Lawrence G. Hanscom Field
Laurence G. Hanscom Field, commonly known as Hanscom Field, is a public use airport operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority, located 14 mi outside Boston in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.- Type: Airport
- Description: airport in Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “BED” and “KBED”
- Historically known as: “Hanscom Field”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and Samuel Hartwell House.
Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
The Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse, also known as the Thoreau…Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedford and Lincoln.
Lincoln
Village
Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord… Lincoln is situated 3 miles south of Lawrence G. Hanscom Field.
Lawrence G. Hanscom Field
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transport
- Location: Town of Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.46982° or 42° 28′ 11″ north
Longitude
-71.28839° or 71° 17′ 18″ west
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
IATA airport code
BED
ICAO airport code
KBED
FAA airport code
BED
Open location code
87JCFP96+WJ
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی هانسکم”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро ҳонскм”
- Urdu: “ہینسکوم فیلڈ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: West Bedford and Meriams Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Silver Hill and Hartwells Hill.
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Worth a closer look: Boston and Cambridge.
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