FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JANUARY 2020
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-3PT at 3AU (7 nm E): | 124.175 (316-733-6696) |
| WX AWOS-3 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 |
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| ICTr093/17.8 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
| HUTr114/38.6 | | HUTCHINSON VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PICHE | | 055/13.4 | | 332 | | 04E | | IC | .. -.-. |
| NEWTON | | 167/22.4 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
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: | |
| 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 | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 77 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Military aircraft: | | 17 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 90/day * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 14% | military | | 5% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 August 2019 | |
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 02 January 2020 at 0901Z to 30 January 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (249KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (190KB) |
| 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/Captain Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (19 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 03-Oct-2009
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Jan-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 13:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Jan-2020 03:39:01 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 20-Jan-2020 21:39:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KBEC | 210315Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR M05/M10 A3056 RMK AO2 T10551101
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KAAO
3nm N | 210254Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM CLR M06/M10 A3056 RMK AO2 SLP374 T10611100 53014
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KIAB
5nm SW | 210256Z AUTO 07010KT 10SM CLR M04/M11 A3056 RMK AO2 SLP372 T10421108 52013 $
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K3AU
7nm E | 210315Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM CLR M05/M10 A3058 RMK AO2
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K1K1
7nm NE | 210315Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR M06/M11 A3058 RMK AO2 T10651108
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KICT
11nm W | 210253Z 05011KT 10SM CLR M04/M10 A3056 RMK AO2 SLP366 T10391100 53013
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KEQA
19nm E | 210315Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR M06/M10 A3057 RMK AO2
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KIAB
5nm SW | 210200Z 2102/2208 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3039INS BECMG 2117/2118 15012G18KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3022INS BECMG 2123/2124 16012KT 9999 BKN150 QNH3018INS BECMG 2202/2203 16010G15KT 8000 -SHRA BKN035 OVC060 650409 540052 QNH3012INS BECMG 2204/2205 17010G15KT 6000 -SN OVC002 650505 550054 QNH3005INS TX03/2120Z TNM09/2112Z
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KICT
11nm W | 201725Z 2018/2118 16005KT P6SM SKC FM202100 06006KT P6SM SKC FM210700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM211300 12006KT P6SM SCT250 FM211500 13006KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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