General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Logan International
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | East Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°21′47″N 071°00′23″W / 42.36306°N 71.00639°WCoordinates: 42°21′47″N 071°00′23″W / 42.36306°N 71.00639°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www |
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Aircraft operations | 391,222 |
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Passengers | 36,288,042 |
Logan International Airport (officially General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport) (IATA: BOS, ICAO: KBOS, FAA LID: BOS) is an international airport located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States (and partly in the town of Winthrop, Massachusetts). It covers 2,384 acres (965 ha), has six runways, four passenger terminals, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. Logan is the largest airport in New England and 17th busiest airport in the United States, with 33.5 million total passengers in 2015. It is named after General Edward Lawrence Logan. In 2016 Massport reported an 8.5% increase in passenger traffic comparing 2015 to 2016 giving the airport 36.3 million total passengers.
The airport serves as a focus city for JetBlue, which carries out the largest operations from Logan International Airport, as well as a hub for Delta Air Lines. The regional airline Cape Air and commuter airline PenAir all carry out hub operations from Boston. American Airlines also carries out many operations from the airport. All of the major U.S. air carriers offer flights from Boston to all or the majority of their primary and secondary hubs. It is also a destination of many major European airlines. Logan Airport has previously served as a hub for Air New England, Provincetown-Boston Airlines, American Eagle, Braniff International Airways, and Northeast Airlines, as well as a focus city for AirTran Airways, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Continental Connection, Pan American World Airways, Trans World Airlines, and US Airways.