KBED· BED· Bedford
Laurence G Hanscom Field
medium airport · elevation 133 ft (41 m)
09:48Z 23:39Z Day
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Current METARVFR
58 min ago·14:51ZKBED 261451Z 11006KT 10SM CLR 13/00 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01280000 51010
Wind
110° 6 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
13°C / 0°C
temp / dew
QNH
1020 hPa
30.13 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KBED
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1021.7 HPa hourly temperature of 12.8°C and dew point of 0.0°C Increase, then steady, or increase then Increase more slowly of 1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
- FL065SR2210 min agoTURB LGT · ICE NEG
- FL027SR2215 min agoSCT 2700ft
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05/231557 mASP
11/292137 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 | HW 2 kt | XW 6 kt R |
| RWY 11/29 | HW 6 kt | XW 1 kt R |
42.4700°, -71.2890°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 11/29 (use 11) | Preferred | HW 6 | 1 R | — |
| RWY 05/23 (use 05) | Usable | HW 2 | 6 R | — |
Density altitude
-258 ft
elevation 133 ft
ISA deviation
-1.7°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KBED
- ATIS124.600
- CLDCLNC DEL121.850
- GNDHANSCOM GND121.700
- TWRHANSCOM TWR118.500
- A/DBOSTON APP/DEP124.400
- CTAF118.500
- MISCHANSCOM COMD POST39.710
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KBED
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| BE | NDB | 332 kHz | LOW |
| LWM | VOR-DME | 112.50 MHz | MEDIUM |
| SKR | NDB | 251 kHz | LOW |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 05/235,107 ft (1,557 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 11/297,011 ft (2,137 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Laurence G Hanscom Field
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/26 12:22 UTC
26/12Z
26/18Z
27/00Z
27/06Z
27/12Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE26/12Z → 26/15Z0403KT · 6 SM · OVC140
Wind: 0403KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC140
TAF KBED 261120Z 2612/2712 04003KT P6SM OVC140
VFRFM26/15Z → 27/00Z0807KT · 6 SM · BKN120
Wind: 0807KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN120
FM261500 08007KT P6SM BKN120
VFRFM27/00Z → 27/12Z0000KT · 6 SM · SCT110
Wind: 0000KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT110
FM270000 00000KT P6SM SCT110
Raw TAF
TAF KBED 261120Z 2612/2712 04003KT P6SM OVC140 FM261500 08007KT P6SM BKN120 FM270000 00000KT P6SM SCT110
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