Airport Boston Logan International Airport, MA BOS
Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, named after a senior officer from Boston in the Spanish-American War in 1898, is by far the largest and most important airport in the State of Massachusetts as well as the entire eastern coastal New England. In terms of passenger numbers, it is one of the 20 busiest airports in the United States of America.There are four terminals at the airport: A,B, C and E.- URL: Official website
- Parking: Yes, paid short-term and long-term parking, parking garages
- Nearby cities: Boston (4 km), South Boston (5 km), Cambridge (8 km), Lowell (39 km), Worcester (66 km), Providence (69 km), Manchester (79 km)
- Directions by car: The airport is in East Boston, on the Interstate I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike), about 12 to 14 km east of downtown Boston.
- 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.
Location
Opened back in 1923 but only in use for civilian aviation in 1927, the airport is in East Boston, about 12 to 14 km or 7 miles east of downtown Boston. Access to the terminal is directly on Interstate Highway 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike).
From the airport there are various means of traveling to downtown, the metropolitan area and the surrounding communities, such as with the Logan Express bus service to Braintree, Framingham, Peabody and Woburn, the MBTA Silver Line bus route SL1 to Boston South Station in downtown, the Blue Line bus route from the nearby airport station, Logan Shuttle from the Airport Station towards Water Transportation Dock, various regional transport providers such as Blue Bonanza Lines, Trans Lines Concord Trailways or Vermont to South Station, MBTA water shuttle to downtown and to other stops in the Boston Inner Harbor. There are also various car rental companies, taxi and limousine operators.
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- Airport code:
- BOS
- Country:
- United States (US)
- Latitude / Longitude:
- 42°21'46"N / 71°0'23"W
- Altitude of runway:
- 6 m
Alternative airports
- Worcester-MA 72 km
- Manchester 72 km
- Providence 79 km
Most frequent connection to Boston:
- New York - Boston (479/Week)
- New York - Boston (241/Week)
- Washington-DC - Boston (217/Week)
- Washington DC - Boston (187/Week)
- Chicago - Boston (153/Week)
- Philadelphia - Boston (153/Week)
- Atlanta - Boston (144/Week)
- New York - Boston (139/Week)
- Orlando - Boston (113/Week)
- Los Angeles - Boston (113/Week)