Logan International Airport
| Logan International Airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | KBOS |
| IATA code | BOS |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 5.8 m (19 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 3 miles east of Boston |
| Street | I-90 / MA 1A |
| Local transport | Shuttle bus to the Blue Line of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and to the ferry terminal, Silver Line of the MBTA |
| Basic data | |
| opening | September 8, 1923 |
| operator | Massachusetts Port Authority |
| surface | 688 ha |
| Terminals | 4 (A, B, C, E) |
| Passengers | 42,522,411 (2019) |
| Air freight | 312,498 t (2019) |
| Flight movements |
427,176 (2019) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
22 million |
| Employees | 17,000 |
| Runways | |
| 04L / 22R | 2396 m × 46 m asphalt |
| 04R / 22L | 3050 m × 46 m asphalt |
| 09/27 | 2134 m × 46 m asphalt |
| 14/32 | 1524 m × 30 m asphalt |
| 15L / 33R | 779 m × 30 m asphalt |
| 15R / 33L | 3073 m × 46 m asphalt |
The Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport ( IATA : BOS , ICAO : CWST ) is the international airport of Boston in the US state of Massachusetts . In terms of passenger volume, it was the 16th largest airport in the United States in 2018 and 53rd worldwide.
Location and transport links
Logan International Airport is located two miles east of downtown Boston. The passenger terminals have a junction on Interstate 90, which runs west of the airport . In addition, the Ted Williams Tunnel , which is now part of Interstate 90, is partially under the airport premises. Furthermore, the proceeds Massachusetts Route 1A north-west of the airport.
Logan International Airport is integrated into local public transport by the Blue Line subway line , the Silver Line SL1 and SL3 bus lines and ferries . All transportation is operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . The subway and the SL3 bus line only stop at the airport station, which is around one kilometer northwest and north of the passenger terminals. The ferry terminal is south of Terminal A. Free shuttle buses run by the Massachusetts Port Authority operate between the airport station, the ferry terminal and the passenger terminals .
history
The airport was on 8 September 1923 under the name Boston Airport opened and initially served mainly the Massachusetts Air Guard and the Army Air Corp . The first scheduled passenger flights took place in 1927 and connected Boston with New York City .
Over the years the airport has been steadily expanded - a total of around 7 km² was added.
The airport was given its current name in 1943. The airport is named after Lieutenant General Edward Lawrence Logan , a Boston-born politician and military man who sat in the Massachusetts state legislature for several years at the beginning of the 20th century and was mainly responsible for its structure and organization of the state's National Guard. Logan died in Boston in 1939.
In 2001, Logan hit the headlines when the investigation into the September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center revealed that two of the hijacked planes ( American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 - both en route from Boston to Los Angeles ) - started from here. The airport's security standards were criticized.
Airport facilities
The airport area extends over approximately 688 hectares .
Runways
Air traffic is handled on six runways .
Runways 15R, 33L, 04R, 22L and 27 have an instrument landing system (ILS).
Terminal building
Logan International Airport currently has four terminals for handling passengers:
- Terminal A
Terminal A, which opened in 2005, has gates A1 to A11 in a satellite building and A13 to A22 in the main building. Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines operate from here .
- Terminal B
Gates B1 to B38 , which are mainly used by American Airlines and United Airlines , are located in Terminal B, which consists of a north and a south section .
- Terminal C
Terminal C mainly handles JetBlue flights and has gates C5 to C12 , C14 to C21 , C25 to C34 , C36 and C40 to C42 . The adjoining Terminal D, which previously only consisted of three gates, was formally integrated into Terminal C in 2006.
- Terminal E - John A. Volpe International Terminal
Terminal E, named after a former governor of Massachusetts , has gates E4 to E12 and serves exclusively international connections, for example from Lufthansa from Frankfurt am Main and Munich and Virgin Atlantic from London .
Airlines and Destinations
Logan International Airport serves as a hub for the airline Cape Air , but it only has feeder aircraft . The airport is served by a total of 42 airlines. Jetblue Airways , American Airlines , Delta Air Lines , United Airlines and Southwest Airlines have the largest market shares .
There are flights to the United States , Canada , Central and South America , Europe and Asia .
