Bedford County
HMZ · KHMZ · Bedford, Pennsylvania · Bedford County · map
Bedford County is a public-use airport owned by Bedford CO Airport Authority, 4 miles north of Bedford, Pennsylvania, 1,162 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,006 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KHMZ · observed 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 60°F (16°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.09 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHMZ 062155Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 16/03 A3009 RMK AO2 T01560025
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HMZ · ICAO KHMZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Bedford CO Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 1,162 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; Sunday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1994
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,006 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the right, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 17 ft high 671 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.2 | |
| Hmz and aWOS-3 | 123.675 | |
| Altoona and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.4 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 814-623-2936.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Bedford from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Bedford, Pennsylvania: 11 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- High terrain (mtn ridges) southeast of airport lighted with red obstruction lights.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; runway end identifier lights runway 14 and 32 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 14 and 32 operates continuously. Runway end identifier lights activate only with 3, 5, or 7 clicks.
- Landing fee for all aircraft except light single engine with fuel purchase.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.