Airports / Kansas / BEC
Beech Factory Airport
KBEC / BECWichita, KansasELEV 1,408 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
McConnell Air Force Base (IAB) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Beech Factory Airport, listed as KBEC / BEC, is a general aviation field in Wichita, Kansas. Field elevation is 1,408 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list BEC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are McConnell Air Force Base (IAB, 5 nm), Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT, 10 nm), and Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT, 38 nm).
Trip costs from BEC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BEC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KBEC
IATA
BEC
FAA / Local
BEC
Elevation
1,408 ft
Coordinates
37.6945° N · 97.2150° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs KS fields
state range 754–3,656 ft
At 1,408 ft, BEC sits higher than 58% of the 38 Kansas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmIABMcConnell Air Force BaseWichita
- 10nmICTWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National AirportWichita
- 38nmHUTHutchinson Municipal AirportHutchinson
- 58nmPNCPonca City Regional AirportPonca City
- 69nmSLNSalina Municipal AirportSalina
- 82nmCNUChanute Martin Johnson AirportChanute
Location
Open the full mapKBEC · Beech Factory Airport · Wichita, KS
From the ramp
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