Airport Tours
Massport is pleased to offer two fascinating tours on Thursday morning, September 25, 2008. Please note that the tours run concurrently, so you will need to choose one or the other. If you are interested in an airport tour, please indicate so on your Conference registration form, then follow-up with your preference during the conference. In order to issue Temporary Visitor Passes for tour participants, Massport asks that you check in at their Welcome Booth at the Hynes Convention Center no later than 17:00 on Monday, September 22, to provide your date of birth and identification (passport, driver’s license). Registration for each tour is limited to 50.
Behind the Scenes at Boston-Logan
Airside Tour (90 minutes)
The airside/airfield tour of Boston-Logan International Airport will feature recent airfield improvements including Logan’s new Runway 14-32 and this year’s midfield taxiway construction project.
Get a firsthand look at other innovative airfield safety and security improvements including two Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) installations, artificial turf areas currently in test phase, a pilot program for Logan’s Foreign Object Debris (FOD) system, fortified vehicle access gates, concrete security blast wall fencing along the airport’s landside perimeter, and a video intrusion detection system for the water-side perimeter of the airfield. The tour will also include a visit to Massport’s state of the art Airport Fire Rescue facility.
World’s First LEED©-certified Terminal
Terminal A Tour (90 minutes)
This walking tour of Boston-Logan’s newest crown jewel, Terminal A, will showcase the many aspects of green technology, architecture and sustainable design which made this the first airport terminal in the world to receive LEED© certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the U.S. Green Building Council. This tour will also include a firsthand look at Logan’s state of the art In-Line Baggage Screening system and new Concessions program which focuses on eateries and offerings that incorporate local cuisine and attractions.
PLEASE NOTE
Bus pick up for both tours will be at 08:00 at the Hynes Convention Center. Both tours will begin at 09:00 at Terminal A and will conclude at approximately 11:00. Light refreshments will be served at Terminal A before the tours depart. Participants' baggage will remain secured in a private room in Terminal A throughout the tours. Terminal A tour participants will have the opportunity to retrieve their baggage at any point during the tour; Airside tour participants will not. Shuttle buses will make a return trip to the Hynes Convention Center at the end of the tours.




