KBED· BED· Bedford
Laurence G Hanscom Field
medium airport · elevation 133 ft (41 m)
09:51Z 23:37Z Day
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Current METARVFR
24 min ago·20:51ZKBED 242051Z 10009KT 10SM FEW085 12/M03 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP112 T01221028 53005
Wind
100° 9 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
12°C / −3°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.82 inHg
Clouds
FEW 8,500ft
Weather
—
Station
KBED
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1011.2 HPa hourly temperature of 12.2°C and dew point of -2.8°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 0.5 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (6)
- FL070E1707 min agoICE LGT · OVC 6700ft
- FL095B71215 min agoICE LGT
- FL045SR2220 min agoICE MOD
- FL065C18232 min agoTURB LGT-MOD
- FL010B73740 min ago
- FL040BCS345 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05/231557 mASP
11/292137 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 | HW 4 kt | XW 8 kt R |
| RWY 11/29 | HW 9 kt | XW 0 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 9 | 0 R | — |
| RWY 05/23 (use 05) | Usable | HW 4 | 8 R | — |
Density altitude
-108 ft
elevation 133 ft
ISA deviation
-2.7°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
Wind10 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp8°C
QNH1010 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=230
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Laurence G Hanscom Field
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:22 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 24/21Z36010G18KT · 6 SM · SCT060
Wind: 36010G18KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT060
TAF KBED 241720Z 2418/2518 36010G18KT P6SM SCT060
VFRFM24/21Z → 25/04Z0808KT · 6 SM · SCT120
Wind: 0808KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT120
FM242100 08008KT P6SM SCT120
VFRFM25/04Z → 25/18Z0305KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 0305KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM250400 03005KT P6SM SCT250
Raw TAF
TAF KBED 241720Z 2418/2518 36010G18KT P6SM SCT060 FM242100 08008KT P6SM SCT120 FM250400 03005KT P6SM SCT250
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