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KBED · BED

Laurence G Hanscom Field

42.47000°N
-71.28900°W
ARR / DAY
128
7.4%
DEP / DAY
127
3.7%

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 128 arrivals and 127 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

50m ago
Temp
63°F
Wind
9 kts
40°
Visib
6437 m
Ceil
KBED 300751Z AUTO 04009KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 17/17 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP065 P0005 T01720167

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 164 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 13 0h 31m
BEDPSM
Portsmouth, US
Cobalt AIR 12 0h 19m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Netjets Aviation 7 1h 34m
BEDBOS
Boston, US
Netjets Aviation 7 0h 22m
BEDK1B2
Edgartown, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 6 0h 38m
BEDHTO
East Hampton, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 6 0h 58m
BEDLCK
Columbus, US
Airnet II 6 1h 26m
BEDK1B2
Edgartown, US
Cobalt AIR 5 0h 25m
BEDOXC
Oxford, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 5 0h 47m
BEDYYZ
Toronto, CA
AIR Canada 5 1h 23m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Netjets Aviation 5 1h 7m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Cobalt AIR 5 1h 8m
BEDHPN
White Plains, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 5 0h 46m
BEDKFIT
Fitchburg, US
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 5 0h 24m
BEDFOK
Westhampton Beach, US
Netjets Aviation 5 0h 53m
BED2B1
Marston Mills, US
Cobalt AIR 4 0h 25m
BEDHYA
Hyannis, US
Netjets Aviation 4 0h 27m
BEDTEB
Teterboro, US
Flexjet LLC (Richardson 4 1h 1m
BEDWRI
Wrightstown, US
Department of the Army 4 1h 19m
BED41MA
Mashpee, US
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford 3 0h 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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