Logan Airport Capital Projects

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I would say a new tower would be more likely to to be cookie-cutter than iconic, but apparently that's no longer the case in 2025...

Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils design for new air traffic control tower in Columbus, Indiana

Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils design for new air traffic control tower in Columbus, Indiana. The design upends the traditional typology.

www.archpaper.com

Duluth Awarded $20 Million For New Tower

Federal funds advance long-planned replacement of one of the nation's oldest towers, in Duluth.

avweb.com

PIA receives $15M federal grant for a new air traffic control tower

Gene Olsen thinks the Peoria International Airport resolved “an existential issue” on Thursday with the announcement of a $15 million federal grant to build a new air traffic control tower.

www.wcbu.org

Does still beg the question of where you put it - they can't use the same location if the current tower would operate through construction. Maybe on the cell phone lot or some other small parking lot near Terminal E? Build it into an expansion/renovation of the Massport office building on Harborside Drive (it will be 30+ years old by the time they do this)?

That control tower in columbus is going to be iconic imo, at least as far as atc towers go. Most of the rest of the proposed atc towers not so much.

Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils design for new air traffic control tower in Columbus, Indiana

Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils design for new air traffic control tower in Columbus, Indiana. The design upends the traditional typology.

www.archpaper.com

Some notable examples.

Mumbai

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower - HOK

The 275-foot-high air traffic control (ATC) tower makes an iconic statement while serving as the airport’s control center.

www.hok.com

Vienna

https://www.archinform.net/projekte/20407.mobi.htm

Kuala Lumpur

The 15 Tallest Air Traffic Control Towers in the World · AeroCorner

The skyline at the airport is dominated by a building most passengers will never enter but is crucial to their safety—the air traffic control tower. These tall...

aerocorner.com

O’Hare

Chicago O'Hare International Airport FAA South Air Traffic Control Tower

The new 207-foot tall South Air Traffic Control Tower (SATCT) and Base Building serves the new southernmost runway at Chicago O’Hare International

www.exp.com

Istanbul

File:Istanbul airport tower.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

 

[johhn14]

At least In this case it serves a purpose - those are PV panels, one of the first & biggest solar facades in the US. Even those red panels are solar, which apparently supplies 53% of this buildings power needs. I imagine this is a proof of concept in the US, but that would be really interesting for 5 over 1s clad in with similar non-solar cladding systems.

#facadeengineering #facadelovers #facadedesign #bipv #solar #sustainablearchitecture #netzero2050 #epd #circularity #architecture #archdaily #archicad #revit #rhino3d #sketchup #futurearchitecture… | SolarLab - customised solar facades

What an exciting privilege for SolarLab, and our custom solar facade, to be part of todays grand opening of the newly expanded LoganExpress terminal in Framingham. Designed by saam architecture and installed by Consigli Construction Co., Inc. the facades 2668 tailored solar panels covering...

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While true, I question how sustainable this really is.

PV panels installed vertically like this are not going to be terribly efficient. This is no where near their optimal use. Seems like a bit of greenwashing to me.

 

[KCasiglio]

White Castle sliders? Pac-Man? Logan looks to boost customer satisfaction in unusual ways. - The Boston Globe

Coming soon, new signage throughout the airport. (Oh, and some nicer bathrooms.)

www.bostonglobe.com

If you need something to keep you occupied while waiting for your flight, aside from eating cheesecake, Logan has installed free, no-quarter-needed retro arcade games throughout the airport. It’s a Gen-X dream to play Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, or Millipede, and a great way to destress. The largest concentration of games is in Terminal C, in an area dubbed “Logan Arcade.”

Vending machines serving hot meals and arcade games are two of the airport’s unusual ways to boost customer satisfaction ratings. Last year, Logan finally cracked the top 10 of J.D. Power’s North American airport customer satisfaction ranking. It’s a quick rise for an airport that was 16th on the list in 2023 and 11th in 2024.

Massport CEO Rich Davey is pleased, but not content. He wants Logan to rank in the top five of airport customer satisfaction ratings. The current top five consists of Minneapolis, Detroit, Phoenix, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Las Vegas. He knows hamburger and pizza vending machines alone will not put Logan in the top five, which is why Logan has been rolling out programs such as live music in baggage claim and therapy dogs to help soothe anxious travelers.

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One idea coming to fruition soon is an update to wayfinding signage throughout the airport. According to Davey, wayfinding signs are among the most frequently complained-about features at Logan. Beginning this week, Logan is asking travelers to vote on one of three designs that would unify and make finding where you’re going easier. You can vote on Logan’s Instagram account (@flylogan) to pick which is your favorite.

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A persistent complaint at Logan is the wait for luggage. An idea in the early exploratory stage is to install countdown clocks in the baggage claim area to indicate how long passengers’ suitcases will take to reach the belt.

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There will also be soundproof booths installed after security in C and B for people who need to make phone calls without noise or announcements.

Many of the updates will focus on Terminal C, one of the airport’s oldest areas, dating to the 1960s. That means everything from updating the children’s area to modernizing the terminal’s security checkpoint.

Also coming to C soon are new lounge offerings. A JetBlue lounge will open this year, and in 2027, an American Express Lounge, complete with a rooftop bar, patio, and other premium amenities, will open. You can already see the rooftop bar taking shape.

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By far the airport’s most ambitious project is a Terminal E parking garage and transportation center with 4,000 spaces, making entry to Terminal E much more pleasant. New moving walkways in E will connect gates to Customs and Border Protection, providing expanded queue space and additional inspection booths. The project is scheduled for completion in 2027.

