AirNav   Pilot Getaways
 
airports navaids fix Aviation Fuel airboss pilotshop
 277 users online  
KBED Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

GOING TO BEDFORD?

 Book a FLIGHT Reserve a HOTEL Rent a CAR Rent from ENTERPRISE

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: BED
Lat/Long: 42-28-11.8310N / 071-17-20.5080W
42-28.197183N / 071-17.341800W
42.4699531 / -71.2890300
(estimated)
Elevation: 133 ft. / 40.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 16W (1995)
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 01730

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1943
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BED (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: TPA 1000 AGL FIXED WING; 1500 AGL TURBOJET; 1800 AGL HEAVY JET ACFT.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; HIRL RY 11/29; MALSR RY 11 & 29 & TWY LGTS - 118.5.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: no, SURCHARGE FOR EACH LANDING AND/OR DEPARTURE 2300-0700.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: CLSD TO PART 121 ACR OPNS WITH OVER 60 SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL 781-869-8000.
International operations: customs landing rights airport
US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.5
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 124.6(617-274-6283)
WX ASOS: PHONE 718-274-9733
HANSCOM GROUND: 121.7 [0700-2300]
HANSCOM TOWER: 118.5 236.6 [0700-2300]
BOSTON APPROACH: 124.4
BOSTON DEPARTURE: 124.4
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.85
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
WX ASOS at BOS (14 nm SE): PHONE 617-567-5762
WX ASOS at LWM (17 nm NE): 126.75 (978-687-8017)
WX ASOS at OWD (18 nm S): PHONE 781-762-4314
WX ASOS at BVY (18 nm NE): PHONE 978-921-5042

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BOSr313/14.9BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
LWMr223/18.4LAWRENCE VOR/DME112.5015W
MHTr187/24.2MANCHESTER VOR/DME114.4015W
GDMr112/34.3GARDNER VOR/DME110.6014W
PUTr053/39.5PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHAKER HILL296/5.025116WSKR ... -.- .-.
LYNDY290/14.538216WLQ .-.. --.-
TOPSFIELD255/17.226916WTOF - --- ..-.
FITCHBURG118/21.336515WFIT ..-. .. -
DERRY185/24.533816WDRY -.. .-. -.--
MANSFIELD008/28.322016WIHM .. .... --
CENTRAL030/34.224115WSFZ ... ..-. --..
MARSHFIELD325/35.236816WIMR .. -- .-.
TAUNTON357/37.622716WTAN - .- -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 7001 x 150 ft. / 2134 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 78.0
Double wheel: 100.0
Double tandem: 190.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 42-28.309433N42-28.166317N
Longitude: 071-18.021217W071-16.476367W
Elevation: 132.6 ft.123.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 113 magnetic, 097 true293 magnetic, 277 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdown
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lightsMALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DMEILS/DME
Obstructions: 120 ft. hill, lighted, 1050 ft. from runway, 734 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5106 x 150 ft. / 1556 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 72.0
Double wheel: 117.0
Double tandem: 207.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 42-27.806233N42-28.476417N
Longitude: 071-17.812050W071-17.126633W
Elevation: 128.4 ft.128.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 053 magnetic, 037 true233 magnetic, 217 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on right (3.25 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear55 ft. trees, lighted, 1250 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
TREES IN RY 23 APCH MAY PENETRATE 20:1 SFC.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MASS PORT AUTHORITY
ONE HARBORSIDE DR
E BOSTON, MA 02128
Phone 617-428-2800
Manager: BARBARA PATZNER
200 HANSCOM DRIVE
BEDFORD, MA 01730
Phone 781-869-8000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 391
Single engine airplanes: 274
Multi engine airplanes: 47
Jet airplanes: 58
Helicopters: 12
    
Aircraft operations: avg 470/day *
48% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
16% air taxi
2% commercial
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007

Additional Remarks

A23 RY 29 RIGHT TRAFFIC AIRCRAFT OVER 12500 LBS.
- PPR FOR ALL ACFT CARRYING EXPLOSIVES CALL 781-869-8000.
- TWYS F/J/M/N/R/S/T AND TWY G BTWN RY 11/29 AND RY 05/23 RESTRICTED -- NO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 118 FT.
- COMMERICAL & TRANSIENT LNDG FEE.
- TWYS 'N' & 'B' CLSD TO AIR CARRIER ACFT.
- NO PRACTICE LOW APCHS/TOUCH & GO LNDGS FOR ACFT 12500 LBS & OVER AND LGT ACFT BTN 2300-0700.
- NOISE RULES IN EFFECT - HELICOPTERS OPERATING WITHIN CONTROLLED AIRSPACE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN HIGHEST POSSIBLE ALTITUDE.
- AIR FORCE GND SUPPORT AVBL ON MIL RAMP 0700-1600 SAT-SUN 0900-1700 CTC HANSCOM AFB COMMAND POST 781-377-5144 PRIOR TO 1200 FRI FOR SUPPORT OTHER TIMES.
- BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- BE ALERT FOR SMALL ACFT PARKED ON RAMPS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GRAYM TWO   download (224KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 29   download (358KB)
ILS OR LOC RWY 11   download (353KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (320KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (261KB)
VOR RWY 23   download (242KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 29   download (240KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (19KB)
 
