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Logan Airport (BOS) is located in
East Boston, serving the city of Boston and the greater
New England area. America's sixth busiest airport,
Logan International Airport handles domestic flights
and international connections to and from the Pacific
Rim, Europe, and Latin America.
Logan
International Airport has five terminals, with an
expanded Terminal E, airport transit facilities, and
parking as airport improvements in the pipeline. Longer
term plans include a new runway to reduce flight delays.
A comprehensive range of amenities and services at
Logan Airport is available to travelers, including
gift, news, and duty-free shops, restaurants, and
banking and currency services. Wireless Internet access
and a manicure service are also available. A choice
of ground transportation options includes car rental,
shuttles, MBTA buses, taxis, and water taxis, with
the airport just four miles (six kilometers) northeast
of Boston.
Terminal Information
Boston Logan International Airport consists of five
terminals: A, B, C, D, and E.
Terminal A
Terminal A of Boston Logan International
Airport provides banks, ATMs, currency exchange facilities,
restaurants, eateries, fast-food outlets, shops, and
a newsstand. Other services offered in Terminal A
include public Internet access and shoeshine services.
Airlines operating from Terminal A
of Boston Logan International Airport include Delta
Air Lines, Delta Connection, Delta Connection Comair,
Delta Shuttle, and Song.
Terminal B
Terminal B of Boston Logan International
Airport provides banks, ATMs, currency exchange facilities,
restaurants, eateries, fast-food outlets, shops, duty-free
shopping, newsstand, and a gift shop. Other services
offered in Terminal B include public Internet access
and shoeshine services.
Airlines operating from Terminal B
of Boston Logan International Airport include Alaska
Airlines, America West Airlines, American Airlines
(except international arrivals), American Eagle, ATA
Airlines, Independence Air, US Airways, US Airways
Express, and US Airways Shuttle.
Terminal C
Terminal C of Boston Logan International
Airport provides banks, ATMs, currency exchange facilities,
restaurants, eateries, fast-food outlets, shops, duty-free
shopping, newsstands, a gift shop, and a hotel reservation
service. Other services offered in Terminal C include
public Internet access, rental car telephones, and
shoeshine services. Terminal C also includes a chapel,
located on ground level between Terminals B and C
(walkway), an office of the USO (United Service Organization)
and salon and spa services.
Airlines operating from Terminal C
of Boston Logan International Airport include Air
Canada / Air Canada Jazz (except international arrivals),
Cape Air, Continental Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Midwest
Airlines, United Airlines, United Express.
Terminal D
Terminal D of Boston Logan International
Airport provides a bank, coffee shop, newsstand, and
a gift shop. Other services offered in Terminal D
include public Internet access and a Massachusetts
State Police post. At present, the only airline operating
from Terminal D is AirTran Airways.
Terminal E
Terminal
E of Boston Logan International Airport provides banks,
ATMs, currency exchange facilities, restaurants, eateries,
fast-food outlets, shops, duty-free shopping, newsstands,
gift shops, a bookstore, and a hotel reservation service.
Other services offered in Terminal E include public
Internet access and rental car telephones.
Airlines operating from Terminal E
of Boston Logan International Airport include Aer
Lingus, AeroMexico, Air Canada Jazz (international
arrivals only), Air France, Air Jamaica, Alitalia,
American Airlines (international arrivals only), British
Airways, Cayman Airways, charters (other terminals
also), Icelandair, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa,
Northwest Airlines, SATA International, Swiss International
Air Lines, TACA, and Virgin Atlantic.
Shopping
Duty Free
Terminals B, C, and E feature duty-free shopping.
At Terminal B, duty-free shopping is located on the
American Airlines side and at Terminal C, on the departure
level, across from the food court. Terminal E features
World Duty Free Americas, centrally located across
from the food court, and the Duty Free Kiosk, located
at gate 8.
Gift Shops
Terminals B, C, D, and E all feature gift shops. Passengers
can shop at places such as Boston Emporium Cart, Hudson
News, and VIA Gift Shops.
