Laurence G Hanscom Field

KBED · Massachusetts, United States

The METAR station used is 14 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 120° Laurence G Hanscom Field 11/29
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

8 kt

4 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 4,500
METAR KBOS 071554Z 12009KT 10SM FEW045 17/09 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01720094

METAR Laurence G Hanscom Field - KBED/BED

Laurence G Hanscom Field is a midsized airport in Massachusetts, United States. The airport is located at latitude 42.46983 and longitude -71.28930. The airport has 2 runways: 11/29 and 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is KBED. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is BED. The airport's IATA code is BED. The airport is in the Boston FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport on May 7, 2024 11:54, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 120° with a speed of 9 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 4,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 17 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 59%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.78 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:52. This applies to Laurence G Hanscom Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are East Coast Aero Club and Executive Flyers Aviation.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
11/29 097°-277° 4 kt 8 kt 39 %
5/23 037°-217° 9 kt 1 kt 99 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

4,500 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 17.2 °C
Dewpoint 9.4 °C
Rel. humidity 59%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP084Sea level pressure is 29.78 inHg (29.78 inHg)
T01720094Temperature is 17.2 °C (63.0 °F), dew point is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:30
Midday
12:40
Sunset
19:50 (7:31h)

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