General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is located in the East Boston neighborhood of
Boston, MassachusettsBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
(and partly in the town of
Winthrop, MassachusettsThe Town of Winthrop is a municipality in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Winthrop was 17,497 at the 2010 U.S. Census. It is an oceanside suburban community in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to Boston Harbor and is very close to Logan International...
). It covers 2384 acres (964.8 ha), has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is the 19th busiest airport in the United States.
Boston serves as a
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for
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.
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
and
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also carries out many operations from the airport, and all major airlines fly to Boston from all or the majority of their primary and secondary hubs. It is also a destination of many major European airlines. Currently, the airport is a hub for regional airline
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. The airport has service to destinations in the United States, as well as
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,
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, the
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,
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, and
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.
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plans to inaugurate service to
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in 2012, which would add the first service to
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since 2001.
The largest airport in
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, Logan Airport is one of the 20
busiest airports in the U.S., with over 27 million passengers a year. In 2010, it was the world's 28th busiest airport in terms of aircraft movements. The airport is also the 12th busiest airport in the U.S. based on international traffic. In 2010, it handled 3,681,739 international passengers. Logan Airport stimulates the New England regional economy by approximately $7.6 billion per year, generating $559.4 million in state and local tax receipts.
History
Originally called
Boston Airport, Logan opened on September 8, 1923, and was used primarily by the Massachusetts Air Guard and the Army Air Corps. At that time, it was known as
Jeffery Field. The first scheduled commercial passenger flights were initiated by
Colonial Air TransportColonial Air Transport was founded in 1926 in New York, NY by Juan Trippe, and moved their HQ to Boston in 1927. In 1930, it was acquired by AVCO to become American Airlines.Colonial acquired rights to fly the early U.S...
between Boston and
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in 1927.
The airport has expanded over the years, including the addition of 1800 acres (728.4 ha) built on landfill in
Boston HarborBoston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast.-History:...
and the incorporation of the former
GovernorsGovernors Island was an island in Boston Harbor in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The island was subsumed by land reclamation for the construction and extension of Logan International Airport....
,
Noddle'sNoddle's Island is one of Boston Harbor Islands off East Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940s the strait separating Noddle's Island from East Boston was filled, thereby connecting the island to Logan International Airport on the mainland.-History:...
and
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Islands. As a consequence the airport is almost entirely surrounded by water. In 1943, the state renamed the airport as General
Edward Lawrence LoganEdward Lawrence Logan, A.B., LL.B. was born on January 20th, 1875 in South Boston to a military family, and attended Boston Latin School and Harvard University...
International Airport after a
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officer from South Boston. In 1952, the airport became the first in the United States with an indirect rapid transit connection.
The December 1950 diagram shows a familiar layout: 7000 ft (2,133.6 m) runway 4L, 10000-ft 4R, 7000-ft 9 and 7650-ft 33. The March 1947 shows 7000 ft (2,133.6 m) runway 4 (future 4L) in use, with runways 9 and 33 under construction; a different runway 33 ran 6700 ft (2,042.2 m) northwestward from the present intersection of 4R and 9, and runway 25 ran 4000 ft (1,219.2 m) southwest from the present intersection of 4L and 33.
The era of the jumbo jet began at Logan during the summer of 1970 when
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inaugurated daily
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service to
London Heathrow AirportLondon Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe...
. Non-stop flights to London now are scheduled by
British AirwaysBritish Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
,
American AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
,
Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
, and
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.
When Terminal E opened in 1974, it was the second largest international arrivals facility in the United States. Since that time the number of international travelers using Logan has tripled. International long-haul travel has been the fastest growing market sector at Logan. Increased passenger traffic led the
Massachusetts Port AuthorityMassachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, is a port district in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It operates seaports and airports in eastern and central Massachusetts, mainly the Port of Boston. Its headquarters is located in the Logan Office Center, adjacent to Logan Airport in East Boston,...
(Massport) to embark on a major airport renewal project called the "Logan Modernization Project" from 1994 to 2006. The project included a new parking garage, a new hotel, moving walkways, terminal expansions and improvements, and a two-tiered roadway system that separates arrival from departure road traffic.