Restaurants and Bars
Boston Logan International Airport
features many popular restaurants, bars, and fast-food
outlets. Restaurants include Bella Boston, Legal Sea
Foods Cafe, and Houlihan's and fast-food outlets include
McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut Express, Starbucks,
and Treat Street.
Business
Services
Internet Access
Internet Media Group and wireless Internet access
(Wi-Fi) are featured at Terminals B, C, D, and E.
Kiosk systems are located on the departures level
of both American and US Airways at Terminal B.
Post
Fleet Bank provides postage stamps at Terminal D.
Currency Exchange and ATMs
Foreign Exchange Desks
Travelex Foreign Exchange Booths are located on the
departures level at Terminals B and C and on both
departures and arrivals levels at Terminal E. Travelex
America is located on the departures level at Terminal
C.
Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs)
A Bank of America ATM is located on the departures
level at Terminals B and C. A Cardtronics ATM is located
on the departure level at Terminals C and E and on
the arrivals level at Terminal B. A Citizens ATM is
located on the departure level at Terminals C and
E. Fleet Bank and Travelex ATMs are located on the
arrivals level at Terminal E. A Danversbank ATM is
located on the arrivals level and an East Boston Savings
Bank ATM is located on the departures level at Terminal
C. An American Airlines Federal Credit Union ATM is
located on the departures level at Terminal A.
Airlines
Terminal A
Continental (800) 525-0280
Delta Air Lines (800) 221-1212
Delta Connection (800) 221-1212
Delta Connection/Com Air (800) 354-9822
Delta Shuttle (LaGuardia.) (800) 221-1212
Terminal B
Air Canada/Air Canada Jazz (888) 247-2262
Alaska Airlines - +1 800 252 7522
American Airlines (except international arrivals)
- +1 800 433 7300
American Eagle - +1 800 433 7300
ATA Airlines - +1 800 225 2995
Charters (other terminals also - check with your tour
operator)
Spirit Airlines (800) 772-7117
US Airways - +1 800 428 4322
US Airways Express - +1 800 428 4322
US Airways Shuttle (LaGuardia and DC) - +1 800 428
4322
Terminal C
AirTran Airways - +1 800 247 8726
Cape Air - +1 800 352 0714
Charters (other terminals also - check with your tour
operator)
Midwest Airlines - +1 800 452 2022
United Airlines - +1 800 241 6522
United Express - +1 800 241 6522
Terminal E
Aer Lingus - (800) 474-7424
Air France - (800) 237-2747
Air One - (888) 935-9247
Alitalia - (800) 223-5730
American (Int'l arrivals only) - (800) 433-7300
British Airways - (800) 247-9297
Charters (other terminals also)
Finnair - 1-800-950-5000
Iberia - (800) 772-4642
Icelandair - (800) 223-5500
JetBlue Airways (Int'l arrivals only) - (800) 538-2583
KLM - (800) 225-2525
Lufthansa - (800) 645-3880
Northwest - (800) 645-3880
SATA - (800) 762-9995
Swiss - (877) 359-7947
TACV - (866) 359-8228
Virgin Atlantic Airways - (800) 862-8621
Car Rental
Logan Airport is served by eight major car rental
firms, listed below. Each rental car company has complimentary
shuttle buses that transport passengers to / from
the terminal and the rental car facility. Shuttles
run regularly and stop curbside on the arrivals level
for passengers to board. Passengers can request a
departures level service. In Terminals C and E all
rental companies have direct line telephones.
General
Information
General
Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (IATA:
BOS, ICAO: KBOS, FAA LID: BOS) in the East Boston
neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States
(and partly in the Town of Winthrop, Massachusetts),
is one of the 20 busiest airports in the U.S., with
over 26 million passengers a year. The airport serves
as a focus city for AirTran Airways, American Airlines,
JetBlue Airways and US Airways. Retail management
is provided by BAA, a Spanish-owned British company,
and Westfield.
It
covers 2,384 acres (965 ha), has six runways, and
employs an estimated 16,000 people., The airport has
service to destinations in the United States, as well
as Canada, the Cape Verde Islands, the Caribbean,
Europe, and Mexico. The distinctive central control
tower, nearly a dozen stories high, is a local landmark
with its pair of segmented elliptical pylons and a
six-story platform trussed between them.
