Beech Factory Airport frequencies
Beech Factory Airport (BEC · KBEC) in Wichita, KS is a towered field, staffed 0700-1730 MON-FRI. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
All of Beech Factory Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KBEC tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-1730 MON-FRI. Outside those hours Beech Factory Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 126.8, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KBEC airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Beech
- ASOS/AWOS 119.45
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
- Clearance 125.0 (WHEN TWR CLSD)
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff Beech
- Ground 121.7
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 126.8
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Departure & arrival Wichita
- App/Dep 134.8
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- CTAF 126.8
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 122.95
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 269.1 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 313.6 | LCL/P |
Every KBEC frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 119.45 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 125.0 (WHEN TWR CLSD) |
| Ground | 121.7 |
| Tower | 126.8 |
| CTAF | 126.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 134.8 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KBEC?
Beech Factory Airport tower is 126.8, calling "Beech Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-1730 MON-FRI.
What frequency do I use at KBEC when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-1730 MON-FRI, Beech Factory Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 126.8 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.
What is the ground frequency at KBEC?
Ground control at Beech Factory Airport is 121.7. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KBEC?
ASOS/AWOS at Beech Factory Airport is 119.45. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for KBEC?
App/Dep for Beech Factory Airport is 134.8, working as "Wichita". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KBEC?
Clearance delivery at Beech Factory Airport is 125.0 (WHEN TWR CLSD). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KBEC
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.