FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BEC |
| Lat/Long: | 37-41-40.1100N / 097-12-53.9600W
37-41.668500N / 097-12.899333W
37.6944750 / -97.2149889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1408 ft. / 429.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| 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 |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; REIL RYS 18; 36 - 122.7. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
- 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 |
| HUTr109/38.6 | | HUTCHINSON VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PICHE | | 052/13.4 | | 332 | | 07E | | IC | .. -.-. |
| EL DORADO | | 250/19.6 | | 383 | | 05E | | EQA | . --.- .- |
| NEWTON | | 167/22.3 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
| WELLINGTON | | 014/23.8 | | 414 | | 07E | | EGT | . --. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL/PARKING UNAVBL EXC 4 HRS PPR CALL 316-676-7140. |
| Oil available: | CTAF 122.7 WHEN BEECH FACTORY ATCT CLSD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 100 ft. / 2438 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 37-42.316500N | | 37-41.020500N |
| Longitude: | 097-12.747833W | | 097-13.050667W |
| Elevation: | 1408.0 ft. | | 1370.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 191 true | | 005 magnetic, 011 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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: | HAWKER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
9709 E. CENTRAL
WICHITA, KS 67201
Phone 316-676-5300 |
| Manager: | LARRY FORISTER
9709 E. CENTRAL
WICHITA, KS 67201
Phone 316-676-8179 |
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 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARR & DEP ACFT MAINTAIN 2200 FT MSL WITHIN 5 MILES OF FIELD DUE TO AFB TRAFFIC. |
| - | 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 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (259KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV RWY 18 | |
download (291KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV RWY 36 | |
download (293KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (234KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (3 nm N)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (3 nm SW)
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 03-Oct-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 23:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 06:17:40 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 00:17:40 |
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| METAR |
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KAAO
3nm N | 210554Z AUTO 02003KT 9SM OVC032 07/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00720044 10111 20050 401560028 56009
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KIAB
5nm SW | 210604Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC031 09/05 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 $
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KICT
11nm W | 210553Z 00000KT 8SM OVC025 09/05 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T00940050 10122 20083 401560039 57010
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| TAF |
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KICT
11nm W | 210539Z 2106/2206 VRB05KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 2106/2108 SCT025 FM210800 10005KT 5SM BR OVC025 FM211000 15007KT 4SM BR OVC015 FM211300 18008KT 1SM BR OVC008 FM211900 19012KT P6SM SCT025 FM212100 18012G20KT P6SM SKC
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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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