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KBEC Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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: 06E (2000)
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
Sectional chart: WICHITA
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 MIRL RY 01/19; REIL RYS 01 & 19 - 122.7.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.7
UNICOM: 122.95
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 BEECH FACTORY ATCT CLSD): 125.0
EMERG: 121.5
WX ASOS at AAO (3 nm N): 134.025 (316-636-2541)
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
ICTr093/17.8WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E
HUTr109/38.6HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICHE052/13.433207EIC .. -.-.
EL DORADO250/19.638305EEQA . --.- .-
NEWTON167/22.428106EEWK . .-- -.-
WELLINGTON014/23.741407EEGT . --. -

Airport Services

Oil available: CTAF 122.7 WHEN BEECH FACTORY ATCT CLSD.
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: 005 magnetic, 011 true185 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: HAWKER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
9709 E. CENTRAL
WICHITA, KS 67201
Phone 316-676-5300
Manager: MIKE ELLIS
9709 E. CENTRAL
WICHITA, KS 67201
Phone 316-676-2101

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 77
Single engine airplanes: 21
Multi engine airplanes: 29
Jet airplanes: 10
Military aircraft: 17
    
Aircraft operations: avg 90/day *
81% local general aviation
14% military
5% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 22 June 2012

Additional Remarks

ARR & DEP ACFT MAINTAIN 2200 FT MSL WITHIN 5 MILES OF FIELD DUE TO AFB TRAFFIC.
PARKING UNAVBL EXC 4 HRS PPR CALL 316-676-7140.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEST ENTER THE PATTERN EAST ALONG 13TH ST.
CTAF 122.7 USED JOINTLY WITH JABARA ARPT WHEN BEECH ATCT CLSD.
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.
WHEN TWR CLSD CTC SECURITY ON UNICOM FREQ 122.95 WHEN CLEAR OF RY.

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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED**   download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED**   download (249KB)
VOR-B **CHANGED**   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   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 Mid-Continent Airport (11 nm W)
KEQA - Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (19 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KBEC (Beech Factory Airport)
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 03-Oct-2009

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From to KBEC

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1611:16
Sunrise06:4411:44
Sunset20:2401:24
Evening civil twilight20:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 07:56:23
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 02:56:23
 
METAR
KAAO 
3nm N 
130654Z AUTO 22008KT 3SM +TSRA BR FEW032 SCT042 OVC055 22/21 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB33RAB39 SLP163 P0018 T02170206
KIAB 
5nm SW 
130658Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM -RA BKN047 BKN060 22/22 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-N SLP169 P0003 T02180218
KICT 
11nm W 
130653Z 28006KT 8SM TSRA BKN020 BKN043CB BKN070 22/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP165 FRQ LTGICCC SW-NW TS SW-NW MOV NE P0003 T02220211
TAF
KIAB 
5nm SW 
1306/1408 VRB06KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3001INS TEMPO 1306/1308 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB TEMPO 1308/1309 06010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT035 BECMG 1314/1315 09012G18KT 9999 BKN100 BKN180 QNH3000INS BECMG 1319/1320 10009KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB BKN100 QNH2998INS TEMPO 1321/1401 10020G30KT 4800 TSRAGR BKN015CB BECMG 1401/1402 12006KT 9999 NSW FEW040 SCT100 SCT180 QNH3005INS T29/1319Z T19/1311Z AMD 130610
KICT 
11nm W 
130520Z 1306/1406 19012KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN070 TEMPO 1306/1310 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA OVC018CB FM131000 08005KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT015 BKN040 TEMPO 1310/1314 3SM SHRA OVC015 FM131500 10008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM131800 12008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 316-676-7140
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $7.11 $5.75 
 Updated 23-Jul-2013
 
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FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Beech Factory Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Beech Factory Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KBEC have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 3.0 129-130
COMFORT INN EAST 1.1 80-95
HAMPTON INN WICHITA EAST 1.1 101-139
 

Other hotels near Beech Factory Airport

Miles Price ($)
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT PLAZZIO EAST 0.9 159-160
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST AT PLAZZIO 0.9 119-120
CRESTHILL SUITES WICHITA 1.0 105-116
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 1.0 74-89
STUDIOPLUS WICHITA-EAST 1.1 70-85
HAWTHORN SUITES BY WYNDHAM WICHITA EAST 1.1 88-154
MARRIOTT WICHITA 1.2 205-206
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON AT THE WATERFRONT 1.2 169-199
GUEST HOUSE INTERNATIONAL INN & SUITES 1.3 54-70
SUPER 8 MOTEL - WICHITA/EAST KELLOGG AREA 1.3 47-64
ECONO LODGE WICHITA 1.6 70-71
BEST WESTERN PLUS EASTGATE INN & SUITES 1.6 85-99
WICHITA INN EAST 1.7 62
HOLIDAY INN WICHITA EAST I-35 2.0 87-130
STAYBRIDGE SUITES WICHITA 2.1 135-170
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES WICHITA 2.2 65-70
DAYS INN AND SUITES WICHITA EAST 2.2 51-90
HAMPTON INN & SUITES WICHITA NORTHEAST 2.3 89-119

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Beech Factory Airport

63 in Wichita
3 in Park City
1 in Derby
 

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