FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -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: | 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
CALL 316-676-7140 FOR FUEL. |
| 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 AIRCAFT 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 31 May 2006 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (258KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (290KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (293KB) |
| VOR-B **CHANGED** | |
download (234KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 11-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 01:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 04:32:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-May-2008 23:32:57 |
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| METAR |
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KAAO
3nm N | 120354Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T00940044
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KIAB
5nm SW | 120355Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 10/05 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01030049 $
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KICT
11nm W | 120353Z 16006KT 10SM CLR 10/04 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01000044
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| TAF |
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KIAB
5nm SW | 120202 18007KT 9999 SKC QNH2986INS BECMG 1314 17018G28KT 9999 SKC QNH2977INS BECMG 1718 17020G35KT 9999 SKC 520005 QNH2959INS T25/21Z T07/12Z
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KICT
11nm W | 112330Z 120024 17007KT P6SM SKC FM1300 17014G22KT P6SM SKC FM1700 17022G32KT 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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