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KBED · BED

Laurence G Hanscom Field

42.47000°N
-71.28900°W
ARR / DAY
117
2.4%
DEP / DAY
115
5.9%

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 117 arrivals and 115 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

56m ago
Temp
66°F
Wind
13 kts
90°
Visib
2414 m
Ceil
KBED 292351Z 09013KT 1 1/2SM RA BR OVC008 19/18 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP064 P0009 60043 T01890183 10200 20189 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
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

79 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 11 AM · 1 movement every 171 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
BEDMVY
Martha's Vineyard, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 12 0h 29m
BEDPSM
Portsmouth, US
Cobalt AIR 8 0h 16m
BEDBOS
Boston, US
Netjets Aviation 7 0h 22m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Netjets Aviation 6 1h 42m
BEDK1B2
Edgartown, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 5 0h 38m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Netjets Aviation 5 1h 7m
BEDFOK
Westhampton Beach, US
Netjets Aviation 5 0h 53m
BEDYYZ
Toronto, CA
AIR Canada 5 1h 23m
BEDKFIT
Fitchburg, US
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 5 0h 24m
BEDHTO
East Hampton, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 5 0h 56m
BEDLCK
Columbus, US
Airnet II 5 1h 27m
BEDK1B2
Edgartown, US
Cobalt AIR 4 0h 23m
BEDCHS
Charleston, US
Netjets Aviation 4 3h 32m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Flexjet LLC (Richardson 4 1h 1m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 3 0h 45m
BEDACK
Nantucket, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 3 0h 36m
BEDFMH
Falmouth, US
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 3 0h 37m
BED41MA
Mashpee, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 3 0h 24m
BEDMVY
Martha's Vineyard, US
Cobalt AIR 3 0h 32m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Cobalt AIR 3 1h 24m

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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