Massachusetts Transportation
Massachusetts Guide
Massachusetts Transportation
Massachusetts is well connected with almost all cities in the USA. You will have all means of transportation to visit Massachusetts. You can also find cost-effective mode of transportation to travel to Massachusetts. You will also get good mode of transportation while visiting the inner parts of the state.
Massachusetts Air Transportation:
There are some of high-class International airports in Massachusetts namely - Logan International Airport, Albany International Airport and Bradley International Airport. However, you will also get some of the regional and municipality airports in Massachusetts namely - Barnstable Municipal Airport, T.F. Green Airport, Hanscom Field Airport, Boston Regional Airport, Martha's Vineyard Airport, Nantucket Memorial Airport, New Bedford Regional Airport, Plymouth Municipal Airport, 508-746-2020 Provincetown Municipal Airport, Westover Metropolitan Airport and 413-593-5543 Worcester Regional Airport etc.
There is good bus and train service that can connect you to the places where you want to go. You will get easier bus service from any of the airports for your various destinations. You can also choose low cost plane to visit Massachusetts as this service is available from many of its municipality airports. You can come to Boston first and then you can decide to visit other places of Massachusetts as it will be the best choice for your traveling comfort.
List of Airports in Massachusetts
| City Served | FAA | IATA | ICAO | Airport Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Service - Primary Airports | ||||
| Boston | BOS | BOS | KBOS | Gen. Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport |
| Hyannis | HYA | HYA | KHYA | Barnstable Municipal Airport (Boardman/Polando Field) |
| Nantucket | ACK | ACK | KACK | Nantucket Memorial Airport |
| New Bedford | EWB | EWB | KEWB | New Bedford Regional Airport |
| Provincetown | PVC | PVC | KPVC | Provincetown Municipal Airport |
| Vineyard Haven | MVY | MVY | KMVY | Martha's Vineyard Airport |
| Commercial Service - Non-Primary Airports | ||||
| Bedford | BED | BED | KBED | Laurence G. Hanscom Field / Hanscom Air Force Base |
| Worcester | ORH | ORH | KORH | Worcester Regional Airport |
| Reliever Airports | ||||
| Beverly | BVY | BVY | KBVY | Beverly Municipal Airport |
| Lawrence | LWM | LWM | KLWM | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Norwood | OWD | OWD | KOWD | Norwood Memorial Airport |
| General Aviation Airports | ||||
| Chatham | CQX | KCQX | Chatham Municipal Airport | |
| Fitchburg | FIT | KFIT | Fitchburg Municipal Airport | |
| Gardner | GDM | GDM | KGDM | Gardner Municipal Airport |
| Great Barrington | GBR | GBR | KGBR | Walter J. Koladza Airport (Great Barrington Airport) |
| Mansfield | 1B9 | Mansfield Municipal Airport | ||
| Marshfield | GHG | KGHG | Marshfield Municipal Airport (George Harlow Field) | |
| Montague | 0B5 | Turners Falls Airport | ||
| North Adams | AQW | KAQW | Harriman-and-West Airport | |
| Northampton | 7B2 | Northampton Airport | ||
| Orange | ORE | KORE | Orange Municipal Airport | |
| Pittsfield | PSF | PSF | KPSF | Pittsfield Municipal Airport |
| Plymouth | PYM | PYM | KPYM | Plymouth Municipal Airport (Massachusetts) |
| Southbridge | 3B0 | Southbridge Municipal Airport | ||
| Springfield / Chicopee | CEF | CEF | KCEF | Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base |
| Stow | 6B6 | Minute Man Air Field | ||
| Taunton | TAN | KTAN | Taunton Municipal Airport (King Field) | |
| Westfield / Springfield | BAF | BAF | KBAF | Barnes Municipal Airport |
| Other Public-Use Airports (not listed in NPIAS) | ||||
| Barre / Barre Plains | 8B5 | Tanner-Hiller Airport | ||
| Berkley | 1M8 | Myricks Airport | ||
| Edgartown | 1B2 | Katama Airpark | ||
| Falmouth | 5B6 | Falmouth Airpark | ||
| Halifax | MA6 | Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base | ||
| Hanson | 28M | Cranland Airport | ||
| Hopedale | 1B6 | Hopedale Industrial Park Airport | ||
| Marlboro | 9B1 | Marlboro Airport | ||
| Marstons Mills | 2B1 | Cape Cod Airport | ||
| Methuen | MA2 | Merrimack Valley Seaplane Base | ||
| Newburyport | 2B2 | Plum Island Airport | ||
| Spencer | 60M | Spencer Airport | ||
| Sterling | 3B3 | Sterling Airport | ||
| Military Airports | ||||
| Falmouth | FMH | FMH | KFMH | Otis Air National Guard Base |
