<P> Logan International Airport ( IATA : BOS , ICAO : KBOS , FAA LID : BOS ) , officially known as General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport and also commonly known as Boston Logan International Airport , is an international airport in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston , Massachusetts , United States ( and partly in the town of Winthrop , Massachusetts ) . It covers 2,384 acres ( 965 ha ) , has six runways and four passenger terminals , and employs an estimated 16,000 people . It is the largest airport in the New England region and 17th - busiest airport in the United States , with 25.5 million total passengers in 2015 . It is named after General Edward Lawrence Logan . In 2016 , Massport reported an 8.5 % increase in passenger traffic comparing 2015 to 2016 , giving the airport a total of about 27.7 million passengers . </P>
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