KBED· BED· Bedford
Laurence G Hanscom Field
medium airport · elevation 133 ft (41 m)
11:08Z 21:52Z Night
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Current METARVFR
1 h ago·03:51ZKBED 230351Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP208 T00890022 $
Wind
330° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
9°C / 2°C
temp / dew
QNH
1019 hPa
30.10 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KBED
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1020.8 HPa hourly temperature of 8.9°C and dew point of 2.2°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
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 5 kt L |
| RWY 11/29 | TW 3 kt | XW 4 kt L |
42.4700°, -71.2890°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 11/29 (use 29) | Preferred | HW 3 | 4 R | — |
| RWY 05/23 (use 05) | Usable | HW 2 | 5 L | — |
Density altitude
-711 ft
elevation 133 ft
ISA deviation
-5.7°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)KBED
Wind11 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp15°C
QNH1016 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=291
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Laurence G Hanscom Field
Diagram unavailable for Laurence G Hanscom Field.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/22 18:22 UTC
22/18Z
23/00Z
23/06Z
23/12Z
23/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE22/18Z → 23/00Z36010G20KT · 6 SM · FEW060 SCT250
Wind: 36010G20KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW060 SCT250
TAF KBED 221720Z 2218/2318 36010G20KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250
VFRFM23/00Z → 23/18Z35010KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 35010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM230000 35010KT P6SM SKC
Raw TAF
TAF KBED 221720Z 2218/2318 36010G20KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM230000 35010KT P6SM SKC
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