KBEC · BEC
Beech Factory Airport
Beech Factory Airport (KBEC / BEC) is a general-aviation airfield serving Wichita, Kansas. The field lies at 1,408 ft (429 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 8,001 ft (2,439 m), concrete and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO), 3 nm N.
Beech Factory Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,408 ft (429 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.6945, -97.2150
- Serving
- Wichita
- Region
- Kansas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 8,001 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 8,001 ft2,439 m | 100 ft | Concrete | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.