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Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Gordon Gilbert

Developers of a proposed hangar expansion project at Laurence G. Hanscom Field (KBED) in Bedford, Massachusetts, have submitted a <a href="https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/MEPA-eMonitor/project/87734f7f-980d-4fd3-bdc8-2f3455089d61">draft environmental impact report</a> (EIR) to the state’s office of energy and environmental affairs for public comment. The proposed plan calls for adding 17 hangars and renovating another 18, along with expanding and/or revamping associated ramp and vehicle parking areas.
The new hangars are expected to be occupied by a variety of piston and turbine general aviation aircraft. After the environmental process is completed, the developer will have to go through proceedings for other local, state, and FAA approvals. Comments on the environmental report are due by May 10.
Responding to comments to the previous filing of an environmental notification form and concerns raised separately by the public, the developers have decreased the overall number of new hangars from 26 to 17, “with the goal to reduce land impacts, and incorporated additional sustainable design elements.” The draft EIR also includes additional information regarding projected operations and ferry flights, Hanscom’s role in the regional airport system, and the proposed fuel storage facility.
The Hanscom proposal has been under development since 2021 “and will continue to be modified and refined to reflect public input and prospective tenant interest,” a spokesman for the developer told AIN. “Construction is not anticipated to start until 2025 at the earliest.”

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