Ground & Training Rules KBOS local VFR procedures
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local ops Regulatory / ordinance — MANDATORY verified 2026-08-28 (42 d ago)
Compliance is required by law — federal regulation or a local ordinance with enforcement authority.
Noise abatement hold points for 22R and 27, intersection takeoffs banned except off 15R, no touchdown short of a displaced threshold except 4R by day, no night training.
The route
- Aircraft taxiing to runway 22R shall hold short of the noise abatement hold line on taxiway November until cleared by Boston Tower
- Aircraft taxiing to runway 27 shall hold short of the noise abatement hold line on taxiway Delta until cleared by Boston Tower
- Intersection takeoffs by jets or aircraft over 30,000 lbs are prohibited, except for departures from runway 15R
- No aircraft on landing shall intentionally touch down short of a displaced threshold, except on runway 4R under day VFR
- Between 2300 and 0700 no flight training operations, including practice approaches and takeoffs or landings, shall be conducted
- Runway 14/32 is unidirectional: no landings on 14, no takeoffs on 32
When it applies
- Runway 22R or 27 or 15R or 4R or 14 or 32 — all operations Each rule names its own runway; the training curfew names none
Source text, verbatim
740 CMR 24.05: NOISE ABATEMENT GROUND PROCEDURES 5. Aircraft taxiing to Runway 22R shall hold short of the designated noise abatement hold line on November taxiway, until cleared to proceed by Boston Tower. 6. Aircraft taxiing to Runway 27 shall hold short of the designated noise abatement hold line on Delta taxiway, until cleared to proceed by Boston Tower. 11. Intersection takeoffs by jet aircraft or aircraft exceeding 30,000 pounds maximum certificated gross takeoff weight are prohibited, except for departures from Runway 15R. 12. No aircraft on landing shall intentionally be touched down short of any designated displaced threshold, except that this requirement shall not apply to Runway 4R under day VFR conditions. 9. Between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. flight training operations including but not limited to practice approaches and takeoffs or landings shall not be conducted at the airport. [FAA Chart Supplement:] RWY 14/32 UNIDIRECTIONAL; NO LDGS RWY 14; NO TKOFS RWY 32.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- Massport — 740 CMR 24.00, Logan Airport Noise Abatement Rules and Regulations Massachusetts Port Authority · retrieved 2026-08-28
- FAA Chart Supplement remark via NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 06 Aug 2026 (APT_RMK, BOS) Federal Aviation Administration · retrieved 2026-08-28