# Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED / KBED) **Laurence G Hanscom Field** (IATA: BED, ICAO: KBED) is a medium airport in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. It opened in Apr 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,011 ft (2,137 m). It is operated by Massachusetts Port Authority. In 2025 it handled 34 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbed ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BED / KBED - FAA: BED - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Massachusetts Port Authority - Serves: Bedford, Massachusetts, United States - Opened: Apr 1943 - Elevation: 132 ft / 40 m - Coordinates: 42.4700, -71.2890 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 7,011 ft / 2,137 m - Instrument procedures: 5 approaches, 1 departure, 2 arrivals - Passengers: 33,693 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: http://www.hanscomfield.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanscom_Field (6 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3888255 - Weather station: KBED - Ident: KBED ## Timeline - Apr 1943: Laurence G Hanscom Field opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11/29 | 7,011 ft / 2,137 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 097° / 277° | yes | | 05/23 | 5,107 ft / 1,557 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 037° / 217° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00626AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 8,996 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 11,115 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 11,594 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 12,194 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 16,337 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 17,012 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 22,150 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 27,029 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 36,510 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 33,693 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 9 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from BED, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (9) - [MVY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmvy.md) Martha's Vineyard Airport · United States · 82 mi / 132 km · 78 passengers · Tradewind Aviation - [ACK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kack.md) Nantucket Memorial Airport · United States · 105 mi / 169 km · 120 passengers · Tradewind Aviation - [HTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khto.md) Town of East Hampton Airport · United States · 116 mi / 186 km · 47 passengers · Tradewind Aviation - [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · United States · 158 mi / 254 km · 54 passengers · Tradewind Aviation - [TEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kteb.md) Teterboro Airport · United States · 181 mi / 292 km · 98 passengers · Tradewind Aviation - [CDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcdw.md) Essex County Airport · United States · 190 mi / 305 km · 16 passengers · Tradewind Aviation - [BHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhb.md) Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport · United States · 201 mi / 323 km · 43 passengers · Tradewind Aviation - [BUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf.md) Buffalo Niagara International Airport · United States · 379 mi / 610 km · 2,024 passengers · GCA - [AEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaex.md) Alexandria International Airport · United States · 1,398 mi / 2,250 km · 1,995 passengers · 37Q ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BED, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - TJ [Tradewind Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tradewind-aviation) · 7 - 37Q · 1 - GCA · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 34K (2025) | #2,245 of 3,974 | #520 in North America | #352 in US | | Longest runway | 7,011 ft / 2,137 m | #3,446 of 29,858 | #795 in North America | #598 in US | | Elevation | 132 ft / 40 m | =35,783 of 43,403 | =16,249 in North America | =13,633 in US | | Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | BOSTON APP/DEP | 124.400 | | ATIS | ATIS | 124.600 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.850 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.500 | | GND | HANSCOM GND | 121.700 | | MISC | HANSCOM COMD POST | 39.710 | | TWR | HANSCOM TWR | 118.500 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · 16 mi / 26 km - [LWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klwm.md) Lawrence Municipal Airport · 19 mi / 31 km - [OWD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kowd.md) Norwood Memorial Airport · 20 mi / 33 km - [BVY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbvy.md) Beverly Regional Airport · 21 mi / 33 km - [MHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmht.md) Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · 33 mi / 53 km - [ORH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korh.md) Worcester Regional Airport · 33 mi / 53 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbed/data