United States

Laurence G Hanscom Field

KBED BED Bedford

Live conditions Night

Wind

000° / 0 kt

Visibility

10+ SM / 16.1+ km

Temp / Dew

15.6°C / 60°F · dew 13.9°C / 57°F

Altimeter

1013 hPa / 29.9 inHg

RWY 05 currently favored — 0.0 kt headwind from 000° / 0 kt

Local now

05:40 UTC

Sunrise

09:08

Sunset

00:19

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR KBED 060451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01560139 403170111 $

TAF KBED 060520Z 0606/0706 08004KT P6SM BKN200 FM061500 23011KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 PROB30 0622/0702 4SM TSRA OVC035CB FM070400 25005KT P6SM BKN100
Updated 0 minutes ago

Quick facts

ICAO / IATA
KBED / BED
Type
Medium airport
Location
Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates
42.470001, -71.289001
Elevation
133 ft (41 m)
Mag variation
-15.29° W (per chart)
Runways
4 ends · longest 2,137 m / 7,011 ft

Runways

End TRUE MAG Length Width Surface ILS Glide Notes
05 037° 051° 1,557 m / 5,108 ft 46 m Asphalt
11 098° 112° 2,137 m / 7,011 ft 46 m Asphalt
23 217° 231° 1,557 m / 5,108 ft 46 m Asphalt
29 278° 292° 2,137 m / 7,011 ft 46 m Asphalt

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Navaids

Ident Name Type Frequency
BE Bedds NDB 332 kHz
SKR Shaker Hill NDB 251 kHz
LWM Lawrence VOR-DME 112.50 MHz

Frequencies

Other

BOSTON APP/DEP
124.4

ATIS

ATIS
124.6

Clearance

CLNC DEL
121.85

Other

CTAF
118.5

Ground

HANSCOM GND
121.7

Other

HANSCOM COMD POST
39.71

Tower

HANSCOM TWR
118.5

Other

UNICOM
122.95

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Airport Distance · Bearing
  • KBOS Boston Logan International Airport
    14 NM ESE
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    29 NM NNW
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    29 NM WSW
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    42 NM NNE
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Data: OurAirports navdata v2026-06-06