Departure Procedures
HANSCOM SIX   download (248KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6B6 - Minute Man Air Field (10 nm W)
KBOS - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (14 nm SE)
KLWM - Lawrence Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KOWD - Norwood Memorial Airport (18 nm S)
KBVY - Beverly Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)
  
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

Four Star Aviation

FalconTrust Air
 
Area around KBED (Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest MapPoint Yahoo! Maps Google Rand McNally
Satellite photo at: TerraServer Virtual Earth
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of KBED (Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport)
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
 
Airport diagram
Diagram of KBED (Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport)
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to KBED

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5908:59
Sunrise05:3109:31
Sunset20:1200:12
Evening civil twilight20:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 08:58:33
Local (UTC-4)  24-Jul-2008 04:58:33
 
METAR
KBED 240812Z 00000KT 3SM SCT026 BKN055 OVC085 21/19 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SW AND W P0007
KBOS 
14nm SE 		240854Z VRB03KT 3SM -RA FEW010 BKN017 OVC028 23/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 8 RAB50 SLP160 P0000 60000 T02330206 53009
KLWM 
16nm NE 		240854Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM -RA SCT048 BKN080 BKN100 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2 TSE28RAE09B25 SLP164 P0003 60042 T02110194 53005
KMQE 
17nm SE 		240854Z AUTO 00000KT 22/21 A3002 RMK AO1 SLP172 T02220206 53012
KBVY 
18nm NE 		240853Z 30004KT 2SM -RA BR FEW006 BKN031 OVC046 22/21 A3001 RMK AO2 TSB02E22RAB30 SLP156 P0011 60011 T02170206 53009
KOWD 
18nm S 		240853Z AUTO 26006KT 9SM OVC016 22/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02220206 53009
TAF
KBOS 
14nm SE 		240722Z 240706 18009KT 3SM -SHRA BR VCTS SCT006 OVC020CB TEMPO 0709 2SM +SHRA BR OVC006CB FM1400 19018G25KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM1800 21015G22KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC015CB TEMPO 2024 2SM +TSRA BR BKN007CB
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Signature Flight Support 781-274-0010
 no information available

If you are affiliated with Signature Flight Support and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here

FS 
 100LL 
$7.09 
Jet A 
$7.53 
 Updated 23-Jul-2008
   21 read  write
Jet Aviation 781-274-0030
 no information available
 
Pilots+ Rewards  
 
If you are affiliated with Jet Aviation and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here

FS 
 100LL 
$7.03 
Jet A 
$7.78 
 Updated 14-Jul-2008
   9 read  write
FS=Full service
Update Fuel Prices
 

Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
MBTA Bus Route 76 [web site]
 no information available

If you are affiliated with MBTA Bus Route 76 and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here 		  1 read  write
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
Feature A Hotel
 

AirNav users who flew into KBED have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN & SUITES LEXINGTON 2.1 88-98
WYNDHAM BOSTON ANDOVER 16.0 107-173
BEDFORD PLAZA HOTEL 1.8 70-86
THE WESTIN WALTHAM-BOSTON 5.4 99-269
DOUBLETREE GUEST SUITES BOSTON - WALTHAM 5.2 99-100
DOUBLETREE HOTEL BOSTON/BEDFORD GLEN 3.9 109-179
HOMESTEAD BOSTON BURLINGTON 3.6 105-120
SHERATON LEXINGTON INN 2.2 
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT BOSTON WALTHAM 5.2 161-219
BEST WESTERN AT HISTORIC CONCORD 5.0 187-188
WYNDHAM BILLERICA 4.7 79-159
 

Other hotels near Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
BOSTON BEDFORD TRAVELODGE 1.7 50-76
BOSTON SUBURB - BEDFORD MOTEL 1.7 51-61
CONCORD'S COLONIAL INN AND EXTENDED STAY SUITES 3.1 159-189
HAMPTON INN BEDFORD / BURLINGTON 3.8 156-160
HILTON GARDEN INN BOSTON/BURLINGTON 3.9 79-170
OAKWOOD WALTHAM 4.8 159-214
MARRIOTT BOSTON BURLINGTON 5.1 109-264
HOME SUITES INN 5.3 79-89
BEST WESTERN TLC HOTEL 5.3 93-135
HOMESTEAD BOSTON WALTHAM 5.5 79-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport

4 in Bedford
2 in Concord
2 in Lexington
3 in Burlington
2 in Billerica
11 in Woburn
9 in Waltham
1 in Arlington
2 in Chelmsford
1 in Medford
2 in Newton
4 in Tewksbury
1 in Somerville
2 in Wakefield
2 in Lowell
16 in Cambridge
1 in North Chelmsford
1 in Malden
5 in Brookline
3 in Natick
64 in Boston
2 in Saugus
5 in Framingham
5 in Revere
6 in Andover
1 in Dorchester
8 in Marlborough
1 in Southborough
2 in Winthrop
3 in Dedham
1 in Ayer
1 in Ashland
5 in Peabody
4 in Norwood
8 in Danvers
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport

www.massport.com/hansc.html
www.tiac.net/...
 
Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact