Who was Logan International Airport named after?
Logan International Airport was named in honor of Lieutenant General Edward Lawrence Logan. General Logan was a first generation Irish-American, military leader, civic leader and municipal judge. In 1898 during his senior year at Harvard University Logan enlisted in the 9th Irish Regiment of Massachusetts when the Spanish American War broke out in Cuba, joining his father Lawrence, who was a Lieutenant Colonel in the regiment. During World War I, Edward was commander of the 101st Infantry regiment of the 26th Yankee Division, which fought with distinction. Edward served as a state representative and senator from South Boston. He was appointed a Justice of the South Boston Municipal Court in 1907. He was active in charitable programs such as the Home for Destitute Catholic Children. In 1929 Pope Pius made him a Knight of the Order of Malta in recognition of his charitable work during his life. In 1943, when state legislature was voting to approve a $4.75 million expansion of the East Boston airport, state house lawmakers voted to officially name the new airport in honor of Edward L. Logan.

How long are the runways?
Runway 4R/22L:  10,005' x 150'
Runway 4L/22R: 7,860' x 150'
Runway 15R/33L: 10,081' x 150&'
Runway 15L/33R: 2,557'x 100'
Runway 9/27: 7,000'x 150'
Runway 14/32: 5,000' X 100'

How big is Logan Airport?
2400 acres, about 700 acres are water.

Where does Logan rank among the world’s largest airports?
In 2006, Logan Airport ranked 22nd in the world and 15th in the US for operations. It ranked 39th in the world and 19th in the US for passengers.

How many passengers use Logan Airport?
In 2007, Logan Airport set a new passenger record by serving more than 28.1 million travelers.

How many operations are there?
In 2007, there were 399,537 operations, down from the high in 1998 of 507,449.

When did Logan Airport open?
Logan opened September 8, 1923 as “Boston Airport.”

What measures has Massport undertaken to “green” Logan Airport?
Massport is a national leader in embracing environmental initiatives.  Massport developed the first LEED certified airport terminal in the world; the first ISO 14001 airport, container terminal and bridge in the U.S.; and a number innovative air quality emission reduction programs, including preferred hybrid and alternative fuel vehicle parking.  Logan’s 32 shuttle buses logged their 11-millionth clean air mile recently and currently, nearly thirty percent of all passenger and employee trips to Logan are in High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV), one of the highest HOV access mode shares among U.S. airports.  Massport also recently installed 20 building-integrated wind turbines atop the airport’s administrative building to generate clean power for the Logan Office Center.