KBED· BED· Bedford
Laurence G Hanscom Field
medium airport · elevation 133 ft (41 m)
09:09Z 00:21Z Night
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Current METARVFR
25 min ago·03:51ZKBED 090351Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP241 T01670106
Wind
240° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
17°C / 11°C
temp / dew
QNH
1023 hPa
30.21 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KBED
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1024.1 HPa hourly temperature of 16.7°C and dew point of 10.6°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 | TW 3 kt | XW 1 kt L |
| RWY 11/29 | TW 2 kt | XW 2 kt R |
42.4700°, -71.2890°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 (use 23) | Preferred | HW 3 | 1 R | — |
| RWY 11/29 (use 29) | Usable | HW 2 | 2 L | — |
Density altitude
141 ft
elevation 133 ft
ISA deviation
+2.3°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 2026/06/08 18:22 UTC
08/18Z
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE08/18Z → 08/21Z2705KT · 6 SM · SCT200
Wind: 2705KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT200
TAF KBED 081720Z 0818/0918 27005KT P6SM SCT200
VFRFM08/21Z → 09/12Z2105KT · 6 SM · FEW200
Wind: 2105KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW200
FM082100 21005KT P6SM FEW200
VFRFM09/12Z → 09/17Z2608KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 2608KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM091200 26008KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM09/17Z → 09/18Z25010G17KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 25010G17KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM091700 25010G17KT P6SM SKC
Raw TAF
TAF KBED 081720Z 0818/0918 27005KT P6SM SCT200 FM082100 21005KT P6SM FEW200 FM091200 26008KT P6SM SKC FM091700 25010G17KT P6SM SKC
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