Beech Factory Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Beechcraft | ||||||||||
| Serves | Wichita, Kansas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,408 ft / 429 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°41′40″N 097°12′54″W / 37.69444°N 97.21500°W | ||||||||||
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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]
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 1/19 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.
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