| Notable Private-Use Airports | ||||
| Amesbury | 6MA0 | Lake Gardner Seaplane Base | ||
| Ipswich | MA36 | Snow Airport (former public use, FAA: PHQ) | ||
| Palmer | 13MA | PMX | Metropolitan Airport (former public use, FAA: PMX) | |
| Ware | MA53 | UWA | Ware Airport (former public use, FAA: UWA) | |
| Notable Former Airports | ||||
| Acushnet | Acushnet Airport (1952-1959) | |||
| Agawam | 7B0 | Bowles Agawam Airport (1930-1985) | ||
| Ayer | AYE | Moore Army Airfield (1929-1995) | ||
| Bolton | Bolton Airport (1931-1951) | |||
| Brockton | Brockton Airport (1920s-1950s) | |||
| Burlington | BBF | BBF | KBBF | Burlington Municipal Airport |
| Canton | Boston Metropolitan Airport (1931-1950s) | |||
| Fall River | FLR | KFLR | Fall River Municipal Airport (closed 1996-1998) | |
| Fireworks | Clark Airport | |||
| Danvers | Robbins Airport | |||
| Grafton | Grafton Airport | |||
| Hatfield | MA03 | Hatfield-Pilgrim Airport | ||
| Haverhill | 8B6 | Haverhill Dutton Airport | ||
| Haverhill | MA04 | Haverhill Riverside Airport & Seaplane Base | ||
| Lancaster | Pine Hill Airport | |||
| Leicester | MA04 | Leicester Airport | ||
| Nomans Land | No Man's Land Navy Airfield | |||
| Norfolk | Norfolk Airport | |||
| North Middleboro | North Middleboro Airpark | |||
| Quincy | NAS Squantum | |||
| Revere | Revere Airport (1920s-1962) | |||
| Salem | CGAS Salem | |||
| Seekonk, MA / Providence, RI | Providence Airport (1920s-1950s) | |||
| South Weymouth | NZY | NAS South Weymouth (Shea Field) | ||
| Springfield | Springfield Airport | |||
| Tewksbury | B09 | Tew-Mac Airport (closed 1997) | ||
| Westboro | 3B6 | Westboro Airport (1934-1980) | ||
Massachusetts Train Transportation
Amtrak is a well known train service. You can use Amtrak train service to have a fair and a comfort travel to Massachusetts. However, this train service is also considered as the best way traveling mode to Massachusetts. Amtrak offers high-speed Acela Express and the Northeast Regional train. You can get Amtrak service from the most famous cities of the United States namely - Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; New York; and New Haven and Connecticut etc. The seats are very comfortable and you will have ample place in seating area. The catering service of the train is also good.
Boston is well connected with Amtrak as it provides its services to many of the well known stations namely - Westwood, Back Bay Station and South Station, Framingham, Worcester, Springfield, Amherst and Pittsfield etc.
Massachusetts Bus Service:
Massachusetts bus service can be very useful for traveling inside. You will get good connection of buses from all the airports of Massachusetts. You can choose bus service after getting down from the plane.
Massachusetts Ferry Service:
You will get wide-ranging ferry and boat services to reach Massachusetts. There are many well known companies that provide you high-class to economy class ferry services for your comfort travel. The locations of Massachusetts are favorable for ferry services. You can have cruise facility for your travel too. Some of the famous ferry services are Boston Harbor Cruises, City Water Taxi, The Salem Ferry, Baystate Cruise Company, New England Fast Ferry Company and Martha's Vineyard Fast Ferry etc.
Early Booking for Reservation:
Travelers have to book travel tickets prior to their traveling schedule. Early reservations will help you to have a comfort travel for all means. If you plan to travel by trains, air or ferries you should make it sure that you have booked your tickets already.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
| Massachusetts Department of Transportation Agency Overview | |
|---|---|
| MassDOT Formed | November 1, 2009 |
| MassDOT Preceding Agency | Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation, MassHighway, Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission |
| MassDOT Jurisdiction | Massachusetts |
| MassDOT Headquarters | 10 Park Plaza Boston, Massachusetts |
| MassDOT Employees | TBD (1,850 formerly of MassHighway) |
| MassDOT Agency Executives | Jeffrey B. Mullan, Secretary of Transportation; John R. Jenkins, Andrew Whittle, Elizabeth Levin, Ferdinand Alvaro, Janice Loux, Board of Directors |
| MassDOT Parent Agency | Independent agency, board appointed by the Governor |
| Massachusetts Department of Transportation Website | |
| http://www.massdot.state.ma.us | |
