KBED· BED· Bedford
Laurence G Hanscom Field
medium airport · elevation 133 ft (41 m)
10:49Z 22:18Z Day
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Current METARVFR
18 min ago·14:51ZKBED 071451Z 21010KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01441011 58010 $
Wind
210° 10 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
14°C / −1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1017 hPa
30.03 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KBED
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1018.3 HPa hourly temperature of 14.4°C and dew point of -1.1°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
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 10 kt | XW 1 kt R |
| RWY 11/29 | TW 4 kt | XW 9 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 10 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 11/29 (use 29) | Usable | HW 4 | 9 L | — |
Density altitude
-57 ft
elevation 133 ft
ISA deviation
-0.7°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
Wind0 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp10°C
QNH1017 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=240
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 2026/10/07 12:22 UTC
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BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE07/12Z → 07/13Z0000KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 0000KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
TAF KBED 071120Z 0712/0812 00000KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM07/13Z → 07/15Z2003KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 2003KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM071300 20003KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM07/15Z → 08/06Z22010G18KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 22010G18KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM071500 22010G18KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM08/06Z → 08/12Z1906KT · 6 SM · BKN250
Wind: 1906KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN250
FM080600 19006KT P6SM BKN250
Raw TAF
TAF KBED 071120Z 0712/0812 00000KT P6SM SKC FM071300 20003KT P6SM SKC FM071500 22010G18KT P6SM SKC FM080600 19006KT P6SM BKN250
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