Logan International Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | East Boston, Mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′47″N 071°00′23″W / 42.36306°N 71.00639°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.massport.com/logan/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: FAA, Massport.
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General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (also known as Logan Airport) is a very busy airport. It is located in East Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of the top 20 busiest airports in the U.S. Each year, over 27 million passengers travel through Logan Airport.
Logan Airport is a "focus city" for several airlines. This means these airlines use Logan as a key airport for many of their flights. Some of these airlines include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways, and JetBlue Airways.
The airport is quite large, covering about 2,400 acres (10 square kilometers). It has six runways for planes to take off and land. Around 16,000 people work at the airport. Logan Airport connects Boston to many places. You can fly to cities across the United States, as well as to Canada, the Cape Verde Islands, the Caribbean, Europe, and Mexico. In 2012, Japan Airlines started flights to Tokyo, adding service to Asia.
The airport's tall control tower is easy to spot. It's almost a dozen stories high and has a unique design. In 2010, Logan Airport was the 28th busiest airport in the world for the number of planes taking off and landing. It also ranks as the 12th busiest U.S. airport for international flights. Logan Airport helps the New England economy by over $7 billion every year.
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Important Events and Safety
Past Accidents
- On October 4, 1960, Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 crashed into the sea. This happened while it was trying to take off from Logan Airport. Sadly, 62 people died.
- On November 15, 1961, two planes, a Vickers Viscount and a Douglas DC-6, crashed into each other. This happened after one plane landed and the other started to take off without permission.
- On July 31, 1973, Delta Air Lines Flight 723, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 plane, crashed. It hit a seawall at Logan Airport. All 89 people on board died.
- On November 3, 1973, Pan Am Flight 160, a cargo plane, crashed while approaching the airport. Smoke in the cockpit caused the pilots to lose control. Three people died in this accident.
- On January 23, 1982, World Airways Flight 30 landed on an icy runway. The plane could not stop in time and slid off the runway into the shallow water of Boston Harbor. Two passengers were never found.
Other Incidents
- On July 2, 1976, a bomb destroyed an empty Eastern Airlines plane parked at the airport. No one was hurt.
- On April 3, 1979, a fire started in a men's restroom in Terminal E. Part of the terminal had to be cleared out.
- On September 11, 2001, two planes involved in the 9/11 attacks left Logan International Airport. These were American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. Both planes were hijacked by terrorists. They were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. To remember this tragic day, American flags were placed at Gates B32 and C19. These were the gates from which the flights departed.
- On December 22, 2001, a passenger named Richard Reid tried to use a bomb hidden in his shoe. This happened on American Airlines Flight 63 over the Atlantic Ocean. Passengers and crew stopped him. The flight was then sent back to Boston.
- On January 7, 2013, ground workers saw smoke coming from a parked Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane. This fire was caused by the plane's batteries. This event led to all 787 airplanes being checked and their battery systems being updated.
Gallery
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Boston Airport during construction of a new terminal in 1973.
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Terminal B at Boston.
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United Airlines check-in at Terminal C.
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An American Airlines plane and a Virgin America plane at the airport.
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Images for kids
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Boston's Logan International Airport Terminal E. Logan Airport is partly surrounded by water, with urban areas nearby. An Air France Boeing 747-400, an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300, and a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER at the gates.
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Cargo loading of a Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 during a temporary closure due to heavy snowfall.
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Logan International Airport with an Air Canada Jazz CRJ-700 taking off over the harbor.
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Ticketing hall of Terminal A at night.
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Logan Airport's Terminal A.
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Logan Airport's Terminal C.
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The International Arrivals Hall in Terminal E (Volpe International Terminal).
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Map of domestic, Canadian, and Bermudan destinations.
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An Iberia Airbus A340-300 aircraft landing at Boston Logan Airport.
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An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 taxiing at Logan.
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A Sun Country Airlines 737-800 at Logan N805SY.
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A Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 taxiing at Logan Airport.
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A United Airlines Boeing 757-200 taxiing.
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A JetBlue Embraer 190; this airline is Logan's largest.
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A Delta Air Lines A330-300 landing at Logan, with neighboring houses of Winthrop visible in the background.
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A British Airways Boeing 747-400 in Oneworld alliance colors taxiing.
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Exit Express pay stations, which help reduce lines at the toll plaza when leaving parking garages.
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Cell Phone Waiting Lot on Harborside Drive.
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A Blue Line train approaching the northbound platform at Airport station.
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Logan Airport Rental Car Center.
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Our Lady of the Airways Chapel at the airport. This chapel is the oldest airport chapel in the United States, first opening in 1951.
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Gate C19 was the departure gate for United Airlines Flight 175 on 9/11.
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American aircraft at Terminal B in 2019.
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JetBlue Gate 34 is dedicated to David Ortiz, a famous former baseball player for the Boston Red Sox.
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Logan control tower (2007).
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Our Lady of the Airways Chapel at the airport. The chapel is the oldest airport chapel in the United States, opening originally in 1951 in another part of the airport.
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See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Logan para niños
