FAA facility Airport

LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD

BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS FAA BED ICAO KBED Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

05/23 5,107 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	37°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 5,107 · TODA 5,107 · ASDA 5,107 · LDA 5,107
23	217°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	—	—	TORA 5,107 · TODA 5,107 · ASDA 5,107 · LDA 5,107

11/29 7,011 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

11 29

Runway-end details

Runway 11/29 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
11	97°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 7,011 · TODA 7,011 · ASDA 7,011 · LDA 7,011
29	277°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 7,011 · TODA 7,011 · ASDA 7,011 · LDA 7,011

Communications

20 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
BED VOT	110.0	—
CTAF	118.5	—
LCL/P	118.5	0700-2300
DREEM STAR	119.0	—
EMERG	121.5	0700-2300
GND/P	121.7	0700-2300
CD/P	121.85	0700-2300
UNICOM	122.95	—
APCH/P DEP/P	124.4	—
DREEM STAR	124.4	—
ZELKA STAR	124.4	—
ATIS	124.6	0700-2300

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BED ASOS	124.6	—
EMERG	243.0	0700-2300
LCL/P	257.2	0700-2300
APCH/P DEP/P	279.6	—
DREEM STAR	279.6	—
ZELKA STAR	279.6	—
DREEM STAR	327.1	—
COMD POST	362.95	0700-2300

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
11	ILS/DME	I	111.15	Operational ifr (1956-09-01)
29	ILS/DME	I	111.15	Operational ifr (1901-01-01)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KBED

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: BED / KBED
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1943-04
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower
Landing fee: Charged

Location

City: BEDFORD, MA
County: Middlesex
FAA region: New England region
Coordinates: 42.46994, -71.28900
Elevation: 132.0 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

BED Commissioning date not listed ASOS

Wildlife strikes

196Reported strikes

20With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-10-27. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	8	0
2013	7	0
2014	3	0
2015	4	0
2016	6	0
2017	10	2
2018	9	1
2019	10	1
2020	16	2
2021	12	2
2022	10	1
2023	6	0
2024	10	0
2025	5	0
2026	0	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.