Bedford, US 🇺🇸 Medium Airport Scheduled Service
KBED
BED
133 ft
US-MA
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Loading...GPS Code: KBED
Local Code: BED
Location: 42.470001° N, -71.289001° E
Continent: NA
Type: Medium Airport
Keywords: Hanscom Air Force Base
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| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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05/23 |
5106 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Active Lighted |
11/29 |
7001 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Active Lighted |
| Type | Description | Frequency |
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| A/D | BOSTON APP/DEP | 124.4 MHz |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.6 MHz |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.85 MHz |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.5 MHz |
| GND | HANSCOM GND | 121.7 MHz |
| MISC | HANSCOM COMD POST | 39.71 MHz |
| TWR | HANSCOM TWR | 118.5 MHz |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.95 MHz |
Local taxi companies are available, and pre-booking is often recommended. Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft also serve the airport for pick-up and drop-off.
Several major car rental companies have counters located on-site in the Civil Air Terminal, including Avis, Enterprise, and Hertz.
There is no direct public transportation service to the Hanscom Field terminal. The nearest options are the MBTA Commuter Rail's Fitchburg Line (at Lincoln or Concord stations) or local bus routes. A taxi or ride-hailing service is required to travel between the station/bus stop and the airport.
Reply to @david: No longer an issue now that we've moved to Leaflet and ESRI satellite imagery.
I notice that Hanscom has airline service now -- great alternative to (overcrowded) KBOS. I've updated the record.
I was back and Hanscom yesterday, and was charged the $14 ramp fee for a 4-hour stay as well -- it doesn't have to be overnight. Gas was a bit over $7.00/gallon.
I notice that Google has pixelated the satellite view (as of 2008-02-15), probably because Hanscom is a U.S. military base as well as a public airport. Unfortunately, they've pixelated the civilian side as well, so you can't see the FBO, terminal, etc. very well.
I didn't see anything military when I visited, but I certainly heard it -- there were regular bugel calls coming over hidden intercom speakers, which was a bit funny, including (I think) reveille at 7:30 am on Valentine's day. Do soldiers really sleep in that long these days?
I parked at Signature for three days during a business trip to the Route 128 corridor, and it wasn't too bad. The airport was friendly, and while gas was expensive (over $6/gallon), I didn't need too much of it. I think parking was $14/night. The FBO wasn't willing to brush snow off my plane for any price when I called -- they said they're not allowed to touch the planes (!!) -- but they were fast to give me a forced-air preheat when I had trouble starting in cold weather for departure on Valentine's day (and the line guy, Jeff, was very friendly). I don't know what, if anything, the preheat cost, because it hasn't shown up on my credit card yet. Excluding that (and the landing fee, which the airport will charge), my total bill was about $160, including 22 gallons of 100LL and three nights' parking. That's about in line with what I'd pay at Teterboro (TEB), which is a similar bizjet-style GA airport for New York City, though much busier.
Here's the web page with the fees -- read 'em and weep:
http://www.massport.com/hansc/hansc_operating.html
If you landed at 11:05pm and met customs, you'd be out $235 in fees before you even taxied to the FBO. The after-hours fee for customs applies all weekend, so this isn't a great place to clear coming from Canada ($175 customs charge on a Saturday).
Signature's fees aren't quite as bad -- in December 2006, they were asking $12.75/night for parking, and a $25 handling fee (waived with fuel purchase).
Busy GA airport, expensive gas, fees.