Boston
Logan Airport is the 12th busiest airport in the USA
based on international traffic. In 2005, it handled
3,902,000 international passengers. Logan is the largest
airport in New England. Currently New England’s
largest transportation center, Logan ranks 20th in
the nation in passenger volume and 19th in flight
movements, employs approximately 12,000 workers and
stimulates the New England regional economy by approximately
$7 billion per year.
Originally
called Boston Airport, Logan opened on September 8,
1923, and was used primarily by the Massachusetts
Air Guard and the Army Air Corps. At that time, it
was known as Jeffery Field. The first scheduled commercial
passenger flights were initiated by Colonial Air Transport
between Boston and New York City in 1927.
The
airport has expanded over the years, including the
addition of 1,800 acres (730 ha) built on landfill
in Boston Harbor and the incorporation of the former
Governors and Apple Islands. As a consequence the
airport is almost entirely surrounded by water. In
1952, the airport became the first in the United States
with an indirect rapid transit connection. In 1956,
the state renamed the airport as General Edward Lawrence
Logan International Airport after a Spanish-American
War officer from South Boston.
The
era of the jumbo jet began at Logan during the summer
of 1970 when Pan Am inaugurated daily Boeing 747 service
to London Heathrow Airport. Non-stop flights to London
now are scheduled by British Airways, American Airlines,
and Virgin Atlantic.
When
Terminal E opened in 1974, it was the second largest
international arrivals facility in the United States.
Since that time the number of international travelers
using Logan has tripled. International long-haul travel
has been the fastest growing market sector at Logan
and has led the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)
to embark on a major airport renewal project. The
international terminal at Logan has been completely
modified and upgraded into an elegant and impressive
facility in recent years. Terminal E is a common-use
facility, meaning all ticket counters and gates are
shared among the international carriers.
Massport's
relationship with neighboring communities has been
highly strained since the mid-1960s, when the agency
took control of a significant parcel of residential
land and popular fishing area adjacent to the northwest
side of the airfield. This project was undertaken
to extend Runway 15R/33L, which would later become
Logan's longest runway. Residents of the affected
neighborhood, known as Wood Island, were bought out
of their homes and forced to relocate. Public opposition
came to a head when hordes of residents lay down in
the streets in an attempt to block bulldozers and
supply trucks from reaching the intended construction
zone.
A
November 2006 issue of the Winthrop Transcript featured
a front-page article about the operations of air traffic
control at Logan. The article described the inside
of the Logan tower as being approximately the size
of a master bedroom and staffed by eight controllers.
In one corner of the room, next to a coffee pot and
Danish tray, were strategically-placed large bottles
of antacids.
Air
Traffic Control for Logan Airport is handled at the
Boston Consolidated TRACON facility in Merrimack,
New Hampshire, which opened in 2004 and serves most
of New England's airspace.
In
March 2007, the Boston Herald revealed that Massachusetts
State Police personnel were the beneficiaries of a
hidden perk that authorized a $40 daily stipend for
troopers who commuted to work using their own vehicles,
despite a sufficient inventory of take-home cruisers.
Although the policy, upon public disclosure, was immediately
eliminated for troopers patrolling the Massachusetts
Turnpike, sources claim that a similar perk still
remains in place for troopers stationed at Logan.
Massport has thus far refused to confirm or deny this.
Construction
has been completed on an additional runway, 14-32.
This runway was first proposed in 1973, but had been
delayed by court action.
A
scene from the 2006 film The Departed was filmed on
location at Logan, inside the connector bridge between
Terminal E and the Central Parking Garage. Terminal
C and several United Airlines aircraft can be seen
in the background.
Parts
of the recent Delta Air Lines 2007 "Anthem"
commercial were filmed inside Terminal A as well as
the connector bridge between Terminal A and Central
Parking.
On
April 9, 2008, Massport announced that Grand China
Airlines had formally applied to the Civil Aviation
Administration of China for approval to operate daily
non-stop passenger flights to Boston from Beijing
using Boeing 787 aircraft. According to Massport,
due to delays in production of the 787, the service
is not likely to begin before 2010. This is also consistent
with government regulations on Chinese route approval,
which has allocated all Chinese routes up through
2009. Logan last had service to Asia in July 2001,
when Korean Air discontinued service to Seoul, Korea,
which operated with a stop in Washington, D.C.
