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KBEC Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

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
ICTr093/17.8WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E
HUTr114/38.6HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICHE055/13.433204EIC .. -.-.

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: 37-40.989148N37-42.280905N
Longitude: 097-13.061048W097-12.730177W
Elevation: 1371.2 ft.1408.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 007 magnetic, 011 true187 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
Obstructions: none35 ft. trees, 1150 ft. from runway, 360 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear

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

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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (261KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (257KB)
VOR-B   download (196KB)
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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Photo taken 03-Oct-2009
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2611:26
Sunrise06:5311:53
Sunset20:0401:04
Evening civil twilight20:3101:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Apr-2026 01:06:28
Local (UTC-5)  16-Apr-2026 20:06:28
 
METAR
KBEC 170055Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A2974 RMK AO2 T02450147
KAAO 
3nm N 		170054Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP060 T02500156
KIAB 
5nm SW 		162355Z AUTO 18020G26KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 18026/48 SLP056 T02780154 10296 20248 56016 PWINO $
K3AU 
7nm E 		170055Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A2975 RMK AO2
KICT 
11nm W 		170053Z 15015KT 10SM BKN250 25/16 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 15026/2355 SLP053 T02500156
KEQA 
19nm E 		170055Z AUTO 15011G17KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2976 RMK AO2
TAF
KIAB 
5nm SW 		161800Z 1618/1724 19015G22KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS BECMG 1700/1701 14012G18KT 9999 FEW250 520104 QNH2973INS BECMG 1702/1703 15012G20KT 9999 FEW015 WS020/20050KT QNH2969INS BECMG 1708/1709 18015G25KT 9999 FEW007 BKN012 WS020/20050KT QNH2964INS BECMG 1716/1717 19020G30KT 9999 BKN025 OVC140 520105 QNH2964INS BECMG 1718/1719 19020G30KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB OVC140 QNH2955INS TEMPO 1720/1724 VRB30G45KT 1600 +TSRA OVC010CB TX28/1622Z TN19/1712Z
KICT 
11nm W 		161733Z 1618/1718 17011KT P6SM SKC FM161900 17015G25KT P6SM SKC FM170000 17015KT P6SM SKC FM170400 18015G25KT P6SM SKC WS020/20055KT FM171000 18015G25KT P6SM SKC FM171400 19020G30KT P6SM SCT020
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