Skip to content
TownbriefConcord
Sign in Subscribe
Friday, November 6, 2026 Concord, Massachusetts · Change town
Morning Brief ·

Hanscom Advisory Commission approves March minutes, reviews annual operations report.

Hanscom Field Advisory Commission approves March minutes and reviews 2025 operations. Chair Margaret Coppe reported a 300,000 dollar operating surplus for Fiscal Year 2025 despite a 2 percent decline in daytime operations, while monthly noise data showed significant increases: daytime operations up

Hanscom Field Advisory Commission · Meeting of April 21, 2026

CONCORD — Hanscom Field Advisory Commission approves March minutes and reviews 2025 operations. Chair Margaret Coppe reported a 300,000 dollar operating surplus for Fiscal Year 2025 despite a 2 percent decline in daytime operations, while monthly noise data showed significant increases: daytime operations up 17.5 percent, jet operations up 14.0 percent, and night operations up 16.6 percent year over year. Massport is preparing for increased summer traffic tied to FIFA events and will present an updated Taxiway ECHO plan in May.

Terri Ackerman reported that commissioners and Massport Legal met April 16 on four priorities including legal compliance, passenger safety, and community responsiveness; Barbara Katzenberg and Ackerman will form a subcommittee to draft a letter to Governor Maura Healey, whose office supports denying deportation flights through Hanscom Field.

In the full story:

  • The complete report — 368 words

Source: the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission meeting of April 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

Members read the rest of this story and every Concord meeting we cover, in full.

Become a member

A 30-day free trial needs a payment method. After it, your membership renews at the price shown at checkout until you cancel, which you can do anytime from your account. Subscription terms

Share this brief

Email Text Facebook X

Know someone in Concord who follows town government? Share Townbrief Concord: they can sign up free.

Get Concord's town government news by email, free. One briefing each morning.

Share this story

Email Text Facebook X

Anyone can open a shared story. Members' stories show the free part and a sign-up line to people who are not members.