Massport's relationship with neighboring communities has been highly strained since the mid-1960s, when the agency took control of a significant parcel of residential land and popular fishing area adjacent to the northwest side of the airfield. This project was undertaken to extend Runway 15R/33L, which would later become Logan's longest runway. Residents of the affected neighborhood, known as Wood Island, were bought out of their homes and forced to relocate. Public opposition came to a head when residents lay down in the streets in an attempt to block bulldozers and supply trucks from reaching the intended construction zone.
Construction was completed on an additional runway, 14/32, which officially opened to air traffic on November 23, 2006. Runway 14/32 was Logan's first major runway addition in more than forty years. This runway was first proposed in 1973, but had been delayed by court action.
In April 2007, the
FAAThe Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
issued a green light for construction of a new center field
taxiwayA taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass....
long-sought by Massport to alleviate airfield congestion. The 9300 feet (2,834.6 m) taxiway is located between, and parallel to, Runways 4R/22L and 4L/22R. News of the project angered Logan's neighboring residents. In 2009, the new taxiway became operational, ahead of schedule and under budget. To ensure the taxiway is not mistaken for a runway the word "TAXI" is written in large yellow letters at each end to make the distinction.
A scene from the 2006 film
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was filmed on location at Logan, inside the connector bridge between Terminal E and the Central Parking Garage. Terminal C and several
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aircraft can be seen in the background. Parts of the
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2007 "Anthem" commercial were filmed inside Terminal A as well as the connector bridge between Terminal A and Central Parking.
In October 2009, US Airways announced that the airline would close its Boston crew base in May 2010. The airline cited an "operations realignment" as the reason for the closure. Over 400 employees were transferred or terminated.
Logan last had service to Asia in 2001, when
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discontinued service to Seoul, South Korea. Boston also had previous service to Asia with
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to Tel Aviv. On April 9, 2008, Massport announced that
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had formally applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China for approval to operate daily non-stop passenger flights between Boston and Beijing using Boeing 787 aircraft. Because delivery of the 787 has been delayed until 2011, the flights have not yet begun service. In May 2011,
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announced its first Boeing 787 route,
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to Boston, beginning April 22, 2012. Initial service will run four times weekly, increasing to daily beginning June 1, 2012. American Airlines will codeshare on the route. This marks Logan Airport's first Asian route in over ten years.
The
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first landed at Logan Airport for compatibility checks in February 2010. The airplane was also transporting a submarine back to its manufacturer for later use in the search for Air France 447. Since then, Logan Airport has served as a diversion for A380 flights, particularly for those operated by Air France.
Traffic and statistics
For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2010, the airport had 337,229 aircraft operations, an average of 924 per day: 62% scheduled commercial, 33%
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and 5%
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.
In 2010, Logan Airport handled about 27,428,962 passengers, approximately 3,681,739 of whom were international passengers. The
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airline with the largest presence at Logan is JetBlue, which carried 23.44% of all passengers for the 12-month period ending July 31, 2011. Other leading carriers include US Airways (13.27%), Delta Air Lines (11.86%), and American Airlines (11.47%). However, these figures may be misleading, since they do not include
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or
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each of which has significant operations at Logan Airport. Logan Airport also handled over 546000000 pounds (247,661,434 kg) of cargo and mail.
, Logan ranks 14th among major U.S. airports for on-time domestic departures with 80 percent of domestic flights departing on time. The airport ranks 25th in on-time domestic arrivals with 76 percent of domestic flights arriving on time.
EWLINE
Busiest International Routes from Logan (2009–2010)
| Rank |
Airport |
Passengers |
Carriers |
| 1 |
 London (Heathrow), United KingdomLondon Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe...
|
866,719 |
American, British Airways, Delta, Virgin Atlantic |
| 2 |
 Paris (Charles de Gaulle), France |
335,602 |
Air France, American, Delta |
| 3 |
 Frankfurt, GermanyFrankfurt Airport may refer to:Airports of Frankfurt, Germany:*Frankfurt Airport , the largest airport in Germany*Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport, a general aviation airport*Frankfurt-Hahn Airport , a converted U.S...
|
246,253 |
Lufthansa |
| 4 |
 Toronto (Pearson), CanadaToronto Pearson International Airport is an international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its metropolitan area; and the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration that is home to 8.1 million people – approximately 25% of Canada's population...
