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📍 Bedford⬆ 133 ft2 runways
KBED · BED

Laurence G Hanscom Field

42.47000°N
-71.28900°W
ARR / DAY
132
1.8%
DEP / DAY
140
1.4%

Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED/BED) is a medium general aviation airport located in Bedford, MA. It features 2 runways with the longest being 7,011 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 132 arrivals and 140 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

19h ago
Temp
77°F
Wind
7 kts
130°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KBED 052351Z 13007KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02500161 10294 20250 53006

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 118.500
TWR 118.500 0700-2300
TWR 257.200 0700-2300
GND 121.700 0700-2300
ATIS 124.600 0700-2300
APCH 124.400
APCH 279.600
UNICOM 122.950
ASOS 124.600
OTHER 110.000
BED VOT 110.000
LCL/P 118.500 0700-2300
DREEM ST 119.000
OTHER 119.000
EMERG 121.500 0700-2300
CD/P 121.850 0700-2300
OTHER 121.850 0700-2300
DREEM ST 124.400
OTHER 124.400
ZELKA ST 124.400
EMERG 243.000 0700-2300
LCL/P 257.200 0700-2300
DREEM ST 279.600
OTHER 279.600
ZELKA ST 279.600
DREEM ST 327.100
OTHER 327.100
COMD POS 362.950 0700-2300
OTHER 362.950 0700-2300
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZBW
Elevation:
132 ft
Mag var:
16° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KBED · last 7d

77 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 11 AM · 1 movement every 157 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
BEDPSM
Portsmouth, US
Cobalt AIR 17 0h 18m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Netjets Aviation 15 1h 15m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 12 0h 36m
BEDMVY
Martha's Vineyard, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 8 0h 23m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Flexjet LLC (Richardson 7 0h 35m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Flexjet LLC (Richardson 7 0h 58m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Netjets Aviation 6 0h 43m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Sunset Aviation 5 1h 4m
BEDPHL
Philadelphia, US
Netjets Aviation 5 0h 52m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
JET Aviation Flight Services 5 0h 58m
BEDACK
Nantucket, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 4 0h 20m
BEDHTO
East Hampton, US
Executive JET Management 4 0h 26m
BEDHYA
Hyannis, US
JET Aviation Flight Services 4 0h 24m
BEDACK
Nantucket, US
Cobalt AIR 4 0h 39m
BEDMNZ
Manassas, US
Sunset Aviation 4 1h 12m
BEDHTO
East Hampton, US
Flexjet LLC (Richardson 4 0h 29m
BEDKFIT
Fitchburg, US
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 3 0h 36m
BEDBOS
Boston, US
Netjets Aviation 3 2h 19m
BED3MA3
Barnstable, US
Netjets Aviation 3 0h 26m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Cobalt AIR 3 1h 44m

Pilot & community notes

5 comments from OurAirports — click to expand

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david
05/13/2023
re: Pixelated -- military stuff
Reply to @david: No longer an issue now that we've moved to Leaflet and ESRI satellite imagery.
david
05/13/2023
Airline service
I notice that Hanscom has airline service now -- great alternative to (overcrowded) KBOS. I've updated the record.
david
07/03/2008
re: Not cheap, but OK service
I was back and Hanscom yesterday, and was charged the $14 ramp fee for a 4-hour stay as well -- it doesn't have to be overnight. Gas was a bit over $7.00/gallon.
david
02/15/2008
Not cheap, but OK service
I parked at Signature for three days during a business trip to the Route 128 corridor, and it wasn't too bad. The airport was friendly, and while gas was expensive (over $6/gallon), I didn't need too much of it. I think parking was $14/night. The FBO wasn't willing to brush snow off my plane for any price when I called -- they said they're not allowed to touch the planes (!!) -- but they were fast to give me a forced-air preheat when I had trouble starting in cold weather for departure on Valentine's day (and the line guy, Jeff, was very friendly). I don't know what, if anything, the preheat cost, because it hasn't shown up on my credit card yet. Excluding that (and the landing fee, which the airport will charge), my total bill was about $160, including 22 gallons of 100LL and three nights' parking. That's about in line with what I'd pay at Teterboro (TEB), which is a similar bizjet-style GA airport for New York City, though much busier.
mars1259
07/21/2007
Busy GA airport, expensive gas, fees.
Busy GA airport, expensive gas, fees.
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