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Beech Factory Airport (KBEC) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 6:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, KBEC is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Beech Factory Airport in Wichita, KS, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Beech Factory Airport (KBEC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wichita, KS at a field elevation of 1,409 ft. KBEC reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 8,001 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
190° 14 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.02"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 25°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 14 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (76°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBEC 282315Z AUTO 19014G20KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A3002 RMK AO2 T02470137

What changed at KBEC?

Since the 2255Z (5:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2255Z (5:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KBEC

KBEC is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 2,800 ft (field elevation 1,409 ft). KBEC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAB, about 5 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
19FAV14 kt head0 kt
0114 kt tail0 kt

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KBEC runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 01/19
    8,001 × 100 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBEC
    Wind
    01
    14 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    19
    14 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0173523Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→14 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.

KBEC weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Recent aviation weather trends at KBEC

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KBEC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 12/24 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/22 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,100 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

19
80%
01
20%

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Live KBEC Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KBEC's own weather station.

N190114 kt
Headwind
14 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
20 kt
Crosswind in gusts
0 kt

Wind is 1° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 8,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Beech Factory Airport (KBEC) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 0700-1730 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KBEC
IATA
BEC
FAA LID
BEC
City
Wichita
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,409 ft
Coordinates
37.6945, -97.2150
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
8,001 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KIAB
CTAF
122.7 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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KBEC airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

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Pilot PIREPs for Beech Factory Airport (KBEC)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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