|
215,895 |
Air Canada, Air Canada Express, American Eagle |
| 5 |
 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
210,873 |
Delta |
| 6 |
 Dublin, IrelandDublin Airport, , is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority. Located in Collinstown, in the Fingal part of County Dublin, 18.4 million passengers passed through the airport in 2010, making it the busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland, followed by Cork and Shannon...
|
158,196 |
Aer Lingus |
| 7 |
Munich, Germany |
140,846 |
Lufthansa |
| 8 |
 Zurich, Switzerland |
137,084 |
Swiss |
| 9 |
 Rome (Fiumicino), Italy |
129,883 |
Alitalia |
| 10 |
 ArubaQueen Beatrix International Airport , in Oranjestad, Aruba, is an aviation facility. It has flight services to the United States, most countries in the Caribbean, the northern coastal countries of South America, Canada and some parts of Europe, notably the Netherlands...
|
118,186 |
JetBlue |
| 11 |
 Reykjavík, Iceland |
105,640 |
Iceland Express, Icelandair |
| 12 |
 Bermuda |
102,387 |
Delta, JetBlue |
| 13 |
Shannon, IrelandShannon Airport, is one of the Republic of Ireland's three primary airports along with Dublin and Cork. In 2010 around 1,750,000 passengers passed through the airport, making it the third busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland after Dublin and Cork, and the fifth busiest airport on the island...
|
96,211 |
Aer Lingus |
| 14 |
 Madrid, Spain |
91,505 |
Iberia |
| 15 |
Montréal, CanadaMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, is located on the Island of Montreal, from Montreal's downtown core. The airport terminals are located entirely in Dorval, while the Air Canada headquarters complex...
|
87,240 |
Air Canada Express |
| 16 |
 Cancún, MexicoCancún International Airport is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, but the biggest in Mexico and Latin America for International passengers...
|
85,788 |
Delta, JetBlue, US Airways |
| 17 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-Cargo airlines:-Accidents and incidents:*On February 15, 1970, a Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 flying to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed, killing all 102 persons on board ....
|
73,932 |
JetBlue |
| 18 |
Toronto (Billy Bishop), Canada |
72,051 |
Porter Airlines |
| 19 |
 Ponta Delgada, Portugal-External links:*...
|
58,976 |
SATA International |
| 20 |
Halifax, Canada |
51,881 |
Air Canada Express |
Busiest Domestic Routes from Logan (September 2010 – August 2011)
| Rank |
Airport |
Passengers |
Carriers |
| 1 |
 Chicago (O'Hare), IllinoisChicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...
|
782,000 |
American, JetBlue, Spirit, United |
| 2 |
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724,000 |
AirTran, Delta |
| 3 |
 Washington (National), D.C.Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport located south of downtown Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the commercial airport nearest to Washington, D.C. For many decades, it was called Washington National Airport, but this airport was renamed in 1998 to...
|
660,000 |
Delta, JetBlue, US Airways |
| 4 |
 Baltimore, Maryland |
574,000 |
AirTran, JetBlue, Southwest |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia International Airport is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania...
|
563,000 |
Southwest, US Airways |
| 6 |
 San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO...
|
510,000 |
Continental, JetBlue, United, Virgin America |
| 7 |
 Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public international airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport, in 1954 the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport after former Charlotte mayor Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr...
|
472,000 |
JetBlue, US Airways |
| 8 |
 New York (LaGuardia), New YorkLaGuardia Airport is an airport located in the northern part of Queens County on Long Island in the City of New York. The airport is located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. The airport was originally...
|
467,000 |
American, Delta, US Airways |
| 9 |
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...
|
444,000 |
American, JetBlue, United, Virgin America |
| 10 |
 Orlando, FloridaOrlando International Airport is a major international airport located southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport...
