Airport Noise Regulations KBED local VFR procedures

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noise abatement Regulatory / ordinance — MANDATORY verified 2026-08-28 (42 d ago)

Compliance is required by law — federal regulation or a local ordinance with enforcement authority.

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.

The route

Touch-and-go operations are not permitted between 2300 and 0700
Touch-and-go operations are not permitted at any time by aircraft exceeding 12,500 lbs
Activity by Stage 1 aircraft over 12,500 lbs is prohibited
Avoid operations between 2300 and 0700 whenever possible — a fee applies to all operations during this period
Maintenance run-ups are only permitted in designated areas and shall not be conducted after 2100 without the express prior approval of the Airport Director

When it applies

Runway 5 or 23 or 11 or 29 — all operations Airport-wide regulations; no runway named

Source text, verbatim

AIRPORT REGULATIONS
1. Avoid operations between the hours of 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM, whenever possible. A fee applies to all operations during this period.
2. Touch and go operations are not permitted between the hours of 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM.
3. Touch and go operations are not permitted at any time by aircraft exceeding 12,500.
4. Maintenance runups are only permitted in designated areas and shall not be conducted after 9:00 PM without the express prior approval of the Airport Director.
[Massport program page:] Other noise reduction efforts include regulations that prohibit touch-and-go activity between 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM, prohibit touch-and-go activity by aircraft weighing over 12,500 pounds, and prohibit activity by Stage 1 aircraft over 12,500 pounds. These rules also include a fee for 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM operations.

The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.

Sources

Massport — Hanscom Field Noise Abatement program Massachusetts Port Authority · retrieved 2026-08-28
Massport — Voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures, Piston Fixed Wing Aircraft (Airport Regulations block) Massachusetts Port Authority · retrieved 2026-08-28

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