Traffic figures
| year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail ) |
Flight movements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | International | General aviation | total | |||
| 2019 | 34,098,788 | 8,317,993 | 105,630 | 42,522,411 | 312,498 | 427.176 |
| 2018 | 33.245.880 | 7,583,887 | 112.158 | 40,941,925 | 319,420 | 424.024 |
| 2017 | 31.100.950 | 7,199,595 | 111,874 | 38,412,419 | 308.174 | 401.371 |
| 2016 | 29,591,053 | 6,587,473 | 109,516 | 36,288,042 | 279.836 | 391.222 |
| 2015 | 27.810.256 | 5,534,176 | 105.148 | 33,449,580 | 261.170 | 372.928 |
| 2014 | 26,545,978 | 4,992,225 | 96,242 | 31,634,445 | 265,560 | 363,797 |
| 2013 | 25,577,960 | 4,545,799 | 94,872 | 30.218.631 | 244.120 | 361,339 |
| 2012 | 24,743,008 | 4,383,501 | 109.134 | 29,235,643 | 241,235 | 354,869 |
| 2011 | 24,832,397 | 3,962,454 | 114,416 | 28,909,267 | 240.047 | 368.987 |
| 2010 | 23,688,471 | 3,681,739 | 58,752 | 27,428,962 | 247.834 | 352,643 |
| 2009 | 21,767,086 | 3,696,336 | 48,664 | 25,512,086 | 234.760 | 345.306 |
| 2008 | 22,032,246 | 3,977,297 | 93,108 | 26,102,651 | 266,609 | 371,604 |
| 2007 | 23,837,727 | 4,153,442 | 111.286 | 28.102.455 | 286,874 | 399,537 |
| 2006 | 23,556,382 | 4,049,595 | 119,466 | 27,725,443 | 308.020 | 406.119 |
| 2005 | 22,728,788 | 4,237,105 | 122.012 | 27.087.905 | 336,347 | 409.066 |
| 2004 | 21.830.294 | 4,201,638 | 110,584 | 26,142,516 | 344.401 | 405.258 |
| 2003 | 18,890,079 | 3,815,987 | 85.103 | 22,791,169 | 337.853 | 373,304 |
| 2002 | 18,725,422 | 3,882,257 | 88,462 | 22,696,141 | 358.161 | 392.079 |
| 2001 | 20.070.039 | 4,301,250 | 103,641 | 24,474,930 | 337.834 | 463.125 |
| 2000 | 23.100.654 | 4,513,192 | 112.996 | 27,726,833 | 386,618 | 487.996 |
| 1999 | 22,636,702 | 4,292,713 | 122,663 | 27.052.078 | 373.836 | 494.816 |
| 1998 | 22,429,639 | 3,985,954 | 111.115 | 26,526,708 | 364,616 | 507,449 |
Busiest routes
| rank | city | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta , Georgia | 947.360 | Delta , JetBlue , Southwest , Spirit Airlines |
| 2 | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 936.080 | American , JetBlue, Spirit, United |
| 3 | Washington-National , Washington, DC | 763.970 | American, Delta, JetBlue |
| 4th | Los Angeles , California | 739.370 | Alaska , American, Delta, JetBlue, United |
| 5 | San Francisco , California | 696.340 | Alaska, Delta, JetBlue, United |
| 6th | Orlando , Florida | 665.010 | Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 7th | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania | 662.220 | American, Delta, JetBlue |
| 8th | New York-LaGuardia , New York | 640,900 | American, Delta, JetBlue |
| 9 | Baltimore , Maryland | 564.730 | JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 10 | Charlotte , North Carolina | 534.230 | American, JetBlue |
Incidents
- On 3 August 1954, the pilot of a departed Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation of Air France ( air vehicle registration number F-BGNA ) on the flight from Paris Orly to New York-Idlewild out because of fog to the airport Boston. However, about 60 kilometers to go, the fuel ran out and a belly landing was performed in a field near Preston City. The machine burned out, but all 37 occupants, 8 crew members and 29 passengers survived.
- On October 4, 1960, a Lockheed L-188A Electra of Eastern Air Lines (N5533) had an accident after taking off from Boston Airport due to a bird strike that had led to the failure of two engines. Of the 72 people on board, 62 were killed.
- On November 3, 1973, smoke formed in the cabin of a Boeing 707-321C of Pan American World Airways (N458PA) on the flight from New York to Glasgow. The crew of the cargo plane wanted to evade to Boston Airport, but lost control of the machine in the thick smoke, which hit 80 meters from the runway. The three crew members died in the crash (see also Pan-Am flight 160 ) .
- On February 16, 1980, a Bristol Britannia 253 of the British Redcoat Air Cargo (G-BRAC) crashed a few minutes after taking off from Boston Airport from a height of about 500 meters (1700 feet) in a wooded area. Icing up before and after the start was identified as the cause. Four of the five crew members and all three passengers were killed.
- On September 11, 2001, the two aircraft that caused the World Trade Center to collapse took off from here (see terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 ).
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Massachusetts Port Authority Fact Sheet. Massport.com , accessed April 8, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e Airport Statistics. Massport.com , accessed April 29, 2020 .
- ^ About Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Massport.com , accessed April 8, 2018 .
- ^ North American Airport Traffic Report. ACI-NA.org , accessed April 29, 2020 .
- ^ Transportation Options. Massport.com , accessed April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Schedules and Maps. MBTA.com , accessed April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Tom Acitelli, Mary Meisenzahl: The ultimate guide to Boston's Logan Airport. In: Curbed Boston. December 14, 2018, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Maps. Massport.com , accessed April 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Airlines. Massport.com , accessed April 29, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Boston, MA: Logan International (BOS). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 29, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Flight Status. Massport.com , accessed April 24, 2019 .
- ^ Accident report L-1049C F-BGNA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 22, 2019.
- ↑ accident report L-188A N5533 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 22 October of 2019.
- ↑ Accident Report B-707 N458PA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 16 of 2019.
- ^ Accident report Britannia G-BRAC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 3, 2018.
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