KBED· BED· Bedford
Laurence G Hanscom Field
medium airport · elevation 133 ft (41 m)
10:01Z 23:36Z Day
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Current METARIFR
45 min ago·11:51ZKBED 231151Z 08007KT 10SM OVC005 18/17 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 005V009 SLP129 T01830172 10183 20178 51002
Wind
080° 7 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
500 ft
Temperature
18°C / 17°C
temp / dew
QNH
1012 hPa
29.88 inHg
Clouds
OVC 500ft
Weather
—
Station
KBED
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator ceiling varying between 500 and 900 feet sea level pressure of 1012.9 HPa hourly temperature of 18.3°C and dew point of 17.2°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 18.3°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 17.8°C Increase, then steady, or increase then Increase more slowly of 0.2 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL310B73711 min agoTURB LGT
- FL170E75S14 min agoICE LGT
- FL000B76319 min agoOVC 600ft
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05/231557 mASP
11/292137 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 | HW 5 kt | XW 5 kt R |
| RWY 11/29 | HW 7 kt | XW 2 kt L |
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 7 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 05/23 (use 05) | Usable | HW 5 | 5 R | — |
Density altitude
558 ft
elevation 133 ft
ISA deviation
+3.3°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)KBED
Wind7 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp19°C
QNH1015 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=270
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 2026/08/23 12:42 UTC
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
BASEIFR
FMIFR
FMMVFR
FMMVFR
FMMVFR
FMIFR
PROB30 IFR
IFRBASE23/12Z → 23/14Z0804KT · 6 SM · BR · OVC005
Wind: 0804KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: OVC005
TAF KBED 231140Z 2312/2412 08004KT 6SM BR OVC005
IFRFM23/14Z → 23/18Z0804KT · 6 SM · BR · OVC008
Wind: 0804KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: OVC008
FM231400 08004KT 6SM BR OVC008
MVFRFM23/18Z → 23/21Z0905KT · 6 SM · OVC015
Wind: 0905KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC015
FM231800 09005KT P6SM OVC015
IFRPROB3023/18Z → 23/21Z4 SM · -SHRA · OVC008
Visibility: 4 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC008
PROB30 2318/2321 4SM -SHRA OVC008
MVFRFM23/21Z → 24/03Z1403KT · 6 SM · BKN015
Wind: 1403KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN015
FM232100 14003KT P6SM BKN015
MVFRFM24/03Z → 24/05Z1906KT · 6 SM · BKN025
Wind: 1906KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN025
FM240300 19006KT P6SM BKN025
IFRFM24/05Z → 24/12Z2003KT · 6 SM · SCT030
Wind: 2003KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT030
FM240500 20003KT P6SM SCT030
Raw TAF
TAF KBED 231140Z 2312/2412 08004KT 6SM BR OVC005 FM231400 08004KT 6SM BR OVC008 FM231800 09005KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 2318/2321 4SM -SHRA OVC008 FM232100 14003KT P6SM BKN015 FM240300 19006KT P6SM BKN025 FM240500 20003KT P6SM SCT030
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