General Edward Lawrence Logan International
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General Edward Lawrence Logan International is a public-use airport owned by Mass Port Authority, 1 mile east of Boston, Massachusetts, 19 feet above sea level. It has 6 runways; the longest, 15R/33L, is 10,083 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBOS · observed 2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots, gusting to 22
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 31°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 2:59 pm EDT (18:59 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBOS 061854Z 29011G22KT 10SM FEW250 16/M01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01611006
TAF KBOS 061859Z 0619/0724 29011G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM062100 29012KT P6SM SKC FM070000 28007KT P6SM SKC FM071000 24004KT P6SM SKC FM071400 22007KT P6SM FEW250 FM071700 21012G21KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BOS · ICAO KBOS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mass Port Authority
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 6
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15R/33L | 10,083 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04R/22L | 10,006 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 04L/22R | 7,864 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 7,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15L/33R | 2,557 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 882 ft, 9,202 ft available for landing, trees 62 ft high 3,040 ft from the end
- Runway 33L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), boat 160 ft high 5,075 ft from the end
- Runway 04R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), threshold displaced 1,155 ft, 8,851 ft available for landing, boat 157 ft high 1,550 ft from the end
- Runway 22L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), threshold displaced 1,199 ft, 8,806 ft available for landing, boat 45 ft high 525 ft from the end
- Runway 04L: PAPI, four lights on the left, boat 161 ft high 3,250 ft from the end
- Runway 22R: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 819 ft, 7,046 ft available for landing, boat 44 ft high 670 ft from the end
- Runway 09: boat 158 ft high 2,050 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, boat 45 ft high 500 ft from the end
- Runway 14: building 174 ft high 1,364 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33R: PAPI, four lights on the right
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Bos and automated weather (ASOS) Arrival; Departure | 135.0 | Boston |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 121.65 | Boston |
| Ground | 121.75 | Boston |
| Ground | 121.9 | Boston |
| Tower Helicopters | 124.725 | Boston |
| Tower West | 128.8 | Boston |
| Tower East | 132.225 | Boston |
| Approach North | 118.25 | Boston |
| Approach · Woons and star West | 120.6 | Boston |
| Approach South | 127.2 | Boston |
| Departure | 133.0 | Boston |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Boston |
| Class B airspace arriving from headings 091 to 269 | 124.1 | Boston |
| Class B airspace arriving from headings 270 to 090 | 124.4 | Boston |
| Bos and vot | 111.0 | |
| Ramp and ctl | 134.05 | Boston |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 339-746-6855.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Boston from the FAA register
144 aircraft are registered to owners in Boston, Massachusetts: 47 airliners and large jets, 41 piston singles, 31 business jets, 10 turboprops, 10 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 59 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided the designation of a movement area associated with the relctn is coordinated with and designated by Boston the control tower; appropriate hold lines established and marked for service vehicle movement and taxilanes; relctn marked in accordance with FAA advisory CIRCULAR/5930-2.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Engineering materials arresting system (emas) 190 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at der 04L.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 158 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at der 15R.
- Available for departure only.
- Unusable beyond 7 degreess left of centerline.
- Approach ratio 17:1 from displaced threshold; 43:1 when channel is clear.
- Approaches to runway 14 not authorized.
- Approach ratio 50:1 from displaced threshold.
- Approach ratio 38:1 from displaced threshold.
- Approach ratio 33:1 from displaced threshold; 50:1 to threshold when channel is clear.
- No ron parking for NON-TENANT charter aircraft without prior massport permission.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.