Boston – General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport Abbreviation Code

April 22, 2021

Acronym

Boston’s Logan International Airport has a rich history that dates back to 1923, when it was first established by the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). Initially known as Boston Municipal Airport, it was the first airport in the United States built specifically for commercial air service. The airport was initially used for mail and freight operations but quickly grew to include passenger flights. In 1940, the name was changed to General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in honor of a distinguished local soldier and politician who had passed away two years prior. In 1956, Massport began expanding the airport’s facilities and services to accommodate an increasing number of passengers. By 1963, Boston Logan had become one of the busiest airports in the country with more than five million passengers per year. Over the next several decades, Logan continued to expand its facilities and services until 2001 when it became one of only four airports in North America with six runways and three terminals. Today, Boston Logan serves more than 40 million passengers annually and is considered one of the best airports in North America.

BOS is the abbreviation code for Boston – General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport. According to Abbreviation Finder, BOS can also mean:

Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport Code

Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS)

The Boston – General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is the largest and most important commercial airport in the US state of Massachusetts and an important operating base for the scheduled airlines Cape Air, Delta Air Lines, PenAir and JetBlue Airways. It is one of the twenty busiest in the United States, currently handling more than 30 million passengers annually.

  • URL: Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS)
  • Time zone: GMT -5
  • Service phone: +1 800 23-56426
  • Address: Massachusetts Port Authority, One Harborside Drive, Suite 200S, East Boston, MA 02128-2909, USA
  • Operator: Massachusetts Port Authority (MASSPORT)
  • Parking spaces: yes, subject to a charge; Short-term and long-term parking spaces, parking garages
  • Nearby cities: Boston (4 km), South Boston (5 km), Cambridge (8 km), Lowell (39 km), Worcester (66 km), Providence (69 km), Manchester (79 km)
  • Transport connections: The airport is located in East Boston, on Interstate I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike), approximately 12 to 14 kilometers east of downtown Boston.
  • Train connections: From Boston South Station, the largest train station in the New England region, there are three connections with the Amtrak and numerous express train connections with the MBTA to the surrounding area.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.95%), Tuesday (14.62%), Wednesday (14.56%), Thursday (14.77%), Friday (14.89%), Saturday (11.59%), Sunday (14.62%)
  • other spellings: Бостон, Бостан (ЗША), Бостън, Βοστώνη, بوسطن, بوستون, ბოსტონი, Բոստոնի, בוסטון, बोस्टन, বস্টন, பாஸ்டன், బోస్టన్, บอสตัน, 波士顿 ス, ト 波士頓, 보스턴,

Favorite flight destinations from Boston Logan International Airport, MA (flights per week)

  1. New York – La Guardia Airport, NY (258, 5.66%)
  2. Washington DC – Ronald Reagan National Airport, VA (212, 4.65%)
  3. Philadelphia International Airport, PA (195, 4.28%)
  4. Atlanta International Airport (172, 3.78%)
  5. Los Angeles International Airport, CA (162, 3.56%)
  6. Baltimore – Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (148, 3.25%)
  7. San Francisco International Airport, CA (132, 2.90%)
  8. New York – Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (125, 2.74%)
  9. Raleigh – Durham International Airport, NC (114, 2.50%)
  10. New York – John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (110, 2.41%)
  11. Other (64.27%)

Top airlines (share of take-offs / landings)

  1. Hawaiian Airlines (1730, 7.02%)
  2. Virgin Atlantic Airways (1224, 4.96%)
  3. Qatar Airways (1133, 4.60%)
  4. Southwest Airlines (1057, 4.29%)
  5. Aer Lingus Irish Airlines (1005, 4.08%)
  6. JetBlue Airways (997, 4.04%)
  7. Emirates Airline (994, 4.03%)
  8. Delta Air Lines (968, 3.93%)
  9. Westjet (936, 3.80%)
  10. American Airlines (921, 3.74%)
  11. Other (55.51%)

Location
The airport, which went into operation in September 1923 but only opened for commercial aviation in 1927, is located in the East Boston district, which is about 5 kilometers east of downtown. The entrance to the terminals is right off Interstate Highway # 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike).

At the airport there are various transport options to the city center, to the greater metropolitan area and to the surrounding communities, e.g. with the Logan Express Bus to Braintree, Framingham, Peabody and Woburn, with the MBTA “Silver Line” bus route # SL1 to Boston South Station in Downtown, with the “Blue Line” bus route from the nearby Airport Station, with the Logan Shuttle from the Airport Station in the direction of the Water Transportation Dock, with various regional public transport providers such as Bonanza Blue Lines, Concord Trailways or Vermont Trans Lines to the South Station, with the MBTA Water Shuttle to downtown and to other stops in the Boston Inner Harbor as well as with various rental car companies, taxis and limousine operators.