Nantucket (ACK) to Bedford (BED)
Flight time
≈ 1h 01m
Bearing
323° NW
Nantucket (ACK) to Bedford (BED) is 105 miles (169 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ACK–BED
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn December 2025, Tradewind Aviation was the only carrier flying nonstop ACK–BED; the Pilatus PC-12 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 54% full.
Departures
9
December 2025
Seats
72
both directions
Passengers
39
both directions
Load factor
54.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ACK–BED?
Tradewind Aviation was the only carrier to fly nonstop ACK–BED in December 2025 (9 departures).
- TJ
Tradewind Aviation
9 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures100.0%54.2%
Load
What plane flies ACK–BED?
In December 2025, the Pilatus PC-12 flew 100% of ACK–BED departures.
- Pilatus PC-12
9 departures · 54.2% load
100.0%
How has ACK–BED traffic changed?
Nonstop ACK–BED departures rose from 6 in May 2025 to 9 in December 2025.
Monthly nonstop ACK–BED traffic, trailing 12 months through December 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
6 departures · 23 passengers
47.9%
Load
June 2025
6 departures · 21 passengers
38.9%
Load
July 2025
13 departures · 40 passengers
29.2%
Load
August 2025
16 departures · 49 passengers
38.3%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 2 passengers
14.3%
Load
October 2025
9 departures · 32 passengers
43.8%
Load
November 2025
6 departures · 18 passengers
37.5%
Load
December 2025
9 departures · 39 passengers
54.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ACK → BED
54.2% full
6 departures · 26 passengers
BED → ACK
54.2% full
3 departures · 13 passengers
Nonstop ACK–BED traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through December 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Bedford
US
Laurence G Hanscom Field
Coordinates
42.47°N, 71.29°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nantucket (ACK) from Bedford (BED)?
ACK to BED is 105 miles (169 km / 91 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ACK to BED?
A nonstop covers the 105-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ACK–BED?
In December 2025, the Pilatus PC-12 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ACK–BED?
Distance-based programs credit off the 105-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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