|
420,000 |
AirTran, Delta, JetBlue |
|
Traffic by calendar year
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Cargo
(pounds) |
| 1998 |
26,526,708 |
|
507,449 |
803,841,263 |
| 1999 |
27,052,078 |
2.0% |
494,816 |
824,167,999 |
| 2000 |
27,726,833 |
2.5% |
487,996 |
852,347,154 |
| 2001 |
24,474,930 |
11.7% |
463,125 |
744,797,296 |
| 2002 |
22,696,141 |
7.3% |
392,079 |
789,610,008 |
| 2003 |
22,791,169 |
0.4% |
373,304 |
744,838,287 |
| 2004 |
26,142,516 |
14.7% |
405,258 |
759,274,990 |
| 2005 |
27,087,905 |
3.6% |
409,066 |
741,517,308 |
| 2006 |
27,725,443 |
2.4% |
406,119 |
679,068,089 |
| 2007 |
28,102,455 |
1.4% |
399,537 |
632,449,775 |
| 2008 |
26,102,651 |
7.1% |
371,604 |
587,772,302 |
| 2009 |
25,512,086 |
2.3% |
345,306 |
517,557,182 |
| 2010 |
27,428,962 |
7.5% |
352,643 |
546,379,403 |
| Source: Massport |
Facilities and infrastructure
Logan International Airport covers an area of 2384 acres (965 ha) which contains six
runwayAccording to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s:
- Runway 4L/22R: 7,861 × 150 ft (2,396 × 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 4R/22L: 10,005 × 150 ft (3,050 × 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 9/27: 7,000 × 150 ft (2,134 × 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 14/32: 5,000 × 100 ft (1,524 × 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 15L/33R: 2,557 × 100 ft (779 × 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 15R/33L: 10,083 × 150 ft (3,073 × 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
ILSAn instrument landing system is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during instrument...
is available for runways 4R, 15R, 22L, 27, and 33L, with runway 4R being certified for CAT III Instrument Landing operations. The other runways with ILS are certified for CAT I Instrument Landing operations.
EMASAn engineered materials arrestor system or engineered materials arresting system is a bed of engineered materials built at the end of a runway. Engineered materials are defined in FAA Advisory Circular No 150/5220-22A as "high energy absorbing materials of selected strength, which will reliably...
pads are located at the starting thresholds of runways 22R and 33L.
The distinctive central control tower, nearly a dozen stories high, is a local landmark with its pair of segmented elliptical pylons and a six-story platform trussed between them.
Logan Airport has two cargo facilities: North Cargo is adjacent to Terminal E and South Cargo adjacent to Terminals A and B. North Cargo is also the location of several maintenance
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s, including those operated by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Runway 14/32
Runway 14-32, which officially opened to air traffic on November 23, 2006, is unidirectional. Runway 32 is used for landings and 14 is used for takeoffs. Massport is barred by a court order from using the runway for overland landings or takeoffs, except in emergencies.
There was fierce opposition to the construction of 14-32 among communities adjacent to the northwest side of the airport, such as Chelsea and East Boston, as authorities acknowledged that these areas would likely see a slight increase in noise levels. However, residents of Winthrop and
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also joined in opposition, even though Massport had promised that the new traffic patterns allowed by 14-32 would reduce overflights of those areas.
Since the opening of the new runway, there has been disagreement about when, and how often, the new runway should be operational. Residents have demanded a minimum of 11.5 knots (22.5 km/h) northwest winds, slightly higher than the 10 knots (19.6 km/h) threshold favored by Massport.
The new runway reduces the need for the existing Runway 15L-33R, which, at only 2557 feet (779 m) is among the shortest hard-surface runways at major airports in the United States. In 1988, Massport had proposed an 800 feet (243.8 m) extension to this airstrip (a project which would have required additional filling-in of land along a clam bed), but was thwarted by a court injunction.
Boston's
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Harborside Hotel, which sits only a few hundred yards from the runway threshold, was built primarily to prevent Massport from ever extending the length of 14-32 or using it for takeoffs or landings over the city. Massachusetts state legislators carefully chose the location of the hotel—directly in the runway centerline—prior to its construction in 1992.
According to Massport records, the very first aircraft to use the new airstrip was a
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ERJ-145
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landing on Runway 32, on the morning of December 2, 2006.
FBOs
The airport is served by several
Fixed Base OperatorA Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
s (FBO), which handle fueling, ground handling, aircraft cleaning, cargo service, and aircraft maintenance. They include
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and Penauille Servisair. General aviation, which is adjacent to the North Cargo area, is handled by Signature Flight Support.
Public safety
Police services are provided by the
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Troop F. Fire protection is the responsibility of the Massport Fire Rescue. Even though the airport is within city limits, by Massachusetts state law municipal police such as the Boston Police Department do not have jurisdiction on Massport property.
Terminals
Logan International Airport has 103 gate positions total divided among four
terminalsAn airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from aircraft....
