Boston international Airport named after General Edward Logan. It is located 5 kilometers northeast of Boston. It is one of the twenty busiest airports in the country - in 2007 it served over 28 million people. Basic airlines are AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and several others. The airport was built in 1923; subsequently it was repeatedly reconstructed and expanded, and now it is one of the largest in the country.

The airport covers an area of ​​10 km², has six runways, and employs 16,000 people. He serves like domestic flights, and international, including to countries such as Canada, Cape Verde, the Caribbean, Europe, and Mexico. Currently, the airport has 4 terminals. Its territory is completely surrounded by water.

The main attraction for tourists will be not only the building itself, but also the existing main control tower, with its two elliptical supports and a platform of six floors between them. The height of the point itself is equal to the height of a twenty-story building.

The latitude at which the airport is located: 42.360000000000, in turn, the longitude of the airport corresponds to: -71.010000000000. Geographical coordinates latitude and longitude determine the position of the airport on the earth's surface. To completely determine the position of the airport in three-dimensional space, a third coordinate is also needed - height. The height of the airport above sea level is 6 meters. The airport is located in the time zone: -5.0 GMT. Airplane tickets always indicate local time airport departures and arrivals according to time zones.

Online arrival and departure boards at Logan International (BOS) airport.

The most up-to-date information about flight times and possible delays is usually located on online scoreboard arrival and online departure board of the official website of Logan International Airport (BOS): . Also on the official website of the BOS airport you can usually find information about the route to the airport, information about parking on the territory, a map of the airport itself, information about services, rules and other background information for passengers.

The tradition of naming airports after celebrities came to Europe from the United States—think Kennedy or LaGuardia. The name Fiorello LaGuardia is now primarily associated with the airport, and only then with the mayor of New York. However, the tradition has taken root among Europeans as well.

Germany

Usually in Germany, airports are named after famous politicians who were born or worked in this city. One of the few air harbors where tradition is not followed is in Nuremberg. No chancellors or burgomasters - the Nuremberg airport is in honor of a native of the city, the great artist Albrecht Durer.

Hamburg Airport was named after former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. The airport was renamed in 2016 on the anniversary of the politician’s death.

We won’t be surprised if in half a century an Angela Merkel airport appears in Germany.

Austria

Landing in Salzburg, you arrive at Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Airport, which is quite logical.

Italy

The Italians approached the matter with great scale and imagination. By the names of airports you can study the history and culture of the country.

Rome airport is named after Leonardo da Vinci, Bologna - the inventor of radio Guglielmo Marconi, Parma - Giuseppe Verdi, Rimini airport - in honor of the famous director Federico Fellini.

But Venice Airport proudly bears the name of the traveler Marco Polo.

France

Politically active French could not do otherwise and called main airport country in honor of General Charles de Gaulle.

In Lyon, everything came together perfectly: residents decided to name the airport in honor of the writer and part-time pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Great Britain

The British are not fans of naming airports after their fellow countrymen. The first such airport was Liverpool: in 2002 it was renamed in honor of John Lennon.

The second airport named after a native of the United Kingdom is Belfast in Northern Ireland. In 2006, it received the name of the famous football player George Best.

Spain

Madrid-Barajas Airport is named after Suarez. But not the one you probably thought about - the famous Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has nothing to do with it. The airport was blocked in honor Adolfo Suarez, Prime Minister of Spain, who led the country towards democratization after the fall of the Franco regime. He managed to unite the country, legalize political parties, hold the first democratic elections and adopt a constitution.

Portugal

Lisbon International Airport is named after Humberto Delgado, an Air Force general, democrat and leader of the opposition to the Salazar regime.

Another large air harbor, in Porto, is named after Francisco Sa Carneiro, a scientist, lawyer and politician who was the country's prime minister in 1980.