Is there a ground stop at BED today?
No ground stop at BED right now (as of 8:12 PM ET, Oct 28): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Laurence G Hanscom Field. In the last 12 months the FAA issued 1 ground stop and 1 ground delay program for BED, most often for low clouds, holding flights on 1 day.
Live FAA delay status for Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED, Bedford, MA): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for BED recently.
No: the FAA is not reporting a ground stop at BED right now.
FAA NAS Status lists no ground stop, ground delay program, or delay event for Laurence G Hanscom Field. Checked Oct 29, 2026 · 0012Z (8:12 PM EDT); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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How long BED delays usually last
Every FAA ground stop and ground delay program for BED from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026, rebuilt from the FAA Command Center's own advisories.
Ground delay programs
1Ground stops
1Flights to BED were held by at least one FAA program on 1 day in the last year.
What triggered them
Source: FAA ATCSCC advisory database (fly.faa.gov), every ground stop and ground delay program advisory the FAA Command Center issued for BED, rebuilt daily by ATIS Alerts.
Recent FAA events at BED
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for BED in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
No ground stops, ground delay programs, or delay events recorded for BED in this window. The log is complete from 2026-09-22; earlier entries come from the ATIS Alerts bot's event history and cover only the latest event of each type.
Durations are the time the FAA kept the event listed. Log complete from 2026-09-22; older rows are the last event of each type seen by the ATIS Alerts bot since 2026-07-22.
Weather at KBED right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KBED 282351Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP303 T00780039 10133 20078 58003
What a ground stop at BED means
When the FAA issues a ground stop for Laurence G Hanscom Field, aircraft headed there are held at their departure airports until it lifts; flights already airborne continue, hold, or divert. It is the FAA's most severe traffic-management step short of closing the airport, and it is usually issued in 30 to 90 minute increments that get extended while the cause persists, then often converted into a ground delay program as conditions improve.
BEDis not a major airline hub, so FAA stops here are uncommon and usually tied to a busy nearby hub's weather or to an event at the field itself. When a nearby Class B airport is stopped, expect flow into BED, full ramps, and clearance delays across the area.
Terminology: ground stops explained · GDPs and EDCTs explained
BED ground stop FAQ
Is there a ground stop at BED today?
No ground stop at BED right now (as of 8:12 PM ET, Oct 28): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Laurence G Hanscom Field. This page rechecks the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes.
How do I know if BED has a ground stop right now?
The banner at the top of this page reads the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes. A red banner means the FAA currently lists a ground stop for Laurence G Hanscom Field; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How many ground stops has BED had in the last year?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 1 ground stop and 1 ground delay program for BED, most often for low clouds, holding flights on 1 day. Source: the FAA Command Center's advisory database (fly.faa.gov).
How long do ground stops at BED last?
The FAA issued only 1 ground stop for BED in the last 12 months, lasting 2 h at the median. Nationally, most stops run 30 to 90 minutes per issuance, but a stalled line of storms can keep one extended for hours.
Does a ground stop mean my flight is cancelled?
No. It means departures to BED are held, not cancelled. Airlines cancel on their own when the backlog cannot be recovered, so watch your carrier's updates alongside this page.
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