Great
Things To Do In Boston
Boston Common
This community greenspace dates back
to the British colonial era but remains vital to the
city.
This old city center used to be the
place where markets were held, town meetings, and
other daily things - including a place to graze your
animals - when Boston was first inhabited by European
settlers. It is still a great place to go to see the
city. Have a picnic if you like!
It’s still legal to graze your cows there. Though
no one does
Boston Common Facts
* price level:budget
* opening hours:n/a
* website:http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/bostoncommon.asp
* address:Bound by Tremont, Beacon, Charles and Boylston
Streets
* telephone:n/a
New England Aquarium
With whale watching and IMAX complimenting
an astounding collection of aquatic life, the New
England aquarium never disappoints.
The most prominent and popular aquarium
in the United States, the New England Aquarium was
founded in 1969. The animals are mostly native to
New England. The Aquarium also does Whale Watch tours,
and one of the most popular attractions is the IMAX
theater.
New England Aquarium Facts
* price level:high-end
* opening hours:Open from 9 a.m.
* website:http://www.neaq.org
* address:New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston,
MA 02110, USA
* telephone:+1 617.973.5200
Harvard University Campus
One of the most prestigious universities
in the world, Harvard also plays an important role
in Boston's architectural history.
Harvard University contains a lot
of interesting architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright designed
most of the original buildings and common areas.
Harvard University Campus Facts
* price level:budget
* website:huecu.org
* address:107 Avenue Louis Pasteur Boston, MA 02115
* telephone:+1 (617) 432-1629
The Freedom Trail
There are small signs around the city
to help you follow this trail.
Follow this three-mile trail that
spotlights 16 historic spots, many of which—Paul
Revere's House, for example—were vital to the
founding of America. It's something fun to do on a
nice summer day, and provides a great way to get the
feel for the city and see some historical sights.
The Freedom Trail Facts
tour / activity in Boston
* opening hours:Tours last 90 minutes
and depart throughout the day.
* website:http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/
* address:15 State Street, Boston, MA 02111
* telephone:+1 617 242 5642
Fenway Park
Take a tour of the historic home of
the Boston Red Sox and come face-to-face with the
Green Monster.
The famous baseball stadium that is
the home of the Red Sox. Sometimes other events are
held here as well. It's an outdoor stadium that fits
almost 30,000 people.
Fenway Park Facts
other venue in Boston
* price level:mid-range
* opening hours:Hourly tours run from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. every day.
* website:http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark/tour.jsp
* address:4 Yawkey Way Boston, MA 02215
* telephone:+1 617-226-6666
Museum of Modern Art
Spend a day inside this famous museum.
See what the rotating exhibits are
before visiting. There is always something great coming
through, but at the same time, the permanent exhibits
will keep you busy for days. There is a cafe inside
as well.
Some of the best Modern Art int he world is shown
here.
Museum of Modern Art Facts
museum / gallery in Boston
* address:465 Huntington Avenue
* telephone:+1 (617) 267-9300
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
This large building has been a marketplace
since the 1700's.
Faneuil Hall played an important role
in America's history. Sam Adams made several speeches
here, and it has been a marketplace for almost 300
years. It's still a marketplace today, and there is
also a theater where lots of events are still held.
You see it as you drive into Boston.
Samuel Adams Brewery
For just a suggested donation of $2,
you can tour this award-winning brewery and sample
its world famous brews.
Sam Adams Brewery makes great beer
sold in the New England area. There are many different
kinds and flavors. Bostonians love this beer, and
it's a fun tour to do when on vacation. Plus, it's
a chance to drink cheap, local beer!
Samuel Adams Brewery Facts
sight in Boston
* price level:budget
* opening hours:Tours help Tuesday to Saturday. Call
for hours.
* website:http://www.samueladams.com/
* address:30 Germania Street, Boston, MA 02130 (Jamaica
Plain neighborhood)
* telephone:+1 (617) 368-5080
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