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 |
| ICTr093/17.8 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
| HUTr109/38.6 | | HUTCHINSON VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 03-Oct-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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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 10-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunset | | 17:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2009 08:08:43 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Dec-2009 02:08:43 |
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| METAR |
KAAO 3nm N | 100754Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M14/M18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP218 T11391178
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KIAB 5nm SW | 100755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M12/M18 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP220 T11241177
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KICT 11nm W | 100753Z 22004KT 10SM FEW250 M14/M17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP221 T11441167
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| TAF |
KICT 11nm W | 100520Z 1006/1106 27006KT P6SM FEW100 FM101900 25012KT P6SM SKC FM102300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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