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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
ICTr093/17.8		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 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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:12	11:12
Sunrise	06:40	11:40
Sunset	20:13	01:13
Evening civil twilight	20:41	01:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Apr-2026 12:15:55
Local (UTC-5)	26-Apr-2026 07:15:55

METAR

KBEC	261155Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC003 16/16 A2980 RMK AO2 70002 T01640164 10166 20160
KAAO 3nm N	261154Z AUTO 10003KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC003 16/16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP081 70024 T01610161 10167 20161 53003
KIAB 5nm SW	261155Z AUTO 13004KT 7SM BKN008 OVC013 18/17 A2977 RMK AO2 CIG 004V006 CIG 006 RWY01 SLP075 70059 T01780171 10183 20172 53001
K3AU 7nm E	261155Z AUTO 06003KT 3SM BR OVC005 16/14 A2980 RMK AO2
KICT 11nm W	261153Z 12003KT 3SM BR OVC003 15/15 A2978 RMK AO2 DZE22RAB22E46 SLP076 P0001 60001 70005 T01500150 10178 20150 50001 $
KEQA 19nm E	261155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN015 BKN023 OVC029 17/15 A2980 RMK AO2

TAF

KIAB
5nm SW

261000Z 2610/2716 VRB06KT 4800 BR OVC005 QNH2976INS TEMPO 2610/2614 3200 BR OVC002 BECMG 2614/2615 15012G18KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN015CB QNH2963INS TEMPO 2615/2621 VRB25G35KT 4800 TSRA BKN010CB BECMG 2621/2622 17012G22KT 9999 NSW BKN010 QNH2958INS BECMG 2700/2701 16009KT 9999 BKN007 QNH2950INS BECMG 2704/2705 17012G22KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN007CB QNH2948INS TEMPO 2705/2709 VRB30G40KT 1600 TSRA BKN006CB BECMG 2710/2711 22012G22KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN020 QNH2946INS BECMG 2712/2713 01010G15KT 9999 SKC Q

KICT
11nm W

261134Z 2612/2712 05004KT 2SM BR OVC004 FM261500 13010KT 4SM -DZ OVC007 FM262200 16010KT P6SM OVC015 FM270200 15012KT P6SM VCTS BKN025CB

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