KBED Laurence G Hanscom Fld — local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. These are locally published VFR routes, reproduced with sources; verify against the official documents linked from each procedure before flight.
Traffic pattern altitudes: fixed wing 1,000 ft AGL (1,133 MSL), turbojet 1,500 AGL (1,633 MSL), heavy jet 1,800 AGL (1,933 MSL). Field elevation 133 ft. Noise sensitive historic area south of the airport — avoid overflight of Hartwell Tavern in Minute Man National Historical Park.
VFR departures
All runways — 5 / 23 / 11 / 29
- Piston Fixed-Wing Procedures — Full length, Vy, cruise-climb prop setting before the airport boundary, runway heading to 1,000 ft MSL before turning on course; 1,500 ft MSL inbound until 3 miles.
Other local procedures
Runway 5 / 23
- Touch-and-Go Pattern — Runways 05 and 23 — Off 23, runway heading to 1,000 ft AGL and turn crosswind over Route 2; off 05, right traffic east of the runway 29 chevrons with the downwind extended to Route 2.
Runway 11 / 29
- Touch-and-Go Pattern — Runways 11 and 29 — Downwind as close to half a mile as practical, roughly 500 ft south of the runway 5 chevrons or over the old T's; opposite-hand traffic if ATC allows.
All operations — 5 / 23 / 11 / 29
- Airport Noise Regulations — Touch-and-go prohibited 2300-0700 and prohibited at any time above 12,500 lbs; Stage 1 aircraft over 12,500 lbs prohibited; a fee applies to night operations.
These routes are advisory as published — none of them is a regulation. Assigned by ATC in Class B, C or D airspace, a route becomes an ATC instruction under 14 CFR 91.123; “unable” remains available to the pilot in command. Each procedure page shows its own authority level and links its primary sources.