AirportsLaurence G Hanscom Field is a medium-sized airport serving Bedford, in Massachusetts, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BED.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BED
- ICAO code
- KBED
- City
- Bedford
- State or region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.4700° N, 71.2890° W
- Elevation
- 41 m (133 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,137 m (7,011 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BED means Laurence G Hanscom Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBED. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.4700° N, 71.2890° W. It stands 41 metres (133 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Laurence G Hanscom Field has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,137 metres (7,011 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 338.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,137 m 7,011 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,557 m 5,107 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Logan International AirportBoston | BOS | 26 km |
| Manchester-Boston Regional AirportManchester | MHT | 53 km |
| Worcester Regional AirportWorcester | ORH | 53 km |
| Portsmouth International Airport at PeasePortsmouth | PSM | 78 km |
| Rhode Island T. F. Green International AirportProvidence/Warwick | PVD | 84 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,479 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,247 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,712 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,251 km | 6 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 290 km | 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,169 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,120 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,783 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,228 km | 20 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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