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About Boston Logan Airport
In 2006, Boston Logan International Airport served 27,725,443 passengers, handled 406,119 flights and facilitated the movement of 325 million pounds of cargo. New England's largest transportation center, the airport boundary encompasses approximately 2,400 acres in East Boston, Massachusetts. Logan ranks 20th in the nation in passenger volume and 17th in flight movements based on Airports Council International survey of top 50 airports, and employs about 12,000 workers and stimulates the New England regional economy by approximately $7 billion per year.
The airfield is comprised of six runways, fourteen miles of taxiway, and 237 acres of concrete and asphalt apron. Logan Airport has four passenger terminals, A, B, C and E (International Gateway), each with its own ticketing, baggage claim, and ground transportation facilities. There are 102 gate positions at Logan which are available for both scheduled and non-scheduled service. A city within a city, Logan International Airport has its own State Police (Troop F), Fire-Rescue Unit and non-denominational chapel, Our Lady of the Airways.
In addition to being New England's premier transportation center, Boston Logan International Airport houses a public art display showcasing a variety of sculptures, paintings, and mosaics located throughout the terminals and the Central Parking Garage. The public art program seeks to exemplify the skills of regional artists and is funded as part of major construction projects at Logan.
Boston Logan International Airport is currently served by 56 scheduled and non scheduled air carriers, of which 45 are scheduled airlines, including 16 foreign flag carriers. Boston Logan International Airport has domestic service to 76 destinations and international service to 33 destinations.
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