Boston Logan International Airport safety profile

40 recorded occurrences at or near Boston Logan International Airport (19822025): 6 at the airport, 34 nearby; 1 fatal, 2 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20251 (0 fatal)
  • 20243 (0 fatal)
  • 20231 (0 fatal)
  • 20172 (0 fatal)
  • 20161 (0 fatal)
  • 20152 (0 fatal)
  • 20141 (0 fatal)
  • 20131 (0 fatal)
  • 20111 (0 fatal)
  • 20102 (0 fatal)
  • 20091 (0 fatal)
  • 20071 (0 fatal)
  • 20062 (0 fatal)
  • 20051 (0 fatal)
  • 20033 (0 fatal)
  • 20014 (0 fatal)
  • 20002 (0 fatal)
  • 19991 (0 fatal)
  • 19922 (0 fatal)
  • 19911 (0 fatal)
  • 19891 (0 fatal)
  • 19872 (0 fatal)
  • 19861 (0 fatal)
  • 19851 (0 fatal)
  • 19841 (0 fatal)
  • 19821 (1 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown34
  • Approach2
  • Climb1
  • Landing1
  • Takeoff1
  • On the ground1

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 383 runway incursions at this airport, including 4 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 15R/33L: 10,083 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 04R/22L: 10,006 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 04L/22R: 7,864 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 09/27: 7,001 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 14/32: 5,000 ft, ASPH-G
  • 15L/33R: 2,557 ft, ASP, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 42.694 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 20.297 days/year
  • Snow: 34.795 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0.002% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.