Massport Offers Airport Tours Sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff

September 12, 2008

Massport is pleased to offer ACI delegates two educational airport tours on Thursday, September 25, 2008, generously sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff. Participants may choose between an Airside Tour featuring recent airfield improvements including Logan’s new runway 14-32 and this year’s midfield taxiway construction project and a Tour of Logan’s Terminal A, the world’s first LEED©-certified terminal. Tours run concurrently, so delegates must choose one based on their preference. Registration for each tour is limited to 50 people.

To sign up for the Airport Tour program please visit the Tour Registration desk in Massport's Welcome Booth at the Hynes Convention Center. Registration for the Airport Tours will be open from 07:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 9/20, Sunday 9/21, and Monday 9/22. Each tour participant must be issued a Temporary Visitor Pass for access at Logan and is therefore required to provide date of birth and identification (passport, driver’s license) no later than 17:00 on Monday, September 22.

To sign up for the Airport Tour program please visit the Massport Welcome Booth at the Hynes Convention Center. Each tour participant must be issued a Temporary Visitor Pass for access at Logan and is therefore required to provide date of birth and identification (passport, driver’s license) no later than 17:00 on Monday, September 22. The Airport Tour registration booth will be open 07:00-17:00 on Saturday 9/20, Sunday 9/21, and Monday 9/22. Please stop by to sign up.

Both tours will begin at 09:00 at Terminal A and conclude at approximately 11:00. Buses to Logan depart from the Hynes Convention Center Boylston Street entrance at 08:00 and will make a return trip as well. Light refreshments will be served at Terminal A before the tours depart. Participants' baggage will remain secured in a private room in Terminal A throughout the tours. Terminal A tour participants will have the opportunity to retrieve their baggage at any point during the tour; Airside tour participants will not.

Tour Descriptions:

Airside Tour
Behind the Scenes at Boston-Logan(90 minutes)
The airside/airfield tour of Boston-Logan International Airport will feature recent airfield improvements including Logan’s new Runway 14-32 and this year’s midfield taxiway construction project.

Get a firsthand look at other innovative airfield safety and security improvements including two Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) installations, artificial turf areas currently in test phase, a pilot program for Logan’s Foreign Object Debris (FOD) system, fortified vehicle access gates, concrete security blast wall fencing along the airport’s landside perimeter, and a video intrusion detection system for the water-side perimeter of the airfield. The tour will also showcase Logan’s state of the art Airport Fire Rescue facility.

Terminal A Tour
World’s First LEED©-certified Terminal(90 minutes)
This walking tour of Boston-Logan’s newest crown jewel, Terminal A, will showcase the many aspects of green technology, architecture and sustainable design which made this the first airport terminal in the world to receive LEED© certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the U.S. Green Building Council. This tour will also include a firsthand look at Logan’s state of the art In-Line Baggage Screening system and new Concessions program which focuses on eateries and offerings that incorporate local cuisine and attractions.