KBED Laurence G Hanscom Field IFR

  • Name
    Laurence G Hanscom Field
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    KBED / BED / KBED
  • Type
  • Region
  • Timezone
    7:23 pm (EST)
  • Municipality
    Bedford
  • Coordinates
    42° 28′ 12″ N 71° 17′ 20″ E
  • Elevation
    133 ft (41 m MSL)

About Laurence G Hanscom Field

Laurence G. Hanscom Field (IATA: BED, ICAO: KBED, FAA LID: BED), commonly known as Hanscom Field, is a public use airport operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority, located 14 mi (12 nmi; 23 km) outside Boston in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.

Hanscom is mainly a general aviation airport, the largest in New England. Both runways can accommodate jets, and are used by Hanscom Air Force Base, a defense-research facility next to Hanscom Field. It is a popular training airport, with more than 40 rental aircraft on the field. The Civil Air Terminal building hosts two flight schools. Transient general aviation planes are served by three FBOs: Jet Aviation, Rectrix Aviation, and Signature Flight Support.

It is also used sometimes by the Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox, instead of Logan International Airport, for their charter flights to and from away contests.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,956 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2017. It is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which the FAA categories it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).

The field serves aircraft from Piper Cubs to Gulfstream V jets.

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