Hanscom advisory panel approves prior minutes; hears 2025 state report.
Hanscom Field Advisory Commission · Meeting of April 21, 2026
LINCOLN — Hanscom Field Advisory Commission approves prior minutes and hears comprehensive 2025 state report. Chair Margaret Coppe's panel noted daytime operations fell 2 percent year-over-year but recorded higher noise in March 2026 across most categories: night flights up 16.6 percent to 176 total, singles up 24.1 percent, and jet operations up 14.0 percent. Massport reported a $300,000 operating surplus for fiscal 2025 and is conducting a new economic impact study.
Members Barbara Katzenberg and Terri Ackerman will form a subcommittee to draft a letter to Governor Maura Healey regarding immigration enforcement deportation flights at the field.
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Source: the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission meeting of April 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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