A little over a month before the scheduled start of a taxiway resurfacing project at Hanscom Field, residents are raising concerns about contaminated dust.
If that sounds familiar, it may be because similar concerns were voiced in advance of a much larger project a few…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) met on May 18 to hear…
Read MoreLocal officials are reporting progress in sensitizing the Federal Aviation Administration on…
Read MoreDuring the April 21 meeting of the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission, Mark Wimmer, Massport airport data specialist, explained part of the reason…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) began its April 21 meeting by welcoming new member Barbara Katzenberg, town representative for Lexington, and…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) Chair Christopher Eliot drew special attention to environmental issues during the April 21 meeting with Massport: “Tomorrow…
Read MoreHanscom Field Advisory Commission Chair Christopher Eliot asked during the March 16 HFAC meeting if Massport would be willing to test at…
Read MoreThe Massachusetts Port Authority says it is sympathetic to local residents’ complaints about aircraft noise, and it is trying to schedule a…
Read MoreAt their March 16 meeting, Hanscom Field Advisory Commission members learned that the pandemic is still battering flight activity at Hanscom Field. …
Read MoreRecently, the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) reviewed airfield impacts on local wetlands, wildlife, and water resources as described in Massport’s most…
Read More* Monday, March 15 is the deadline to answer FAA’s call for public comments on its research concerning: aviation noise impacts on…
Read MoreA member of the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission is investigating the details of a soil lead level testing service offered by the…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission learned from Massport at its February 16, 2021 meeting that the pandemic continues to depress air traffic…
Read MoreState Rep. Sheila Harrington of Groton asked the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission during a Jan. 19 meeting to issue an advisory to…
Read MoreThe Massachusetts Port Authority is planning a taxiway repaving project on the north airfield near Hartwell Road in Bedford for late summer…
Read MoreTakeoffs and landings at Hanscom Field during the pandemic year of 2020 were the fewest for any year since the Massachusetts Port…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission is increasing the pressure on the Massachusetts Port Authority to address the issue of aircraft that use…
Read More“Not only do I think it’s frustrating, I think it’s unconscionable,” State Rep. Sheila Harrington told the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC)…
Read MoreThe Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) on Dec. 15 advised Massport that it would like to see improvements in correlating noise complaints…
Read MoreAircraft operations at Hanscom Field are leveling off after a partial recovery from pandemic-driven declines last spring. However, the November total is…
Read MoreA Concord resident has asked the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission if it can take steps to have the environmental impact of lead…
Read MoreAmong the topics covered in the November HFAC meeting were a resident’s plea for the moderation of local flight school operations over…
Read MoreThe overall 9860 number of October daytime flight operations has rebounded from the grim lows of last spring: 2358 for April, and…
Read MoreIt started with a simple question by a resident during the October 20th virtual Hanscom Field Advisory Commission meeting with Massport: who…
Read MoreThe summer’s gradual recovery of general aviation at Hanscom Field from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic slowed in September, with a…
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