, A, B, C, and E. All terminals are connected by pre-security shuttle buses, as well as between Terminals A, B and E via moving walkways pre-security. Moving walkways also connect the terminals to a central parking garage designed for consolidated service between all 4 terminals and the garage itself. The concession program at Logan is developed, leased and managed by AirMall USA (formerly BAA USA) in Terminals B and E and Westfield Concession Management Inc. in Terminals A and C.
Terminal A
Terminal A, which replaced a 1970s-era building designed by
Minoru Yamasakiwas a Japanese-American architect, best known for his design of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, buildings 1 and 2. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century...
once occupied by the now-defunct Eastern Airlines, opened to passengers on March 16, 2005. The terminal is divided into a main terminal (housing gates A1-A12) and a satellite building (housing gates A13-A22). The main terminal and the satellite building are connected through an underground walkway. Terminal A houses airline lounges for
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(
United ClubThe United Club is the airline lounge associated with United Airlines as well as its regional affiliates. Prior to the United-Continental merger, United Airlines lounges were known as the Red Carpet Club and Continental Airlines lounges were are known as the Presidents Club.-United Club:United Club...
) and Delta Air Lines (Delta Sky Club). The latter is located in the satellite building on the 3rd floor, which is used exclusively for the Sky Club.
The building is the first airport terminal in the United States to be
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certified for environmentally friendly design by the U.S. Green Building Council. Among the building's features are heat-reflecting roof and windows, low-flow faucets and waterless urinals, self-dimming lights, and storm water filtration.
Terminal B
Terminal B is split into north and south buildings, with a parking garage located between the two buildings. The gates of the south building (primarily occupied by US Airways and housing a US Airways Club) are divided into three groups: B1-B3, B4-B14, and B15-B21. Gates B4-14 and B15-B21 are connected by a walkway post-security. The gates of the north building (primarily occupied by American Airlines, which operates an Admirals Club in the terminal building) are divided into two groups: B22-B36 and B37-B38.
Terminal C
Terminal C has three groups of gates: C11-C21, C25-C36, and C40-C42. The two Terminal C security checkpoints providing access to Gates C11 through C21 on the left and Gates C25 to C36 on the right were replaced by a common checkpoint on July 28, 2011. The Terminal D gates (the three gates at the north end of Terminal C) were renumbered and labeled as part of Terminal C on February 28, 2006. The terminal services for
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,
Sun Country AirlinesMN Airlines, LLC, operating as Sun Country Airlines, is an American low-cost airline headquartered in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Mendota Heights, Minnesota...
,
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, and mainly for
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. Jetlblue is working out to become the only carrier in Terminal C so that Jetblue can have its own terminal at Logan. It will then be able to offer 150 daily flights.
The airport's
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Lounge is located in the baggage claim area of Terminal C, lower level. It offers most typical amenities as other markets as major as
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. Military ID is mandatory. Terminal C also houses a
United ClubThe United Club is the airline lounge associated with United Airlines as well as its regional affiliates. Prior to the United-Continental merger, United Airlines lounges were known as the Red Carpet Club and Continental Airlines lounges were are known as the Presidents Club.-United Club:United Club...
.
Terminal E (Volpe International Terminal)
Terminal E, also known as the
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International Terminal named after the former
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and U.S. Secretary of Transportation, serves as the international terminal for Logan Airport. All 13 Terminal E gates are designated as common-use, meaning the gates may be assigned mostly depending on an operational need. All ticket counters and gates in Terminal E are shared among the international carriers, except for the counters and gates leased by
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and
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. The terminal houses airline lounges for
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(Gold Circle Lounge),
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(Air France Lounge), British Airways (First Lounge and Terraces Lounge), Lufthansa (Senator Lounge and Business Lounge), and Virgin Atlantic (Clubhouse Lounge).
Unlike the other terminals, where each terminal's upper level is used for departures while the lower level is used for arrivals, in Terminal E the third level is used for departures while the ground level is used for arrivals and
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. The second level is used for
passport controlBorder controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.The control of the flow of many people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services. Security is enforced by various kinds of Border Guards and Coast Guards...
. The
Federal Inspection StationU.S. Customs and Border Protection is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration. CBP is the...
(FIS) located in Terminal E is capable of processing over 2,000 passengers per hour.
