Bedford (BED) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 1h 10m
Bearing
226° SW
Bedford (BED) to New York (JFK) is 180 miles (290 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BED–JFK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn February 2026, Tradewind Aviation was the only carrier flying nonstop BED–JFK; the Pilatus PC-12 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 12% full.
Departures
1
February 2026
Seats
8
both directions
Passengers
1
both directions
Load factor
12.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BED–JFK?
Tradewind Aviation was the only carrier to fly nonstop BED–JFK in February 2026 (1 departures).
- TJ
Tradewind Aviation
1 departures · 8 seats
Share of departures100.0%12.5%
Load
What plane flies BED–JFK?
In February 2026, the Pilatus PC-12 flew 100% of BED–JFK departures.
- Pilatus PC-12
1 departures · 12.5% load
100.0%
How has BED–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop BED–JFK departures fell from 2 in May 2025 to 1 in February 2026.
Monthly nonstop BED–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through February 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
2 departures · 124 passengers
86.1%
Load
June 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
July 2025
1 departures · 1 passengers
12.5%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 160 passengers
94.1%
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 1 passengers
12.5%
Load
Nonstop BED–JFK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through February 2026; 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 Bedford (BED) from New York (JFK)?
BED to JFK is 180 miles (290 km / 157 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BED to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 180-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BED–JFK?
In February 2026, the Pilatus PC-12 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BED–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 180-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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