Logan International Airport Logan Airport became the first in the United States with an indirect rapid transit connection, with the opening of the Airport station on the Blue Line. The March 1947 diagram shows runway 4 (future 4L) in use, with runways 9 and 33 under construction; a different runway 33 ran northwestward from the present intersection of 4R and 9, and runway 25 ran southwest from the present intersection of 4L and 33. The December 1950 diagram shows a layout similar to the current one: runway 4L, 10,000-ft 4R, 7,000-ft 9 and 7,650-ft 33. Boston became a transatlantic gateway after World War
Kansas City International Airport Kansas City International Airport Kansas City International Airport (originally Mid-Continent International Airport) is a public airport 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Kansas City in Platte County, Missouri. In 2017, 11.50 million passengers used the airport. Its largest carriers are Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, both having many daily flights in Terminal B. The airport has always been a civilian airport and has never had an Air National Guard unit assigned to it. In 2009, the airport was reported as having the highest number of wildlife strikes of any airport in the US, based on take-offs and landings