One of Davey’s pet peeves is out-of-date, unclean bathrooms. It’s become an obsession for him.

“When I got here last year, one of the top five customer complaints was about the bathrooms,” he said. “We’re renovating our 10 [worst] bathrooms over the next three years. The bathrooms that get the most complaints about.”

There will be no more stainless steel. Instead, they’ll be more modern: stalls will have lights indicating when they’re occupied, doors will drop closer to the floor, and there will be room for luggage.

 

[GreenLineEnthusiast]

Massport published their draft 2025 Strategic Plan a couple weeks ago. Public comment is available here until March 6.

Relatively noncommittal on options for relieving ground-side congestion at Logan. If, like me, you believe an APM-type system would be of value to improve connectivity to the blue line, tell them that!

 

[SouthEnder88]

Massport published their draft 2025 Strategic Plan a couple weeks ago. Public comment is available here until March 6.

Relatively noncommittal on options for relieving ground-side congestion at Logan. If, like me, you believe an APM-type system would be of value to improve connectivity to the blue line, tell them that!

I thought the 2025 Strategic Plan had some interesting nuggets...and maybe a few where I'm taking some liberties in connecting dots that may/may not be there:

• Regionalization push across the airport network (targets 500K annual passengers at ORH — quite a jump from the 229K seen in 2024 — and also flags Worcester for further cargo ops. I don't think we're going to see total removal of cargo from BOS, but this did jump out at me. Hanscom pushed as the GA airport of choice...again, I doubt we see Signature and that operation totally booted from Logan, but curious if something is on the table)
• Terminal C/terminal core reinvestment: report flags the upgrades a la the terminal connectors to C but still emphasizes there's more to be done to modernize
• Nothing specific about Terminal A expansion

 

[themissinglink]

Will Logan’s air traffic control tower be replaced? Massport is making plans. - The Boston Globe

Massport CEO Rich Davey is talking about tearing down the structure and putting up a new one. Now he has to drum up the money.

www.bostonglobe.com

When Logan Airport’s 22-story air traffic control tower opened in 1973, it was hailed as the tallest structure of its kind in the free world. Now, more than five decades later, Massport chief executive Rich Davey is talking about tearing it down and putting up a new one.
Seriously talking about it: Davey said he trekked to Washington earlier this month to start discussions with lawmakers about replacing this iconic structure, one that’s instantly recognizable to travelers. He met with members of the state’s all-Democratic congressional delegation and Republican legislators such as Steve Womack, an Arkansas representative who chairs the House appropriations subcommittee on transportation.
Even as Massport wraps up the first phase of a $100 million tower renovation project later this year, Davey is building a case for federal funding that would support a complete replacement 10 to 15 years from now, an endeavor expected to cost another $400 million-plus.
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Today, the tower is used by five to 10 air traffic controllers who work for the Federal Aviation Administration, airport security monitoring, plus some Massport staff offices. (The lounge was closed in the late 1980s.) The current renovations are adding nearly 10,000 square feet of space in several lower-level floors near the ground, in addition to the tower’s existing 47,000 square feet. Improvements include more training space for the FAA, and upgrading the elevator and fire protection systems. But the tower “cab” is undersized for Logan’s current needs and by FAA standards. Massport says it needs more room to accommodate next-generation technology to better help the controllers manage airplane traffic in the air and on the ground. (No word on whether the new tower would include a bar, though a return of Cloud Nine seems unlikely considering the current tower is closed to the public for security reasons.)

 

[KCasiglio]

Logan is adding technology that will tell you how long the TSA wait is before you arrive at the airport - The Boston Globe

As security lines grow across the country, Logan will let passengers know what to expect.

www.bostonglobe.com

As TSA security checkpoint lines steadily grow across the country as a result of the partial government shutdown, Logan airport has announced it is installing technology that will let passengers check TSA wait times before departing for the airport.

The system, which debuts in mid-April, will post wait times on Logan’s website, smartphone app, and airline apps. Eventually, there will be screens at TSA checkpoints and other pre- and post-departure display boards that show the information as well.

 

[Stlin]

Renders of new restrooms and KidPort as currently under construction, program being expanded to renovate 10 additional sets and 3 additional kidports.

Also, the oldest public piece of Logan is getting renovated - apparently its currently basically as is from its 1953 construction, which probably makes it the oldest public part of Logan. While its charming in its age, I dont disagree that it needs updating... but gere's theres someone decision making I disagree with. Bright 4000K lighting everywhere else in an airport is ok, but I'm not as convinced in a quiet relaxation space like the chapel. Same goes for ditching the wood tones for the white, and the carpet for stone tile, which acoustically ... so much potential to just be distracting more than serene. They should take a page from the new Sensory Room they built in Terminal E.

 

[RandomWalk]

How old is the hallway between C and E underneath the old D gates?

 

[atlantaden]

Woohoo, about time AMEX!! But since your new lounge is including an outdoor terrace (Logan’s first), all is forgiven!!

American Express is opening a lounge with a terrace at Logan Airport

American Express will open a two-story lounge, complete with a terrace, at Logan's Terminal C, the company announced on Wednesday.

www.boston.com

 

[BeeLine]

Garage construction Looking Fast from the skybridge. 3/27/26

 

[BeeLine]

Garage construction. Looking West from the skybridge. 3/29/26

 

[BosDevelop]

Woohoo, about time AMEX!!

Good news, but why does this take 3 years to build?