FAA facility Airport

BEECH FACTORY

WICHITA, KANSAS FAA BEC ICAO KBEC Open to the public

Open View on OpenStreetMap

Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

01/19 8,001 × 100 ft · Concrete (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

01 19

Runway-end details

Runway 01/19 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
01 RP	11°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—
19	191°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—

Communications

10 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
BEC AWOS-3PT	119.45	—
EMERG	121.5	0700-1730 MON-FRI
GND/P	121.7	0700-1730 MON-FRI
UNICOM	122.95	—
CD/P	125.0	—
CTAF	126.8	—
LCL/P	126.8	0700-1730 MON-FRI
APCH/P DEP/P	134.8	—
APCH/P DEP/P	269.1	—
LCL/P	313.6	0700-1730 MON-FRI

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

BEECH FACTORY Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KBEC

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: BEC / KBEC
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Privately owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-04
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: Not listed
Repair: Airframe: NONE
Powerplant: NONE
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: WICHITA, KS
County: Sedgwick
FAA region: Central region
Coordinates: 37.69392, -97.21492
Elevation: 1,408.6 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

BEC Commissioned 2016-11-10 AWOS-3PT

Wildlife strikes

5Reported strikes

2With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-04-21. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.