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KBEC

Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01		download (271KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19		download (267KB)
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)
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 17-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	10:51
Sunrise	06:22	11:22
Sunset	20:48	01:48
Evening civil twilight	21:19	02:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Jul-2025 14:45:43
Local (UTC-5)	17-Jul-2025 09:45:43

METAR

KBEC	171435Z AUTO 13005KT 7SM +TSRA BKN010 OVC085 20/20 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0001 T02020202
KAAO 3nm N	171438Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM VCTS -RA SCT011 BKN085 BKN110 21/19 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW RAB36 P0000 T02060194
KIAB 5nm SW	171438Z AUTO 16006KT 5SM -TSRA BR BKN007 BKN011 OVC050 21/20 A3005 RMK AO2 TSE1355TSB23 CIG 008V060 SLP164
K3AU 7nm E	171435Z AUTO 20003KT 7SM RA BKN008 OVC110 20/18 A3009 RMK AO2 P0001
KICT 11nm W	171353Z 14008KT 10SM -TSRA SCT010 SCT032CB BKN100 BKN200 21/20 A3005 RMK AO2 RAB18 TSB35 SLP160 OCNL LTGICCCCG SE-SW TS SE-SW MOV E P0001 T02110200 $
KEQA 19nm E	171435Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM BKN008 OVC120 21/20 A3009 RMK AO2

TAF

KIAB
5nm SW

171420Z 1714/1816 08006KT 9999 VCTS SCT020CB BKN100 OVC200 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1714/1716 VRB10G20KT 8000 -TSRA SCT007 BKN015CB OVC100 BECMG 1715/1716 06010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 BKN025 OVC100 QNH2999INS BECMG 1717/1718 04009KT 9999 NSW BKN020 BKN100 QNH2998INS BECMG 1721/1722 05010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT010 BKN020 QNH2997INS BECMG 1802/1803 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC020 QNH2998INS BECMG 1809/1810 07006KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 QNH2994INS TX26/1721Z TN21/1714Z

KICT
11nm W

171153Z 1712/1812 06013G23KT P6SM VCTS BKN009 OVC020CB TEMPO 1712/1714 2SM -TSRA BKN020CB FM171600 07006KT P6SM BKN014 FM171700 07006KT P6SM BKN030 FM172300 08007KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB FM180900 12005KT P6SM BKN030

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