Logan International Airport is found in East Boston with your car rental Boston. It is one of the busiest airports in the United States and likely where you may fly into Boston.

Follow the long path

Logan International Airport was originally called Boston Airport and opened in September 1923. It was used at this time by the Massachusetts Air Guard and the Army Air Corps. At the time it opened, it was known as Jeffery Field. The first passenger commercial flight took place between Boston and New York in 1927. Over the years the airport has expanded quite a bit, as you will see when you come with your car rental Boston. There was even an addition of 1800 acres built on a landfill in the Boston Harbor. As a consequence, the airport is almost entirely surrounded by water. In 1952, it became the first in the United States with an indirect rapid transit connection. It was renamed as General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport after the hero of the Spanish-American War, who was from South Boston.

Unique features

Logan International Airport has six runways that covers 2384 acres of land. Perhaps when you come with your car rental Boston you will get to use the new runway. In 2006, there was an additional runway that opened, the first in more than 40 years. There was fierce opposition of the additional runway and there has been even more controversy since it opened. They also have permission for construction of a new center field taxiway to alleviate airfield construction. The airport is served by Fixed Base Operators, which handle fuelling, ground handling, aircraft cleaning, cargo service, and aircraft maintenance.

Get the lay of the land

When you come here with your car rental Boston, there are four terminals that are all connected by shuttle buses and walkways. Terminal E is where international flights come in as it is the only one with U.S. Customs and Immigration, unless the flight has U.S. Customer preclearance. Terminal A opened in 2005 and is LEED certified for its environmentally friendly design. It has 22 gates and serves Continental Airlines and Delta. Terminal B has American Airlines and Spirit Airlines on the North Pier and Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, and US Airways on the South Pier. When you visit with your car rental Boston, at Terminal C you will find AirTran Airways, Cape Air, JetBlue Airways, Midwest Airlines, and United Airlines. Finally, terminal E is where all of the international flights arrive.

When you are in Boston with your car rental Boston you will probably arrive at Logan International Airport. They serve much of the surrounding area, although there are some smaller airports in the area as well.