Passenger service
- Note: All international arrivals (except flights with customs preclearance
The United States operates border preclearance facilities at a number of ports and airports in foreign countries. They are staffed and operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. Travelers pass through Immigration and Customs, Public Health, and Department of Agriculture inspections...
) are handled at Terminal E.
Cargo airlines
Ground transportation
Boston Logan International Airport has the accolade of "Easiest Airport to Get To" in a 2007 article on aviation.com because of the variety of options to/from the airport. These options include cars, taxis, the MBTA Blue and Silver lines, regional bus services, shared ride vans, limousines, and a service offered by few U.S. Airports, Logan Express. Logan is also 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of downtown Boston, a very short distance compared with airports in other cities.
Public transportation
Massport's Logan Express bus service also serves the areas of
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,
FraminghamFramingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
,
PeabodyPeabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :...
, and the
Anderson Regional Transportation CenterAnderson Regional Transportation Center is a train and bus station located at 100 Atlantic Ave., off Commerce Way in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It can be accessed from Exit 37C off Interstate 93 or the Washington Street exit off Interstate 95/Route 128. It opened on April 28, 2001,...
in
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for an adult fare of $12.00 one-way and $22.00 round-trip per passenger. Logan Express operates on the lower level curb of all terminals.
The MBTA operates a water shuttle connecting Logan with downtown Boston,
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, and
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. On demand service from the airport to various locations on the downtown waterfront is provided by a fleet of
water taxiA water taxi or water bus, also known as a commuter boat, is a watercraft used to provide public transport, usually but not always in an urban environment. Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus, or on demand to many locations, operating in a similar...
s. A free shuttle bus ferries passengers between the airport dock and the various terminals.
The
MBTAThe Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
's
Silver LineThe Silver Line is the only bus rapid transit line currently operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . It operates in two sections; the first runs from Dudley Square in Roxbury to downtown Boston, Massachusetts and South Station, mostly via Washington Street, with buses...
SL1
bus rapid transitBus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...
service connects
South StationSouth Station, New England's second-largest transportation center , located at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street in Dewey Square, Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest train station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston, a prominent train station in the northeastern...
, a major
MBTA Commuter RailThe MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
,
AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
,
Red LineThe Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the MBTA running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities. The line begins west of Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Alewife station, near the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Route 2...
subwayA rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
and bus transportation hub in the downtown Boston financial district, with all Logan terminals. Silverline bus tickets are sold in every terminal building to the far right of the lower level. There is also an Airport stop on the MBTA's
Blue LineThe Blue Line is one of four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority serving Downtown, East Boston and the North Shore. It runs from northeast to southwest, extending from Wonderland station in Revere, Massachusetts to Bowdoin station near Beacon Hill in Boston...
subway service. The Blue Line stop is not in the airport terminal itself; free shuttle buses 55, 22, and 33 provided by Massport bring passengers from the train station to the terminal buildings.
Commercial transportation
LimousineA limousine is a luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coachbuilder. These are called "stretch" limousines and are traditionally black or white....
pickup is also very common at the airport. Limousine drivers are not allowed to leave their vehicles at the designated pickup areas and pickup locations vary depending on the terminal. For Terminal A, the pickup location is on the arrival level, outside baggage claim, in a small parking lot across the road. At Terminal E, pickup is also on the arrival level in a small parking lot across the outermost curb. For Terminal B (both American Airlines and US Airways sides), pickup is at the curbside on the departure level at the outermost curb area. At Terminal C, pickup is also on the departure level at the second and third islands from the building.
TaxiA taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
operations are coordinated at each terminal by Massport. Massport's regulations have reduced the number of taxis allowed to wait in front of the terminal at any one time, and prohibit taxis from picking up fares at any location other than the designated
taxi standA taxicab stand is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers.-How stands work:...
s located at each terminal on the lower level curbs on the far left outside of baggage claim. A large staging area near the South Cargo complex serves as the waiting area for taxis, before they are called to the taxi stands to replenish the supply. Metered-rates from Logan to the Boston-area hotels range from approximately $25.00 to $50.00. The airport fee for trips leaving the airport is $2.25. Additionally, the city of Boston charges a $2.75 fee for trips to Logan Airport.
