Links to other sites relevant to ShhAir

Key players involved with Hanscom Field:

Massport, a Massachusetts state authority owns and operates Hanscom Field. Their page for Hanscom is here.
Hanscom Air Force Base uses its runways but is separate from the civilian airport
Hanscom is in four Massachusetts towns: Bedford , Concord, Lexington , and Lincoln
Shuttle America airline began flying scheduled commercial flights out of Hanscom on Sept. 28, 1999.
Hanscom is near Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge , the Minute Man National Historical Park, Walden Pond, and Estabrook Woods .
The main groups opposing uncontrolled growth at Hanscom are ShhAir (Save the Historic Hanscom Area's Irreplaceable Resources) and Save Our Heritage .

Local Newspapers

Please write letters to the newspaper in your town:

General Airport Information

Massport's 2000 Environmental Study and Planning Report (ESPR) and related documents, including public comment presentations and the Certificate from the EOEA.

FAA Policies and Regulations that lists all the laws, regulations, policies and oversight agencies for each environmental impact category (e.g. noise).

Government and Airport Noise Regulations maintained by Boeing.

Report of Hanscom Field Noise Workgroup (September 22, 1999). Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reported on the environmental impact of America's airports in October 1996. Read the report, entitled Flying Off Course. Then take a look at Hanscom's EPA listing as a Superfund site.

You can track flights on your web browser here.

Other Anti-Airport/Aviation Groups

Communities Against Runway Expansion (CARE) is the coalition opposing Massport's plan to add a new runway to Logan Airport.

Read Aviation Conspiracy Newsletters which has weekly aviation noise stories from around the world.

U.S. Citizen's Aviation Watch maintains a list of airport and aviation noise links here. A list of local chapters (including ShhAir) can be found here.

AviationWatch is an e-mail news and discussion forum for activists, professionals,individuals and municipalities concerned with noise, environment, public health and other quality of life issues related to aviation.

Hanscom At The Crossroads

The document Hanscom At The Crossroads (revised in 2002) calls for a moratorium on any additional commercial aviation, changes of use, and new infrastructure development at Hanscom until a long-range, regional, smart growth strategy has been developed. To date, this document has received the support of the following:

Ed Markey, U.S. Representative
Marty Meehan, U.S. Representative
John Tierney, U.S. Representative
Susan Fargo, State Senator
Pam Resor, State Senator
Robert Havern, State Senator and Chairman of the Transportation Committee
Cory Atkins, State Representative
Jay Kaufman, State Representative
Charles Murphy, State Representative
Town of Acton, Board of Selectmen
Town of Bedford, Board of Selectmen (unanimous)
Town of Belmont, Board of Selectmen
Town of Carlisle, Board of Selectmen
Town of Concord, Board of Selectmen (unanimous)
Town of Lexington, Board of Selectmen (unanimous)
Town of Lincoln, Board of Selectmen (unanimous)
City of Waltham City Council
Town of Wayland, Board of Selectmen
City of Woburn City Council
ShhAir (Save the Historic Hanscom Area's Irreplaceable Resources)
Save Our Heritage

The original April 2000 version of the document can be found here.

Warrant Articles in HATS Towns

In 1997 and 1998, the four towns surrounding Hanscom Field passed a number of warrant articles in an attempt to restrict expansion at Hanscom Field and protect the character of these towns.