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Airport Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS)
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Boston Logan International Airport, MA Airport
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Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS)
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| Time zone: |
GMT -5 |
| Country: |
United States (US) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
42°22'0"N / 71°0'0"W |
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| Service telephone: |
+1 617 561-1800 |
Access to public transport: |
Interstate I-90 (east of the Massachusetts Turnpike), Interstate I-93 (towards Masspike to the east), through the Ted Williams Tunnel (Exit 26) or through the Callahan Tunnel, Route 1A |
| Address: |
Massachusetts Port Authority, One Harborside Drive, Suite 200S, East Boston, MA 02128-2909, USA |
Passengers: |
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| Operating Company: |
Massachusetts Port Authority (MASSPORT) |
Take-off and landing: |
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| Parking spaces: |
Yes, paid short-term and long-term parking, parking garages |
Stations: |
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) operates the Silver Line (bus), which serves all the terminal buildings from the South Station and the Blue Line (subway), which is served by free shuttle buses. |
| Altitude of runway: |
6 m |
Length of runway: |
3073 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Boston (5 km), South Boston (6 km), Cambridge (9 km), Lowell (39 km), Worcester (67 km), Providence (69 km), Manchester (79 km)
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Operating airlines:
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American Airlines, US Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Continental Airlines, COPA, EVA Airways
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Alternative airports:
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Bedford Hanscom (BED) 26 km, Manchester, NH (MHT) 72 km, Worcester-MA (ORH) 72 km, Provincetown (PVC) 73 km, New Bedford (EWB) 76 km, Portsmouth Pease Afb (PSM) 80 km |
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Description:
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General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (also called Boston Logan International Airport) is the international passenger airport of Boston, Massachusetts. It is 11 miles east of Boston in East Boston and is one of the 20 biggest airports in the USA.
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Location:
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In 1952 the airport was the first in the USA with an express transit connection. Massport’s Logan Express bus line serves the areas of Braintree, Framingham, Peabody and the Anderson Regional Transportation Center in Woburn. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) operates buses and underground trains to and from Logan. The Silver Line SL1 BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) by MBTA connects the South Station, a main traffic Cross for MBTA Commuter Rail, Amtrak, Red Line subway and buses in the Financial District of Downtown Boston, with all the terminals in Logan Airport. MBTA’s Blue Line subway also has a stop at the airport, which may be reached using the free shuttle buses to and from the terminal buildings.
With the MBTA Water Shuttle, Logan Airport is linked to Downtown Boston, Quincy and Hull, where free shuttle ferries take passengers from the dock to the terminals. By car the airport may be accessed from Boston on the eastern end of the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90), from the west via the Ted Williams Tunnel. From the south please use Interstate 93 to Masspike to the east, then drive through the Ted Williams Tunnel and take exit 26 to the airport. From the north take the I-93 through the Callahan Tunnel and Route 1A northwards to Logan International Airport, or from North Shore via Route 1A to the south.
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History:
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Boston Airport was opened on 08.09.1923 and initially served mainly the Massachusetts Air Guard and the Army Air Corp. First scheduled passenger flights took place in 1927 and connected Boston with New York City. In 1956 the airport was given its current name after the South Boston born Lt. General Edward Lawrence Logan, a hero of the Spanish-American War.
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Destinations:
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The jumbo jet era began in summer 1970 with daily flights to London’s Heathrow Airport by Pan Am. Now, Boston Logan is served by more than 50 airlines operating flights in the USA, Canada, Central and South America and to Europe. Direct flights to London are operated by British Airways, American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic. Continental Connection has a regional hub at the airport in Boston. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and JetBlue Airways, operate the majority of their flights from Logan.
Other airlines at Logan International Airport are: Aer Lingus (Dublin, Shannon), Aeromexico (Mexico City), Air Canada (Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto), Air France (Paris - Charles de Gaulle), Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino), America West (Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Francisco), Continental Airlines (Cleveland, Houston Intercontinental, Newark), JetBlue Airways (Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Long Beach, Oakland, Orlando, Tampa), Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Munich), Northwest Airlines (Amsterdam, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis / St. Paul), Swiss International Airlines (Zurich) and United Airlines (Chicago O’Hare, Los Angeles, Washington Dulles).
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Favorite flights from and to Boston Logan International Airport, MA / BOS
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) 117 Flights per week with Lan Chile, American Airlines, Mexicana de Aviacion, Lan Peru
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) 210 Flights per week with American Airlines, EVA Airways, US Airways, United Airlines
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) 242 Flights per week with American Airlines, EVA Airways, US Airways
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Pointe a Pitre (PTP)
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Hannover (HAJ)
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Riyadh-King Khaled International (RUH)
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Jackson, MS (JAN) 5 Flights per week
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Seoul-Incheon International Airport (ICN)
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Kahului Airport, HI (OGG)
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Flights from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA (ATL) 165 Flights per week with Delta Air Lines, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane
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Flights from Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) with Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane, Delta Air Lines
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Flights from New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 331 Flights per week with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Lan Chile
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 136 Flights per week with Delta Air Lines, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane
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Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 142 Flights per week with US Airways, United Airlines
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Flights from Barcelona (BCN) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 3 Flights per week with IBERIA
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Flights from Washington DC - Ronald Reagan National Airport, VA (DCA) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 292 Flights per week with American Airlines, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane, US Airways
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Flights from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS)
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Flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 99 Flights per week with American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
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Flights from New York - Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 196 Flights per week with EVA Airways, Continental Airlines, COPA
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Flights from Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC (GSO) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 16 Flights per week with Delta Air Lines
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