Roads
By public roads, the airport is accessible via Exit 26 on I-90 near the eastern terminus of the
Massachusetts TurnpikeThe Massachusetts Turnpike is the easternmost stretch of Interstate 90. The Turnpike begins at the western border of Massachusetts in West Stockbridge connecting with the Berkshire Connector portion of the New York State Thruway...
of which I-90 ends at and transitions to
Route 1ARoute 1A is a south–north state highway in Massachusetts. It is an alternate route to U.S. 1 with three signed sections and two unsigned sections where the highway is concurrent with its parent...
to Lynn and
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, which provides easy access from the west via the
Ted Williams TunnelThe Ted Williams Tunnel, also known as the Williams Tunnel, is the name of the third highway tunnel under Boston Harbor in Boston, Massachusetts, the Sumner and Callahan Tunnels being the other two...
. From the south, travellers on
Interstate 93Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95; its northern terminus is near St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at Interstate 91...
can connect to the Masspike east, through the Ted Williams Tunnel and take exit 26 to reach the airport. From the north, I-93 traffic to the airport uses the
Callahan TunnelThe Callahan Tunnel, officially the Lieutenant William F. Callahan Tunnel is one of four tunnels beneath Boston Harbor in Boston, Massachusetts. It carries motor vehicles from the North End to Logan International Airport and Route 1A in East Boston...
, Route 1A North. From the
North ShoreThe North Shore is a region in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, loosely defined as the coastal area between Boston and New Hampshire. The region is made up both of a rocky coastline, dotted with marshes and wetlands, as well as several beaches and natural harbors. The North Shore is an important...
, access is via Route 1A South. Additionally, road traffic from most of downtown Boston, Back Bay and Fenway/
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should use the Callahan Tunnel. The westbound twin tunnel to the Callahan Tunnel is known as the
Sumner TunnelThe Sumner Tunnel is a road tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It carries traffic under Boston Harbor in one direction, from Logan International Airport and Route 1A in East Boston. The tunnel originally deposited traffic at the west side of the North End but with the completion of the Big Dig,...
. Eastbound travel through the tunnels is free, but there is a
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3.50 toll for westbound travel, and a $5.25 toll for taxis, which passengers are responsible for.
Logan International Airport offers a 30-minute cell phone waiting lot area at the intersection of Hotel Dr. and Service Rd., which is complimentary and five minutes from all terminals by car. This convenience service exists to reduce congestion and pollution problems.
Accidents
- On October 4, 1960, Eastern Air Lines Flight 375
Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, registration N5533, was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on takeoff from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts on October 4, 1960. 62 of 72 on board were killed in the accident; ten survived, nine with serious injuries.N5533 and its crew...
crashed into the sea while attempting to take off from Logan Airport. 62 people died and 10 people survived, incurring serious injuries.
- On November 15, 1961, A Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...
N6592C of Northeast AirlinesNortheast Airlines was an American airline based in Boston, Massachusetts. They began as Boston-Maine Airways, which was founded as a Pan Am contract carrier on July 20, 1931, by the Boston and Maine Railroad and Maine Central Railroad offering service from Boston to Bangor via Portland...
was written off when it collided with a Douglas DC-6The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range...
N8228H of National AirlinesNational Airlines was an airline founded in 1934 and was headquartered on the grounds of Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States near Miami.- History :...
after landing at Logan International Airport. The DC-6 had started to take-off without receiving clearance to do so.
- On July 31, 1973, Delta Air Lines Flight 723
Delta Air Lines Flight 723 was a DC-9-31 twin-engine jetliner, registration N975NE, operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Burlington, Vermont to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, with an intermediate stop in Manchester, New Hampshire...
, operated on a DC-9The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its maiden flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.The DC-9 was followed in subsequent modified forms by...
airplane, crashed into a seawallA seawall is a form of coastal defence constructed where the sea, and associated coastal processes, impact directly upon the landforms of the coast. The purpose of a seawall is to protect areas of human habitation, conservation and leisure activities from the action of tides and waves...
at Logan Airport, causing the deaths of all 83 passengers and 6 crew members on board. One of the passengers initially survived the accident but later died in a hospital.
- On January 23, 1982, World Airways Flight 30
World Airways Flight 30 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 airplane flying from Newark International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 23, 1982. The plane touched down beyond the displaced threshold...
from Newark to Boston made a non-precision instrument approach to runway 15R and touched down 2800 feet (853.4 m) past the displaced threshold on an icy runway. When the crew sensed that the DC-10-30-CF couldn't be stopped on the remaining runway, they steered the DC-10 off the side of the runway to avoid the approach light pier, and slid into the shallow water of Boston HarborBoston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast.-History:...
