General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts

Boston

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 (and partly in the town of Winthrop, Massachusetts

Winthrop, Massachusetts

The Town of Winthrop is a municipality in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Winthrop was 17,497 at the 2010 U.S. Census. It is an oceanside suburban community in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to Boston Harbor and is very close to Logan International...

). It covers 2384 acres (964.8 ha), has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is the 19th busiest airport in the United States.

Boston serves as a focus city

Focus city

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 for JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways

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. Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines

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 and US Airways

US Airways

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 also carries out many operations from the airport, and all major airlines fly to Boston from all or the majority of their primary and secondary hubs.