KICT 11nm W	180253Z 16016KT 10SM CLR 15/01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01500011 51008
KEQA 19nm E	180255Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM CLR 14/M02 A3011 RMK AO2

TAF

KIAB 5nm SW	180200Z 1802/1908 17012G18KT 9999 SKC WS020/21045KT QNH3008INS BECMG 1814/1815 19015G25KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS BECMG 1822/1823 18012G18KT 9999 SCT045 BKN250 QNH3016INS TX23/1821Z TN11/1812Z
KICT 11nm W	171743Z 1718/1818 19023G33KT P6SM SKC FM180000 17016G24KT P6SM SKC FM180600 18015G24KT P6SM SKC WS015/20045KT FM181500 18020G29KT P6SM SKC

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