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What's the preferred area GA airport for Boston? I need to spend some
time downtown but also want to visit Cape Cod.

There are many GA airports around Boston and also on the cape.
Are you looking for an airport close to Boston and another on the
cape that you can fly to, or one airport that is fairly close to both?

Pete

"PaulH" wrote in message
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What's the preferred area GA airport for Boston? I need to spend some
time downtown but also want to visit Cape Cod.

I've been told Hanscom (KBED) is one of the best GA fields for visiting
Boston. Be aware of really high landing fees (fines) for 2300-0700
operations.




"PaulH" wrote in message
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What's the preferred area GA airport for Boston? I need to spend some
time downtown but also want to visit Cape Cod.

The landing fees at BED are not just at night anymore. They charge
landing fees all the time now. The FBO's will also charge you a
pretty good fee for tie down. Also, since this airport is part of
Massport, you will need a prop lock(or such) or you will have to
"rent" one. Also, gas is over $4/gallon. I would avoid BED as a
transient, there are cheaper places to go.


"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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I've been told Hanscom (KBED) is one of the best GA fields for visiting
Boston. Be aware of really high landing fees (fines) for 2300-0700
operations.




"PaulH" wrote in message
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What's the preferred area GA airport for Boston? I need to spend some
time downtown but also want to visit Cape Cod.

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(PaulH) wrote:

What's the preferred area GA airport for Boston? I need to spend some
time downtown but also want to visit Cape Cod.

Norwood (straight shot to the cape if flying)
LWM (north of BOS)
BED (my home base - but expensive for transients)

farther from BOS:

Taunton

Mansfield

and then fly down to the cape:

5B6
HYA
Chatam

--
Bob Noel
Seen on Kerry's campaign airplane: "the real deal"
oh yeah baby.

If you can get a ride to the train station (about 2 miles), Mansfield
(1B9) is great. It's a nice commuter train ride into South Station.
Somewhat busy uncontrolled field, but good location to launch from for
the cape. I believe BED has bus service, but unless it has changed in
the last many years, the service was sporadic.

PaulH wrote:
What's the preferred area GA airport for Boston? I need to spend some
time downtown but also want to visit Cape Cod.


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"PaulH" wrote in message om...
What's the preferred area GA airport for Boston? I need to spend some
time downtown but also want to visit Cape Cod.

On the Cape side of things, your best bet is Norwood. The FBO there is
top notch and it's convenient for going into town or to the cape. They have
Avis rent-a-cars.

Norwood is a good airport. Plymouth, http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPYM ,
might be a better bet. It's closer to the cape, and there is a commuter
train from Plymouth to Boston (South Station),
http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/sche...?line=plymouth .

Although OWD is a fine airport, if you're visiting the Cape on a weekend, I
would highly recommend flying to one of the on-Cape airports (Falmouth,
Hyannis, Chatham, Provincetown) rather than driving. The highway traffic
getting on and off the Cape is usually atrocious during the summer. That's
one of the main benefits of having a PP license around here! Besides that,
it's a nice flight, and only about 30-45 minutes from the Boston area
airports.


"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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"PaulH" wrote in message
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What's the preferred area GA airport for Boston? I need to spend some
time downtown but also want to visit Cape Cod.

On the Cape side of things, your best bet is Norwood. The FBO there is
top notch and it's convenient for going into town or to the cape. They
have
Avis rent-a-cars.