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KBEC Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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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
ICTr093/17.8WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E
HUTr109/38.6HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICHE052/13.433207EIC .. -.-.
EL DORADO250/19.638305EEQA . --.- .-
NEWTON167/22.328106EEWK . .-- -.-
WELLINGTON014/23.841407EEGT . --. -

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: 37-42.316500N37-41.020500N
Longitude: 097-12.747833W097-13.050667W
Elevation: 1408.0 ft.1370.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 185 magnetic, 191 true005 magnetic, 011 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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

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
    
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
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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Area around KBEC (Beech Factory Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KBEC (Beech Factory Airport)
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 03-Oct-2009

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Sectional chart
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From to KBEC

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3612:36
Sunrise07:0413:04
Sunset17:2223:22
Evening civil twilight17:4923:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 13:38:22
Local (UTC-6)  09-Nov-2009 07:38:22
 
METAR
KAAO 
3nm N 
091321Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC013 14/13 A3021 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
KIAB 
5nm SW 
091312Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM R19/5500VP6000FT OVC015 15/14 A3021 RMK AO2 UPB1259E1300RAE1259 SLP226
KICT 
11nm W 
091315Z 00000KT 6SM BR FEW008 OVC014 15/14 A3021 RMK AO2
TAF
KICT 
11nm W 
091124Z 0912/1012 16006KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN025CB TEMPO 0912/0913 5SM -TSRA BR BKN015CB FM091300 16006KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN025CB TEMPO 0913/0916 5SM BR BKN015 FM091600 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN025CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 316-676-7140
no information available

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independent
100LL Jet A
FS $3.72 $3.33 
 Updated 02-Apr-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Beech Factory Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Beech Factory Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KBEC have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 3.0 87-89
COMFORT INN EAST 1.1 90-100
HAMPTON INN WICHITA EAST 1.1 89-94
 

Other hotels near Beech Factory Airport

Miles Price ($)
SPRINGHILL SUITES WICHITA EAST AT PLAZZIO 0.8 139-140
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT PLAZZIO EAST 0.9 109-150
CRESTHILL SUITES HOTEL - WICHITA 0.9 133-134
STUDIOPLUS WICHITA-EAST 1.1 60-80
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 1.1 89-90
HAWTHORN SUITES WICHITA EAST 1.2 99-129
MARRIOTT WICHITA 1.2 114-115
GUESTHOUSE INN & SUITES 1.3 63-116
SUPER 8 MOTEL - WICHITA/EAST KELLOGG AREA 1.3 49-60
ECONO LODGE WICHITA 1.7 50-55
BEST WESTERN EASTGATE INN 1.7 
WICHITA INN EAST 1.7 80-81
HOLIDAY INN SELECT - WICHITAairport transportation 2.0 68-135
GARDEN INN AND SUITES 2.2 48-68
HAMPTON SUITES WICHITA NE 2.2 89-114
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES WICHITA 2.3 80-95
THE INN AT TALLGRASS 2.5 129-189
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 3.1 89-119

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Beech Factory Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KBEC but to other nearby airports such as KICT.
    

Hotels in other cities near Beech Factory Airport

60 in Wichita
2 in Park City
 

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