Logan International Airport: Difference between revisions

Essentially an extension of Constitution Beach, but listed separately because you can't get to it directly by walking along the beach.  You still get off at the Orient Heights T station, but rather than follow the street all the way to Constitution Beach Park, head southeast on Bayswater, and walk until the road turns slightly left, at which point, you'll be alongside a beach which runs east-west just off the approach end of the 22's (the beach runs perpendicular to the runways).  This location might be a bit better for shooting arrivals on the 22's, since you're closer to the aircraft.  One thing though, as you'll notice when you get there, is that because of the houses, you get almost no warning when a plane is about to pass overhead (maybe 5 seconds, tops).  This, of course, can be remedied if you have a suitable radio with you to listen to Boston Tower.  Spotting here is great in the afternoons, up until sunset.  One very interesting point about this location is that the beach is at sea level, but is about 20 feet below the road grade, meaning that you can see fairly nicely "down" the 22's, if you're up on the road.  Standing at the spot about halfway in between the two runways, I was able to cover all traffic (everything from an ERJ-145 to an A340) with a 70-200 with a 1.4X converter.  Admittedly though, at 98mm, the A340 was almost taking up more than the entire frame (on my 10D), and it would have been nice to have those extra 20mm of a standard 70-300 or 100-300 zoom.