Laurence G Hanscom Field
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 23 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, night there now.
- Wind
- 210°4 kt
- Visibility
- 10+ SM / 16.1+ km
- Temperature
- 13.9°C57°F, dew point 1.7°C
- Altimeter
- 1025hPa30.25 inHg
- Time now
- 05:49UTC
- Sunrise
- 11:21UTC
- Sunset
- 21:36UTC
Runway 23 is favoured: 4.0 kt of headwind with the wind from 210° at 4 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR KBED 030151Z 21004KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01390017 $
TAF KBED 022320Z 0300/0324 22005KT P6SM SKC FM030400 21004KT P6SM BKN250
Updated 3 hours, 5 minutes ago
Runways.
4 runway ends, the longest 2,137 m / 7,011 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 037° | 051° | 1,557 m / 5,108 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 11 | 098° | 112° | 2,137 m / 7,011 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 23 | 217° | 231° | 1,557 m / 5,108 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 29 | 278° | 292° | 2,137 m / 7,011 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- KBED, BED
- Type
- Medium airport
- Location
- Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.470001, -71.289001
- Elevation
- 133 ft (41 m)
- Mag variation
- -15.29° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 4 ends, longest 2,137 m / 7,011 ft
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ATIS
- ATIS
- 124.600
Clearance
- CLNC DEL
- 121.850
Ground
- HANSCOM GND
- 121.700
Tower
- HANSCOM TWR
- 118.500
Other
- BOSTON APP/DEP
- 124.400
- CTAF
- 118.500
- HANSCOM COMD POST
- 39.710
- UNICOM
- 122.950
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| BE | Bedds | NDB | 332 kHz |
| SKR | Shaker Hill | NDB | 251 kHz |
| LWM | Lawrence | VOR-DME | 112.50 MHz |
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