General Edward Lawrence Logan International airport (ICAO: KBOS), also known as Logan International airport or Boston Logan, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. It opened in 1923, covers 2384 acres (965ha), has six runways and four passenger terminals, and employs an estimated 16000 people. It is the largest airport in both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New England region in terms of passenger volume and cargo handling, the 16th-busiest airport in the USA. The airport saw 42,522,411 passengers in 2020, the most in its history. It is named after General Edward Lawrence Logan, a 20th-century war hero native to Boston.