Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport Boston Logan International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Satellite view of the airport in December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Massachusetts Port Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | East Boston and Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | September 8, 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Delta Air Lines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | JetBlue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating base for | Cape Air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 m / 19 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′47″N 071°00′23″W / 42.36306°N 71.00639°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FAA airport diagram as of February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration, Massport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (IATA: BOS, ICAO: KBOS, FAA LID: BOS) — also known as Boston Logan International Airport — is an international airport located mostly in East Boston and partially in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Covering 2,384 acres (965 ha), it has six runways and four passenger terminals, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems in which it is categorized as a large hub primary commercial service facility.
Opened in 1923 and named after General Edward Lawrence Logan, a 20th-century soldier and politician native to Boston, Logan International Airport is the largest airport in both Massachusetts and the New England region, in terms of passenger volume and cargo handling, as well as the busiest airport in the Northeastern United States outside the New York metropolitan area. The airport saw 43.5 million passengers in 2024, the most in its history. It has non-stop service to destinations throughout the United States and the world. Logan is the northeastern hub for Cape Air and is the secondary transatlantic hub for Delta Air Lines, serving several destinations in Europe. It is also an operating base for JetBlue. American Airlines and United Airlines also carry out significant operations from the airport, including daily transcontinental flights. All of the major U.S. air carriers offer flights from Boston to all or the majority of their primary and secondary hubs.