Boston Logan International Airport

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Boston Logan International

IATA: BOS - ICAO: BOS
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Mass Port Authority
Serves		Boston, Massachusetts
Elevation AMSL		19 ft (6 m)
Coordinates		42°63′43″N, 71°00′51″W
Website		http://www.massport.com/logan
Parts of this article may come from Wikipedia
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
04L/22R	7861	2396	Asphalt
04R/22L	10005	3049	Asphalt
09/27 7000	7000	2153	Asphalt
15L/33R	2557	779	Asphalt
15R/33L	10083	3073	Asphalt

1 General
2 Gate Assignment
3 Flight Planning Resources
4 IFR Routes
5 Available Sceneries

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General

Boston Logan International was named in honor of Lieutenant General Edward Lawrence Logan. During a long and varied career, General Logan served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate. An interesting fact is that General Logan never flew in an aeroplane.

New England's largest transportation center, the airport boundary encompasses approximately 2,400 acres in East Boston, Massachusetts. Logan ranks 20th in the nation in passenger volume and 19th in flight movements based on Airports Council International survey of top 50 airports, and employs about 12,000 workers and stimulates the New England regional economy by approximately $7 billion per year.

The airfield is comprised of six runways, fourteen miles of taxiway, and 237 acres of concrete and asphalt apron. Logan Airport has four passenger terminals, A, B, C and E (International Gateway), each with its own ticketing, baggage claim, and ground transportation facilities. There are 102 gate positions at Logan which are available for both scheduled and non-scheduled service.

In 2005, Boston Logan International Airport served 27,087,905 passengers, handled 409,066 flights and facilitated the movement of 742 million pounds of cargo.

Boston Logan International Airport is currently served by 56 scheduled and non scheduled air carriers, of which 45 are scheduled airlines, including 16 foreign flag carriers. Boston Logan International Airport has domestic service to 76 destinations and international service to 33 destinations.

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