Boston TRACON (A90), Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA 658,524 annual operations in 2017 (FAA ATADS)
Located almost 40 miles Northwest of KBOS, this consolidated approach control facility is one of six large TRACONs in the United States. It controls a large portion of the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Due to its sheer size, the A90 TRACON is divided into two areas; Boston and Manchester. However, only the Boston area is available in the sim; It extends 40nm around KBOS up to 14,000ft. Class B airspace exists with a ceiling of 7,000ft over the Boston metropolitan area.
For an American airport, the procedures are fairly automated, with the design of the SIDs and STARs taking a lot of weight off the controllers. Aircraft climb and descend via the procedures, and by design the traffic flow requires minimal intervention other than running the final. Aircraft must still be manually vectored to the final approach course.
F1 - Final 1 (default)
F2 - Final 2 (unavailable)
ID - Departure (unavailable)
AL - Lynch (unavailable)
SB - Bedford (unavailable)
SL - Lincoln (unavailable)
SM - Plymouth (unavailable)
SR - Rockport (unavailable)
General Edward Lawrence Logan International
419,508 annual operations
Also known as Boston Logan International, KBOS is one of the busiest airport in the U.S. handling over 36 million passengers in 2016. It has 6 runways, 3 of which are normally used at the same time. Due to its proximity to Downtown Boston, the runway usage is very restricted and procedures make sure aircraft don't fly over noise-sensitive areas. Simultaneous approaches to crossing runways are often used which require very close monitoring from the two final positions.
Manchester–Boston Regional Airport
56,450 annual operations
39.1nm Northwest of KBOS
Serving the city of Manchester, KMHT is the the primary airport in the Manchester area of the A90 TRACON. The airport has a number of daily commercial flights and is also heavily used as a Cargo hub for northern New England.
Laurence G. Hanscom Field
134,171 annual operations
14.1nm Northwest of KBOS
Located near Bedford MA, Hanscom Field is a very busy general aviation airport and home to 3 flight schools. On the weekends, it often gets so busy, that the tower is forced to close the traffic pattern and only allow full-stop landings.
Norwood Memorial Airport
72,436 annual operations
12.7nm Southwest of KBOS
Previously used as a training facility for pilots during World War II, Norwood Memorial Airport is now a small regional airport used mainly for general and private aviation.
Beverly Regional Airport
55,251 annual operations
13.9nm Northeast of KBOS
Operated by the U.S. Navy during World War II, Beverly airport is now a small regional airfield used primarily by general aviation.
Lawrence Municipal Airport
40,148 annual operations
21.9nm North of KBOS
Located beside Lake Cochichewick, Lawrence Airport is a small municipal airfield used for general and private aviation.