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) and about 22 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 16,700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Bedford County?
Its FAA code is HMZ, and its ICAO code is KHMZ.
Where is Bedford County?
It is 4 miles north of Bedford, Pennsylvania, 1,162 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bedford County?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,006 feet long, asphalt.
Does Bedford County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bedford County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bedford County?
3 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Bedford County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Altoona/Blair County (15 nm northeast), John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County (20 nm northwest), Somerset County (23 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 12 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 7 |
| other | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,500 |
| general aviation, local | 11,000 |
| military | 700 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Bedford:
- Bun Air Avionics Corporation Bun Air Avionics is an FAA-certified repair station located at Bedford County Airport in South-Central Pennsylvania.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 5 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Richard Michael Morning private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Altoona, PA (15 nm) · (850) 516-5776 · [email protected]
- Piet Edward Barber private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Greater Cumberland Regional Airport · Wiley Ford, WV (30 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [email protected]
- Charles Edward Sargent private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Latrobe, PA (43 nm) · (724) 513-7274 · [email protected]
All 26 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bedford 15 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 piston twins
- Bun Air Avionics Corporation · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 233 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,186 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HMZ.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.