Eastie Flight Monitor

East Boston · Logan Airport (KBOS)

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What's it actually like right now?

Logged with the current wind direction, runway config and live ADS-B count — so repeated misses on a given wind direction show up as a pattern to recalibrate against.

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Departures climbing overhead now

Live ADS-B data from airplanes.live

Seasonal Traffic Pattern

% of Logan flights routed over East Boston by month

65%

this month

Based on Massport annualized runway use data · Blue line = current month · Look up specific days on WebTrak ↗

Why planes fly over East Boston

NE winds (nor'easters) → 04L/04R · Departures climb directly overhead at 500–1,500 ft — loudest

NW winds → 33L/32 · 33L departures climb out on a 330° heading — right over East Boston

Calm / variable → ATC's choice · No wind signal — could go either way, the hardest days to predict

W winds → Rwy 27 · Departures head west and turn out over the harbor

SW winds (summer) → 22L/22R · Arrivals descend toward the harbor — quiet overhead in East Boston

SE winds → 15L/15R · Traffic over Dorchester Bay — enjoy the terrace

Wind: NOAA/NWS · Flights: airplanes.live ADS-B