Beech Factory Airport
| Beech Factory Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BEC – ICAO: KBEC – FAA LID: BEC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Hawker Aircraft Company | ||
| Serves | Wichita, Kansas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,408 ft / 429 m | ||
| Coordinates | 37°41′40″N 097°12′54″W / 37.69444°N 97.215°WCoordinates: 37°41′40″N 097°12′54″W / 37.69444°N 97.215°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 8,000 | 2,438 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 32,700 | ||
| Based aircraft | 77 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Beech Factory Airport (IATA: BEC, ICAO: KBEC, FAA LID: BEC) is a public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) east of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is privately owned by the Hawker Beechcraft Corporation.[1]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Beech Factory Airport covers an area of 1,280 acres (520 ha) at an elevation of 1,408 feet (429 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a concrete surface measuring 8,000 by 100 feet (2,438 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 13, 2008, the airport had 32,700 aircraft operations, an average of 89 per day: 86% general aviation and 14% military. At that time there were 77 aircraft based at this airport: 27% single-engine, 38% multi-engine, 13% jet and 22% military.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Beech Factory Airport at Kansas DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BEC, effective 8 March 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for BEC
- ASN accident history for BEC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BEC
