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KBED · Laurence G Hanscom Field

ICAO · US · 24 NTSB events

ID KBED FAA BED Elev 133 ft Lat 42° 28.20' N Lon 71° 17.34' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,011 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 97.8° 7,011 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
29 277.8° 7,011 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
05 037° 5,107 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
23 217° 5,107 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.600
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.850
  • GND HANSCOM GND 121.700
  • TWR HANSCOM TWR 118.500
  • CTAF CTAF 118.500
  • A/D BOSTON APP/DEP 124.400
  • MISC HANSCOM COMD POST 39.710
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB BE

    Bedds

    0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB SKR

    Shaker Hill

    0.25 MHz · LO · LOW

  • VOR-DME LWM

    Lawrence

    112.50 MHz · DME 112.50 · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 45 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.5: click mic to activate MALSR Rwy 11 and 29; REIL Rwy 05 and 23; HIRL Rwy 11–29; MIRL Rwy 05–23; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.5: click mic to activate MALSR Rwy 11 and 29; REIL Rwy 05 and 23; HIRL Rwy 11–29; MIRL Rwy 05–23; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.5: click mic to activate MALSR Rwy 11 and 29; REIL Rwy 05 and 23; HIRL Rwy 11–29; MIRL Rwy 05–23; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 11 and 29; REIL Rwy 05 and 23; HIRL Rwy 11–29; MIRL Rwy 05–23; twy lgts—118.5

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    ldg fee.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (45 sentences)
  • ·MASSACHUSETTS 117 Massachusetts BEDFORD LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED)(KBED) P (AF) 0 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N42º28.20´ W71º17.34´ 132 B TPA—See Remarks Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE BED RWY 11–29: H7011X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–127, 2D–389, 2D/2D2–916 PCR 950 F/D/W/T HIRL RWY 11: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 67´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RVR–R RWY 05–23: H5107X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–248, 2S–149, 2D–323, 2D/2D2–823 PCR 770 F/D/W/T MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.2º TCH 55´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 05 11–29 3000 RWY 11 05–23 2650 RWY 29 05–23 3662
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–5107 TODA–5107 ASDA–5107 LDA–5107 RWY 11: TORA–7011 TODA–7011 ASDA–7011 LDA–7011 RWY 23: TORA–5107 TODA–5107 ASDA–5107 LDA–5107 RWY 29: TORA–7011 TODA–7011 ASDA–7011 LDA–7011
  • ·MILITARY— JASU 3(A/M32A–86) 2(MA–1A) FUEL 100LL, A TRAN ALERT Opr 1200–0400Z‡ wkd; 1400–2200Z‡ Sun; PPR OT and hol DSN 845–5589/5592.
  • ·Ltd hgr space and extremely ltd maint.
  • ·Fleet svc avbl fr vendor.
  • ·Mil acft must arng for prkg on east ramp with tran alert or vendor.
  • ·Noise abatement procs in effect, helicopters opr within controlled airspace are rqrd to maintain highest possible alt.
  • ·Voluntary noise abatement procs in efct ctc amgr 671–212–6592.
  • ·Noise sensitive historic area S of arpt; for Rwy 23 dep cont rwy hdg to 1000 ft AGL, turning crosswind ovr Rte 2.
  • ·PPR for all acft carrying explosives call 617–212–6592.
  • ·APU–GPU ops ltd to max of 30 mins.
  • ·No PLAs/TGLs for acft 12,500 lbs and over.
  • ·No PLAs/TGLs for acft under 12,500 lbs 0400–1200Z‡.
  • ·Be alert for small acft parked on ramps.
  • ·Rwy 29 right tfc acft over 12,500 lbs.
  • ·TPA—1132(1000) fixed wing, 1632(1500) turbojet, 1932(1800) heavy jet acft.
  • ·Clsd to Part 121 ACR ops with over 60 seats excp 24 hr PPR call 781–869–8000.
  • ·Twy C, F, J, N, R, S, T, Twy M south of Twy E & Twy G btn Rwy 11–29 & Rwy 05–23 clsd to acft gtr than 118 ft wingspan.
  • ·Twy R clsd to ACR ops–GA use only.
  • ·Twy R1, R2 clsd to acft gtr than 49 ft wingspan.
  • ·Surcharge for each ldg and dep 0400–1200Z‡.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Arrival Alert.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 617-212-6592

+ 15 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Hanscom Air Force Base

Source: OurAirports community

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NTSB events

24 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

25

since 1982

Fatal

5

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 214,789 ops in 2002

2024 total

121,381

10-yr total

1,218,659

2024 mix

AC/AT 24% · GA 75% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

1.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.33

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

All time · n=24

  • Other 9
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-09-15 COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT Mfg LC41 · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2018-03-11 Cessna 172 · Other · day →
2014-06-11 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Stall / spin · day →
2014-05-31 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G IV · Other · VMC · night →
2009-07-13 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Other · day →
2008-11-17 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →
2006-01-21 Cessna R182 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2004-04-28 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-09-28 Robinson R-22A · Weather · day →
2003-09-27 Cessna 182T · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2000-05-27 Beech A-36 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1998-10-02 Goodyear Aerospace GZ-20-A · Other · VMC · day →
1998-05-23 Piper PA-28RT-201 · Other · VMC · day →
1996-08-10 Bellanca 7ECA · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1996-03-04 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1992-09-24 Grumman AA-1A · Ground collision · VMC · dawn →
1992-08-20 Piper PA-34-200T · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1990-04-08 Piper PA-32R-301T · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-04-10 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · day →
1987-10-17 Cessna,Beech 172P,C23 · Other · day →
1987-07-22 Hughes 369D · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1987-03-27 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · day →
1984-04-18 Piper PA-28R-200 · Other · IMC · night →
1983-05-19 Globe GC-1B · Engine failure · VMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in MA

CFI Flight Instructors 753 A&P Mechanics 2,477 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 22 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 7 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 0 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 19 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 20 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 32 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 35 nm
Alexander Crosett Plymouth MA 41 nm
Michael George Goulian Plymouth, MA 41 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 53 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 62 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 62 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Barry Ray Cohen Bedford MA 0 nm
John Joseph Giurleo Bedford MA 0 nm
Charles John Reinhardt Bedford MA 0 nm
Robert Stephen Wood Bedford MA 0 nm
David Culbertson Bedford MA 0 nm
Andrew John Kendra Bedford MA 0 nm
Laurie Ann Walsh Bedford MA 0 nm
Brandon Christopher Magliozzi Bedford MA 0 nm
Giora Guth Lexington MA 3 nm
John Kim Vandiver Lexington MA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Diego Alberto Saldarriaga Bedford MA 0 nm
William Hull Copp Jr Bedford MA 0 nm
David John Rossi Bedford MA 0 nm
Peter Fuk-Wah Yeung Bedford MA 0 nm
Robert Nicholas Dacey Bedford MA 0 nm
Theodore Charles Boebel Bedford MA 0 nm
Ilir Ujkaj Bedford MA 0 nm
Sean J Griffin Bedford MA 0 nm
Ryan James Surrette Bedford MA 0 nm
Christopher Thomas Gallego Hanscom Afb MA 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 18 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 28 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 36 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 45 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 61 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 66 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 74 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 75 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 83 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 85 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.