FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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: | 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 |
| 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 |
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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 | | 167/22.4 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
| WELLINGTON | | 014/23.7 | | 414 | | 07E | | EGT | . --. - |
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: | |
| 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: | 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 |
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| 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (234KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (249KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 03-Oct-2009
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:39:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:39:13 |
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| METAR |
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KAAO
3nm N | 161354Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM BKN110 05/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP218 T00500028 $
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KIAB
5nm SW | 161358Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM SCT110 SCT140 06/04 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP222 T00610041
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KICT
11nm W | 161353Z 33006KT 10SM SCT110 BKN150 07/03 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00670028 $
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KIAB
5nm SW | 1610/1716 31006KT 9999 FEW040 510013 QNH3013INS BECMG 1614/1615 34010G15KT 9999 SCT200 510604 QNH3008INS BECMG 1620/1621 28006KT 9999 BKN080 BKN150 510604 QNH3000INS BECMG 1702/1703 19006KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3002INS T13/1621Z T04/1612Z
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KICT
11nm W | 161120Z 1612/1712 32007KT P6SM SCT150 FM161500 31008KT P6SM OVC090 FM170300 23005KT P6SM SCT150
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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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