Hanscom Air Force Base

Hanscom Air Force Base
Bedford, Massachusetts in United States of America
A replica Curtiss P-40 Warhawk on static display at Hanscom AFB.
A full-size model of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk on static display at Hanscom AFB.
Hanscom AFB is located in the United States
Hanscom AFB
Hanscom AFB
Shown in United States
Coordinates42°28′12″N 071°17′21″W / 42.47000°N 71.28917°W / 42.47000; -71.28917
TypeUS Air Force Base (non-flying)
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.hanscom.af.mil
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1942–present
Garrison information
Garrison

Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located predominantly within Bedford, Massachusetts, with portions extending into the adjoining towns of Lincoln, Concord and Lexington.[1] The facility is adjacent to Hanscom Field which provides general aviation and charter service.

Hanscom AFB is a part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, one of six centers under Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the single center responsible for total life cycle management of Air Force weapon systems and is headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The host unit at Hanscom is the 66th Air Base Group (66 ABG) assigned to AFMC.

A portion of the base is listed as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes. The resident population as of 2020 was 1,516 at the 2020 census.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Middlesex County, MA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 45 (PDF p. 46/88). Retrieved 28 October 2024. Hanscom AFB
  2. ^ "P1. Race – Hanscom AFB CDP, Massachusetts: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 12 June 2023.