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Boston Logan International Tower KBOS

Boston Logan International airport traffic control tower (KBOS) is operated by the FAA and is open 24 hours. Its radio call is "Boston Tower". Approach and departure control come from Boston Approach, radio call "Boston Approach".

Services published by the FAA

  • CLASS B
  • CONFLICT ALERT
  • CPDLC (LOGON KUSA)
  • MSAW
  • PDC
  • TDWR

ATIS

  • D-ATIS, 24 hours

FAA remarks

  • ASDE-X IN USE. OPERATE TRANSPONDERS WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING MODE AND ADS-B (IF EQUIPPED) ENABLED ON ALL AIRPORT SURFACES.

Airport

Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS): runways and frequencies. See KBOS live in 3D

Pay level

The FAA rates this facility level 10 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 10 facility was paid between $117,827 and $159,065 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.

Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-2, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.

Source

FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.

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