Boston Logan Airport - Terminal C Arrivals (2024)

FAQs

What is the best way to pick someone up at Logan Airport? ›

If you'll be picking up passengers at Boston Logan, we encourage you to use our cell phone lot while you wait for your loved ones. We also offer hourly parking and dedicated pickup areas at each terminal curb. Curbside parking is not allowed at any of our terminals.

Terminal A is not connected to the other terminals post-security. Passengers who arrive in Terminal A can connect pre-security using the pedestrian walkways between the terminals or Boston Logan's free On-Airport Shuttle bus system to connect to the other terminals.

Most of Boston Logan's international arrivals come through Terminal E for U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing.

General Departure Delays: Traffic is experiencing gate hold and taxi delays lasting 15 minutes or less. General Arrival Delays: Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.

Massport works with the TSA to monitor security line length and wait times. We recommend arriving two hours prior to domestic departures and three hours prior to international departures to ensure adequate time for check-in, security screening and travel to your gate.

Park in the airport's short-term parking lot if you're meeting someone in the airport. Or, tell your traveler to call you when they're leaving the airport and drive to their terminal to pick them up outside. If you can't pick them up, schedule a taxi, Uber, or Lyft to get them.

Designate a specific spot to meet your party because only ticketed passengers may go to the gate area. (Choose something like Baggage Carousel #6; Door #3; near the elevator; by the American flag, etc.) Some airports now have cell phone lots where you can wait for arriving passengers who can call you when they arrive.

The Central Parking Garage offers easy access to all Boston Logan terminals (A, B, C, and E) via pedestrian bridges on Level 4. Follow the signs inside the garage to park closest to your terminal.

Passengers with connecting flights between Terminal C to Terminal E can walk inside the secure area.

Where to pick up arriving passengers at Logan? ›

The designated pick-up area for arriving passengers at Logan Airport is located in the Central Garage. Follow the signs towards “Arrivals” and park in the designated area on the ground level.

What time does security open? The Boston Logan Airport is open 24 hours a day, however the TSA checkpoints vary in hours. The checkpoints for Terminals A, B, and C open at 4:00 AM and Terminal E checkpoints open at 4:30 AM.

Follow signs to the Central Parking Garage, where Terminal C pickup and drop-off areas are located. Follow signs to the Central Parking Garage, where Terminal E pickup and drop-off areas are located.

Right outside baggage claim. Follow the signs that say “arrivals”. Hope that the arriving passengers can call when they are picking up their bags and let you know how soon they will be out at the curb. If you are early, you might have to exit the airport and come back in in a few minutes.

Logan Airport - Terminal B Arrivals.

Meeting Passengers

Passengers can be met curbside, at baggage claim, or at the security checkpoint. Only ticketed passengers with boarding passes are allowed beyond the security checkpoints.

Subject to the additional restrictions set forth in Section 24.04(1)(b), no turbojet aircraft not certificated in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulation Part 36 shall land at Logan Airport between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except as required by an in-flight emergency; or takeoff between 9:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Despite having the second-smallest footprint among the top 20 major American airports, Boston Logan is one of the nation's busiest airports.

Due to expected customer volume, for flights departing Logan International Airport (BOS) between 5-8am and between 1-4pm (Eastern), please plan to arrive 3 hours prior to your flight for both domestic and international flights.

Popular Travel Times:

Busiest days and times: Weekdays 6:00 to 8:30 AM and 4:00-7:00 PM; Sundays 4:00-7:00 PM.

How long does it take to get through security at Logan Airport? ›

The security officers try to keep lines less than 15 minutes long, but lines can be much longer if you are not prepared! The first step in preparing for security is making sure you have your boarding pass and a government issued ID with you.

Within the U.S. and in many other countries, most airlines recommend passengers arrive at the airport two hours before a domestic flight. This accounts for everything from check-in and baggage drop to security lines and boarding cutoff times.

Terminal parking in our Central Parking and Terminal B Parking garages is the closest and most convenient option at Boston Logan.

First, start by showing up with flowers. There is nothing else like fresh, beautiful flowers for expressing how much you care about someone and have been missing them. Flowers will instantly brighten someone's mood, even after a really long flight, and put a smile on their face.

Boston Express will pick up at every terminal. You can find the bus downstairs, outside of baggage claim, by an orange sign that notes Scheduled Bus. Often times it will have a sign noting ME, NH and VT as well.

Convenient to all terminals and accessible via covered walkways with moving sidewalks, the Central Parking Garage offers both short-term and long-term parking at Boston Logan.