AirportsBoston Logan International Airport is a large airport serving Boston, in Massachusetts, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BOS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BOS
- ICAO code
- KBOS
- City
- Boston
- State or region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.3620° N, 71.0079° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 6
- Longest runway
- 3,073 m (10,083 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BOS means Boston Logan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBOS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.3620° N, 71.0079° W. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Boston Logan International Airport has 6 runways in the data. The longest is 3,073 metres (10,083 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 85.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15R/33L | 3,073 m 10,083 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04R/22L | 3,050 m 10,006 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04L/22R | 2,397 m 7,864 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 2,134 m 7,001 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 15L/33R | 779 m 2,557 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laurence G Hanscom FieldBedford | BED | 26 km |
| Worcester Regional AirportWorcester | ORH | 72 km |
| Manchester-Boston Regional AirportManchester | MHT | 72 km |
| New Bedford Regional AirportNew Bedford | EWB | 76 km |
| Rhode Island T. F. Green International AirportProvidence/Warwick | PVD | 79 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,479 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,243 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,703 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,240 km | 6 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 300 km | 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,193 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,129 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,804 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,251 km | 20 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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