KBEC Beech Factory
Runway 19 — local convention slightly favors it
The answer is 19 with a 6 kt tailwind from the reported wind — the observation is 1858 min old, so the wind may have shifted or the flow has not been changed yet. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 1858 minutes old — treat with caution.
certainty: 67% evidence: NONE Class D
Wind 350° true at 6 kt · VFR · 1858 min old
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Why — evidence behind this answer
Runway 19
- PRIOR 19 is the designated calm-wind runway +0.50
- WIND 6 kt TAILWIND, 2 kt right crosswind 1858 min ago -0.00
Runway 1
- WIND 6 kt headwind, 2 kt left crosswind 1858 min ago +0.00
Sources consulted
| source | status | age | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| D_ATIS | UNAVAILABLE | No D-ATIS at this field | |
| METAR | OK | 1858 min | |
| ADSB | UNAVAILABLE | No ADS-B track history here yet | |
| NOTAM | OK | ||
| CIFP | NOT_CONFIGURED | Instrument procedures: phase 4 |
Recent operations
No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)
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KBEC field & runways
Beech Factory, Wichita, Kansas. Field elevation 1409 ft. Class D airspace. Towered. Magnetic variation 4.0°E on record, 2.8°E today.
The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.073°/year west — about 1° every 14 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.
| Runway | True | Magnetic | Number | Length | Surface | Pattern | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.5° | 8.6° | matches | 8,001 ft | CONC | right | |
| 19 | 191.5° | 188.6° | matches | 8,001 ft | CONC | left | calm-wind RWY 19 CALM WIND RWY. |
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