. The nose section separated as the DC-10 came to rest 250 feet (76.2 m) past the runway end, 110 feet (33.5 m) left of the extended centerline. 2 passengers (a father and son) were never found and are presumed to have been swept out to sea.
Incidents
- On July 2, 1976, an unoccupied Eastern Airlines L-188 Electra parked at Boston Logan Airport was destroyed by a bomb planted in the landing gear compartment. No one was injured.
- On April 3, 1979, a portion of the south wing of Terminal E at Logan Airport was evacuated when an incendiary device triggered a blaze in a third-floor men's room.
- On September 11, 2001, two of the aircraft involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, American Airlines Flight 11
American Airlines Flight 11 was American Airlines' daily scheduled morning transcontinental flight from Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, California...
and United Airlines Flight 175United Airlines Flight 175 was United Airlines' daily scheduled morning transcontinental flight, from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California...
, departed from Logan International Airport, both bound for Los AngelesLos Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...
and slamming into the North and South Tower, respectively, of New York's World Trade CenterThe original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
. United and American Airlines have mounted American flags on Gates B32 and C19, the gates from which the flights departed that day.
- On December 22, 2001, Richard Reid
Richard Colvin Reid , also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a self-admitted member of al-Qaeda who pled guilty in 2002 in U.S. federal court to eight criminal counts of terrorism stemming from his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in-flight by detonating explosives hidden in his shoes...
attempted to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 with a bomb in his shoe over the Atlantic Ocean. The flight was diverted to Boston after the passengers and crew overpowered and subdued Reid. One flight attendant received minor injuries after being bitten on the thumb by Reid. The flight departed from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and its intended destination was Miami International AirportMiami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...
.
- On June 15, 2010, Alitalia
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Flight 615, an Airbus A330The Airbus A330 is a wide-body twin-engine jet airliner made by Airbus, a division of EADS. Versions of the A330 have a range of and can accommodate up to 335 passengers in a two-class layout or carry of cargo....
with 258 passengers, from Boston, Massachusetts to Rome was forced to make an emergency landing at Logan Airport after an engine failed shortly after take-off. The incident is still under investigation.
- On July 14, 2011, Delta Airlines Flight 266 and Delta Connection
Delta Connection is the name under which a number of individually owned regional airlines and one wholly owned regional carrier operate short and medium haul routes in association with Delta Air Lines Inc...
Flight 4904 collided while taxing to the runway.
Alternate airports
To address Logan Airport's overcrowding, Massport has designated two out-of-state airports as the second and third airports of Boston:
Manchester-Boston Regional AirportManchester-Boston Regional Airport , commonly referred to simply as "Manchester Airport," is a public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Manchester, New Hampshire on the county line of Hillsborough and Rockingham counties...
in
Manchester, New HampshireManchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
, located approximately 44 smi north-northwest of Logan, which converts to an average drive time of 48 minutes via
I-93Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95; its northern terminus is near St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at Interstate 91...
; and
T. F. Green AirportT. F. Green Airport , also known as Theodore Francis Green State Airport, is a public airport located in Warwick, six miles south of Providence, in Kent County, Rhode Island, USA. Dedicated in 1931, the airport was named for former Rhode Island governor and longtime senator Theodore F. Green...
in
Warwick, Rhode IslandWarwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with a population of 82,672 at the 2010 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000...
, located 63 smi south-southwest of Logan, averaging a 1 hour, 8 minute drive to Logan via
I-95Interstate 95 is the main highway on the East Coast of the United States, running parallel to the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Florida and serving some of the most populated urban areas in the country, including Boston, Providence, New Haven, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore,...
, or a 75-minute ride on commuter rail from
South Station)South Station, New England's second-largest transportation center , located at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street in Dewey Square, Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest train station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston, a prominent train station in the northeastern...
. Massport does not operate these facilities.
Worcester Regional Airport in
WorcesterWorcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, which is also operated by Massport, provides some scheduled airline service. Scheduled airline service also exists at
Hanscom FieldHanscom Field , also known by its full name Laurence G. Hanscom Field, is a public airport located in Bedford, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority....
in
Bedford, MassachusettsBedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, another facility operated by Massport.
See also
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