Massachusetts
Middlesex
Town of Bedford

Lawrence G. Hanscom Field

Laurence G. Hanscom Field, commonly known as Hanscom Field, is a public use operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority, located 14 mi outside in , , .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “BED”, “KBED”, and “Laurence G. Hanscom Field”
  • Historically known as: “Hanscom Field”
  • Address: MA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samuel Hartwell House and Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bedford.

Ruins
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The is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord.

was a government-owned, contractor-operated facility which had the mission of designing, fabricating, and testing prototype weapons and equipment from 1952 until December 2000, located in It is located just north of .

Building
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is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedford and Lincoln.

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is a town in with a population of 14,000. Carlisle is a town with a population of 5,000. A low population density gives the town a rural feel, and it's known for outdoor activities including hiking and biking.

Village
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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.

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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.

Lawrence G. Hanscom Field

Latitude
42.46779° or 42° 28′ 4″ north
Longitude
-71.28673° or 71° 17′ 12″ west
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Inception
April 1943
Operator
Mass Port Authority
IATA airport code
BED
ICAO airport code
KBED
FAA airport code
BED
Open location code
87JCFP97+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95408743
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
4941730
Wiki­data ID
Q3888255
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Lawrence G. Hanscom Field” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Hanscom Field”
  • Cebuano: “Lawrence G Hanscom Field”
  • Chinese: “Hanscom飛行場”
  • Chinese: “汉斯科姆菲尔德”
  • Chinese: “漢斯科姆菲爾德”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هانسكوم فيلد”
  • French: “aérodrome de Laurence G Hanscom Fld”
  • French: “BED”
  • Indonesian: “BED”
  • Indonesian: “KBED”
  • Persian: “BED”
  • Persian: “KBED”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی هانسکم”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро ҳонскм”
  • Urdu: “ہینسکوم فیلڈ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Bedford and Tracey’s Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hanscom AFB Fire Station and Hanscom AFB Police Station.

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