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KBEC

Beech Factory Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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
ICTr093/17.8		WICHITA VORTAC		113.80		07E
HUTr114/38.6		HUTCHINSON VOR/DME		116.80		04E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PICHE		055/13.4		332		04E		IC	.. -.-.

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:

37-40.989148N

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

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

35 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 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01		download (261KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19		download (257KB)
VOR-B		download (195KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:46	11:46
Sunrise	07:12	12:12
Sunset	19:52	00:52
Evening civil twilight	20:19	01:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Apr-2026 21:22:04
Local (UTC-5)	03-Apr-2026 16:22:04

METAR

KBEC	032055Z AUTO 34011G17KT 10SM SCT036 SCT065 BKN080 18/11 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SE P0001 60001 T01810114
KAAO 3nm N	032054Z AUTO 32017G25KT 10SM FEW046 SCT070 18/12 A2982 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1941 LTG DSNT NE-SE RAE26 TSE44 SLP090 P0003 60005 T01830117 53014
KIAB 5nm SW	032055Z AUTO 01012KT 10SM VCTS FEW050 19/12 A2981 RMK AO2 TSB1953E51 SLP088 T01870124 53013 PWINO $
K3AU 7nm E	032055Z AUTO 31010G14KT 10SM BKN028 BKN037 BKN055 18/13 A2981 RMK AO2 P0013
KICT 11nm W	032053Z 34021G26KT 10SM FEW045 SCT070 SCT150 BKN200 19/11 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 33026/2045 SLP089 TSE15 CB DSNT NE-SE MOV NE 60010 T01890106 53015
KEQA 19nm E	032055Z AUTO 32013G22KT 2 1/2SM +RA SCT008 BKN024 BKN034 17/16 A2979 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5 P0009

TAF

KIAB
5nm SW

031800Z 0318/0424 21020G35KT 9999 SCT025 BKN050 OVC100 520003 QNH2973INS BECMG 0318/0319 22020G35KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB OVC100 520003 QNH2975INS TEMPO 0320/0322 VRB35G50KT 3200 +TSRAGR BKN010 OVC020CB BECMG 0321/0322 33015G25KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020 OVC045CB 540208 QNH2980INS BECMG 0322/0323 34012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC050 540258 QNH2982INS BECMG 0400/0401 35012G20KT 9999 FEW070 WS020/35040KT QNH2987INS BECMG 0406/0407 36009KT 9999 BKN100 520109 QNH3005INS BECMG 0413/0414 34015G22KT 9999 FEW04

KICT
11nm W

032005Z 0320/0418 32019KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045 FM032100 32016G24KT P6SM BKN045 FM032300 34015KT P6SM SCT100

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