Editing Transportation in Boston (section)

==Aviation==
{{see also|Massachusetts Port Authority|List of airports in Massachusetts}}
[[File:Logan Airport aerial view.jpg|thumb|right|An aerial photograph of Logan International Airport]]
Boston's principal airport is [[Logan International Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|BOS]]), situated in [[East Boston, Massachusetts|East Boston]] just across inner [[Boston Harbor]] from downtown Boston. Logan Airport is operated by the [[Massachusetts Port Authority]] (Massport) and has extensive domestic and international airline service. The airport is linked to downtown by several highway tunnels. The [[Silver Line (MBTA)|Silver Line]] [[bus rapid transit]] uses these tunnels to connect Logan's terminals with [[South Station]]. There are also shuttle buses between the terminals and the [[Blue Line (MBTA)|Blue Line]] [[Airport (MBTA station)|Airport station]].

To help address overcrowding at Logan Airport, Massport operates two other airports in eastern Massachusetts:
* [[Hanscom Field|L.G. Hanscom Field]]
* [[Worcester Regional Airport]]: formerly owned by the city of [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] until ownership transfer to Massport was mandated by law in 2009,<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw09/sl090025.htm Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2009.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007075227/http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2009/Chapter25 |date=October 7, 2012 }}  Section 148.</ref> and subsequently completed on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://transportation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/2010/06/massport-worcester-airport-deal-completed.html |title=Massport, Worcester Airport Deal Completed |author=Massport |date=June 22, 2010 |publisher=[[Massachusetts Department of Transportation]] (MASSDOT) |access-date=June 26, 2010 |author-link=Massport |archive-date=June 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626042639/http://transportation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/2010/06/massport-worcester-airport-deal-completed.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition, MassPort has designated two out of state regional airports (which are administered independently) as reliever airports:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.massport.com/airports/faq.html#q5 | work=Massport | title=Regional Airports: FAQ | access-date=March 25, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221181456/http://www.massport.com/airports/faq.html#q5 | archive-date=February 21, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport|T. F. Green Airport]] near [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
* [[Manchester-Boston Regional Airport]] in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]

There are also several [[general aviation]] facilities for private planes in the Boston area, including [[Beverly Regional Airport]] and [[Lawrence Municipal Airport (Massachusetts)|Lawrence Municipal Airport]] to the north, Hanscom Field to the west, and [[Norwood Memorial Airport]] to the south.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/airports/environmental/environmental_documents/bos/rod_boston.pdf | title=Airside Improvements Planning Project, Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts | date=August 2, 2002 | publisher=Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration | accessdate=August 16, 2024 | page=52}}</ref> 

Since the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], strict security has been implemented at all of Boston's airports. Because of this and its location as the closest American port to Europe, Boston is an emergency destination for airliners that experience security or mechanical problems while en route to the US, although they may also be diverted to [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], or other Canadian airports.