10 Facts About Logan Airport

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General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, known as Boston Logan International Airport and commonly as Boston Logan, Logan Airport or simply Logan, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States.

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Logan Airport has non-stop service to destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, the North Atlantic region, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

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Logan Airport opened on September 8,1923, and at that time it was mainly used by the Massachusetts Air National Guard and the United States Army Air Corps.

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In 1952, Logan Airport became the first in the United States with an indirect rapid transit connection, with the opening of the Airport station on the Blue Line.

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Logan International Airport has four lettered passenger terminals, A, B, C, and E, and 102 gate positions in total.

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Logan Airport has two cargo facilities: North Cargo is adjacent to Terminal E and South Cargo adjacent to Terminals A and B North Cargo is the location of several maintenance hangars, including those operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and JetBlue.

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The service, Logan Airport Express, provides shuttle service to remote park and rides located at Back Bay, Braintree, Framingham, Peabody, and Woburn.

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Massport's Logan Airport Shuttle provides free service between all terminals, the Logan Airport station on the Blue Line and the Rental Car Center, as well as additional service to the water transportation dock located on Harborside Drive.

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Logan Airport is a medium-sized airport in terms of cargo, handling 684,875 tons of freight in 2012, making it the 10th busiest airport in the U S in terms of cargo.

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10.

Two historically known alternative airports to Logan are both located outside the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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