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Laurence G Hanscom Field, Bedford.

KBED · BED · Bedford, MA — charter flights arranged across FAA Part 135 operators.Boston charter guide →
Longest paved runway
7,011 ft
Field elevation
133 ft
Runway-capable types
24 of 24
Coordinates
42.47, -71.29
Passengers
2 passengers

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What our brokers know about KBED

Bedford; the main Boston business-aviation field

At 7,011 ft, Laurence G Hanscom Field has the fourth-longest runway of the 17 jet-capable fields in Massachusetts, close to sea level, so the published runway figure is close to what an aircraft actually needs here. Every one of the 24 types we broker clears it. 25 published route pages reach Boston through this field.

Access

Getting here

Straight-line distances from the cities we publish, with a typical aircraft's block time including taxi, climb and descent.

    From-prices are one way and all-in — operator price, our fee and federal excise tax — for the smallest cabin suited to the distance, indicative rather than quoted.

    Corridors

    Charter routes through Boston

    Corridors we quote regularly, shortest first. Each carries the cabins that fly it, block times and the fields at both ends.

    Everything we publish on Boston

    Runway

    What can operate here

    Compared against the published balanced field length of every type we broker, with roughly 3% added per 1,000 ft of elevation for density altitude.

    This is runway length only. Individual airports also restrict by wingspan, noise curfew, slot availability and special approach certification, and performance moves with temperature, weight and the day. Clearing the runway here means an aircraft is worth asking about — the operator confirms it, and signs for it.

    • Turboprop

      2 types clear the runwayneeds ~2,661–3,313 ft here

      Seats, range and runway needed, by type
      • Pilatus PC-126–8 seats · 2,123 mi range · needs ~2,661 ft here
      • Beechcraft King Air 3508–9 seats · 2,078 mi range · needs ~3,313 ft here

    • Light jet

      4 types clear the runwayneeds ~3,193–3,714 ft here

      Seats, range and runway needed, by type
      • Cessna Citation CJ47–8 seats · 2,491 mi range · needs ~3,424 ft here
      • Cessna Citation CJ3+6–7 seats · 2,348 mi range · needs ~3,193 ft here
      • Embraer Phenom 3006–8 seats · 2,313 mi range · needs ~3,714 ft here
      • Cessna Citation M25–6 seats · 1,784 mi range · needs ~3,223 ft here

    • Midsize jet

      4 types clear the runwayneeds ~3,574–5,472 ft here

      Seats, range and runway needed, by type
      • Cessna Citation Latitude8–9 seats · 3,107 mi range · needs ~3,594 ft here
      • Hawker 800XP8 seats · 2,923 mi range · needs ~5,052 ft here
      • Learjet 60XR7–8 seats · 2,768 mi range · needs ~5,472 ft here
      • Cessna Citation XLS+8–9 seats · 2,417 mi range · needs ~3,574 ft here

    • Super-midsize

      5 types clear the runwayneeds ~4,736–4,854 ft here

      Seats, range and runway needed, by type
      • Embraer Praetor 6008–12 seats · 4,624 mi range · needs ~4,736 ft here
      • Gulfstream G2808–10 seats · 4,143 mi range · needs ~4,769 ft here
      • Cessna Citation Longitude9–12 seats · 4,028 mi range · needs ~4,829 ft here
      • Bombardier Challenger 3508–9 seats · 3,682 mi range · needs ~4,854 ft here
      • Bombardier Challenger 3008–9 seats · 3,527 mi range · needs ~4,829 ft here

    • Heavy jet

      5 types clear the runwayneeds ~4,694–5,733 ft here

      Seats, range and runway needed, by type
      • Dassault Falcon 7X12–14 seats · 6,847 mi range · needs ~5,733 ft here
      • Dassault Falcon 900LX12–14 seats · 5,466 mi range · needs ~5,236 ft here
      • Gulfstream G45012–14 seats · 5,006 mi range · needs ~5,622 ft here
      • Dassault Falcon 2000LXS8–10 seats · 4,603 mi range · needs ~4,694 ft here
      • Cessna Citation X+8–9 seats · 3,982 mi range · needs ~5,161 ft here

    • Ultra long range

      4 types clear the runwayneeds ~5,823–6,502 ft here

      Seats, range and runway needed, by type
      • Bombardier Global 750014–19 seats · 8,861 mi range · needs ~5,823 ft here
      • Gulfstream G650ER13–19 seats · 8,631 mi range · needs ~6,324 ft here
      • Gulfstream G55014–16 seats · 7,768 mi range · needs ~5,934 ft here
      • Bombardier Global 600013–17 seats · 6,905 mi range · needs ~6,502 ft here

    Alternates

    Nearby alternates

    The closest other jet-capable fields, in case weather, slots or runway length send the trip somewhere else.