KBEC/BEC METAR Beech Factory Airport

Wichita, KansasElevation 1,408 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR24 min old

Ceiling 10,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

150@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

10,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

1,836 ft

+428 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0115Z (8:15 PM local) · 24 min old

KBEC is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 10,000 feet AGL.

WIND

150° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 10,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

18°C / 10°C

64°F / 50°F. 8°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.18 inHg

1022 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BKN RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

T01820098

precise temperature 18.2°C, dew point 9.8°C

FAA: no delays reported at BEC.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 150° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 10,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then slight chance showers and thunderstorms, low near 58F, 21% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: winds up to 25 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	58	S 7 kt	–	21%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday	Chance Rain Showers	71/59	S 10 kt	18 kt	34%
Wednesday	Sunny	79/61	S 18 kt	25 kt	13%	Strong winds in the forecast
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	80/61	SSW 11 kt	–	12%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	73/56	S 11 kt	–	51%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	70/57	SSE 10 kt	–	34%
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	74/59	SSE 8 kt	–	52%
Monday	Rain Showers Likely	73	SW 17 kt	–	58%

Source: National Weather Service (office ICT). Forecast issued 0139Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

150° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 195 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

BEST

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 8,001 ft

01/19

Dimensions

8,001 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0111°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 19191°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,836 ft

Pressure altitude

1,148 ft

Field elevation

1,408 ft MSL

Temperature

18°C (64°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°F)

Altimeter

30.18 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2337Z 6:37 PM

Sunrise

1248Z 7:48 AM

Loggable night

0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1221Z (7:21 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2337Z (6:37 PM local) → 1248Z (7:48 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0037Z (7:37 PM local) → 1148Z (6:48 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Beech Factory Airport is in Wichita, Kansas. Field elevation 1,408 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerTODD BAYLESS

Manager phone316-515-8365

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0700–1730

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBEC / BEC

SectionalWICHITA

Center (ARTCC)KANSAS CITY

Flight service (AFSS)WICHITA

RegionKansas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates37.6945, -97.2150

Distance from city5 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF126.800

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

134.8

WICHITA APP/DEP

A/D

125

WICHITA CLNC DEL

CLD

122.7

CTAF

121.7

GND

126.8

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBEC traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 71 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

18.9

AVG OPS/DAY

25.2

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Unknown 49%Piston single 35%Turboprop 13%Jet 2%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~103 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~54 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~19 landings/mo

›B350 (Turboprop) · ~12 landings/mo

›BE36 (Piston single) · ~8 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›UNKN (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

›C408 (Unknown)

›BE20 (Turboprop)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KIAB McConnell Air Force Base

5 NM SW

VFR

KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

10 NM W

VFR

KEQA Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport

19 NM E

VFR

KEWK Newton City-County Airport

22 NM N

VFR

KWLD Strother Field

33 NM S

VFR

KHUT Hutchinson Municipal Airport

38 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›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.

›BE ALERT COL JAMES JABARA ARPT 3 MILES NORTH 1/2 MILE WEST OF ARPT.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 01 AND 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF.

›DEER, COYOTE & MIGRATORY WATER FOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

›PPR FOR PARKING OR TAXIING WEST SIDE OF RY.

›ARR & DEP ACFT MAINTAIN 2200 FT MSL WITHIN 5 MILES OF FIELD DUE TO AFB TRAFFIC.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KBEC on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBEC have a METAR?

Yes. KBEC has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KBEC have a TAF?

When KBEC issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KBEC?

KBEC sits at 1,408 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBEC?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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