Proposed Development

As of March 2024, the proposed North Airfield private jet hangar development would:

  • add nearly 522,380 sf of hangar space on nearly 50 acres of land

  • add 17 new hangars and renovate the old Navy hangar with state and federal public funds

  • add potentially 50-80 private luxury jets to the airfield

  • add 33 acres of impervious pavement

  • clearcut acres of mature trees (destroying much need CO2 sequestration & wildlife buffer)

  • expand the Airport Layout Plan (ALP)

  • represent the single largest private jet expansion in Hanscom history and the region

More About the Proposed Development

Some changes since the developers’ ENF report (Environmental Notification Form, 1/17/23):

  • Reduction in the number of new hangars from 26 to 17 (plus old Navy hangar)

  • Increase of 26,910 sf in infrastructure, from a total of 495,470 sf to 522,380 sf

  • Reduction in new impervious area by c. 6 acres, from c. 39 acres to c. 33 acres.

  • Additional details re: the fuel farm:

    • 4 new underground tanks, 20,000 gal of aviation fuel each

    • 2 truck deliveries of aviation fuel daily, 10,000 gal per truck

A fundamental change: The developers’ assertion a year ago (1/17/23 ENF) that the proposed new hangar facility will reduce the number of ferry flights and overall flights at Hanscom has, following their DEIR ferry flight analysis, been downgraded to the level of a possibility:

“[The Project]…may likely reduce annual ferry flights currently at Hanscom”  (DEIR, Section 1.1.1)