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📍 Bedford⬆ 133 ft2 runways
KBED · BED

Laurence G Hanscom Field

42.47000°N
-71.28900°W
ARR / DAY
92
▼ 30.9%
DEP / DAY
87
▼ 36.2%

Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED/BED) is a medium general aviation airport located in Bedford, MA. It features 2 runways with the longest being 7,001 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 92 arrivals and 87 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

51m ago
Temp
38°F
Wind
5 kts
360°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KBED 172351Z 36005KT 10SM CLR 03/M05 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP277 T00331050 10094 20033 53030 $

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
OTHER 119.000 —
DREEM ST 119.000 —
EMERG 121.500 0700-2300
OTHER 121.850 0700-2300
CD/P 121.850 0700-2300
OTHER 124.400 —
DREEM ST 124.400 —
ZELKA ST 124.400 —
EMERG 243.000 0700-2300
LCL/P 257.200 0700-2300
OTHER 279.600 —
DREEM ST 279.600 —
ZELKA ST 279.600 —
OTHER 327.100 —
DREEM ST 327.100 —
OTHER 362.950 0700-2300
COMD POS 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

69 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 5 PM · 1 movement every 180 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
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Netjets Aviation 20 1h 3m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Flexjet LLC (Richardson 20 1h 14m
BEDPSM
Portsmouth, US
Cobalt AIR 13 0h 22m
BEDSBN
South Bend, US
Flexjet LLC (Richardson 6 1h 55m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 5 0h 46m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Netjets Aviation 5 0h 39m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Flexjet LLC (Richardson 4 0h 46m
BEDPDK
Atlanta, US
Netjets Aviation 4 2h 18m
BEDACK
Nantucket, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 3 0h 39m
BED19MA
Nantucket, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 3 0h 39m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
JET Aviation Flight Services 3 0h 59m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Cobalt AIR 3 0h 49m
BED57MA
Nantucket, US
Netjets Aviation 3 0h 35m
BEDCAK
Akron, US
AIR Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (Appleton 3 1h 18m
BEDK1B2
Edgartown, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 3 0h 28m
BEDACK
Nantucket, US
Netjets Aviation 3 0h 27m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Executive JET Management 3 1h 1m
BEDBVY
Beverly / Danvers, US
Netjets Aviation 3 0h 15m
BEDIAD
Washington, DC, US
Baker Aviation 2 1h 23m
BEDBDL
Hartford, US
Netjets Aviation 2 0h 50m

Pilot & community notes

5 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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david
5/13/2023
re: Pixelated -- military stuff
Reply to @david: No longer an issue now that we've moved to Leaflet and ESRI satellite imagery.
david
5/13/2023
Airline service
I notice that Hanscom has airline service now -- great alternative to (overcrowded) KBOS. I've updated the record.
david
7/3/2008
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
2/15/2008
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
7/21/2007
Busy GA airport, expensive gas, fees.
Busy GA airport, expensive gas, fees.
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