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KBED — Laurence G Hanscom Fld
Bedford, MA · field elevation 132 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KBED current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBED 100051Z 26005KT 10SM FEW050 09/04 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP108 T00890039
- Wind
- from 260° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.81 inHg
- Density altitude
- -426 ft · pressure altitude 242 ft
- Observed
- 49 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 23 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 11 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
2 within 20 nm, closest 17 nm. Last image 180747 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBED 092326Z 1000/1024 27007KT P6SM SCT060 FM101500 27010G18KT P6SM FEW100 FM102100 25009KT P6SM SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.46994, -71.28900
- Elevation
- 132 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1130Z / 2128Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2300
- Magnetic variation
- 16°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Middlesex, MA
Airport diagram
Everything else KBED publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 7,011 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 05/23 | 5,107 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.6
- Tower 0700-2300
- 118.5
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 121.85
- CTAF
- 118.5
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 124.4
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
- 2 arrivals published
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Nearby airports
- KBOS General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl14 nm
- KLWM Lawrence Muni17 nm
- KOWD Norwood Meml18 nm
- KBVY Beverly Rgnl18 nm
- KASH Boire Fld21 nm
- KFIT Fitchburg Muni21 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBED airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Massachusetts airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.