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Beech Factory Airport

Coordinates: 37°41′40″N 097°12′54″W / 37.69444°N 97.21500°W / 37.69444; -97.21500
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Beech Factory Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBeechcraft
ServesWichita, Kansas
Elevation AMSL1,408 ft / 429 m
Coordinates37°41′40″N 097°12′54″W / 37.69444°N 97.21500°W / 37.69444; -97.21500
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
19/1 8,000 2,438 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations32,700
Based aircraft77

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 Beechcraft.[1]

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] Following the merger of the Cessna and Beechcraft employee flying clubs, Cessna's flying club has since moved from their previous base at Wichita Mid-Continental Airport to Beech Factory Airport.

History

The airport was founded in 1928 as part of a 148-acre land tract purchased from the city to house the Knoll Aircraft Company.[2] The Yellow Air Cab Company Purchased the assets in 1930, followed by Beechcraft in 1940.

Nearby airports

Incidents

  • 20th of November 2013, Boeing 747 Dreamlifter landed at the wrong airport which was initially erroneously thought by the pilots to be Beech Factory Airport. Final destination was McConnell Air Force Base. After reviewing coordinates with ATC and communicating with local ground control, it was determined that they were in fact at Jabara Airport. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BEC PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
  2. ^ "How Knoll's New Factory will look". The Witchita Beacon. November 1928.
  3. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2511166/Boeing-747-Dreamlifter-plane-stuck-tiny-Kansas-airport.html
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