KBEC · Beech Factory Airport

WICHITA, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

1,408

Elevation ft

Runway

8,001

Longest ft · 01/19

37.69N

97.22W

Beech Factory Airport serves Wichita, Kansas at 1,408 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 8,001 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
01/19	8,001 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,408 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,408 ft	2,713 ft	2,259 ft	3,388 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,608 ft	2,947 ft	2,385 ft	3,578 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,808 ft	3,181 ft	2,512 ft	3,768 ft
35°C afternoon	4,146 ft	3,247 ft	2,547 ft	3,821 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 8,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,821 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBEC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport	3 nm N	6,101 ft
1K1 Lloyd Stearman Field	7 nm NE	5,106 ft
KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport	10 nm W	10,302 ft
KEWK Newton City-County Airport	22 nm N	7,003 ft
KEGT Wellington Municipal Airport	24 nm S	5,201 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBEC

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBEC, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBEC or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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