City: Cape Cod, MA

Category: Getting Here, Getting Around

Telephone: (508) 775-2020

Description: Barnstable Municipal Airport, the Cape’s major airport, is right in the middle of the peninsula in Hyannis (town of Barnstable). With two 1-mile runways, it is certainly not the largest airport you’ll ever land at, but it is far from the smallest. President Kennedy’s plane would land here when he was arriving for a Hyannisport vacation. For celebrity watchers, when the rich and famous fly to the Cape, more often than not, they’ll come through Barnstable. Four airlines service the airport, three on a full-time basis and one seasonally. Also, two local airlines, Island Airlines and Nantucket Airlines, provide service from Hyannis to Nantucket. Cape Air (866-227-3247, www.flycapeair.com), offers the most daily flights into Hyannis from Boston and to the Cape and islands in the summer. On average, there are about seven flights a day year-round between Boston’s Logan International Airport and Barnstable Municipal Airport. These flights take about 20 minutes; it seems once the plane reaches its cruising height, it’s time to prepare for landing. The airline has many flights each day to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Call ahead for your reservations. Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines also offer off-season specials in addition to discounted commuter tickets. Island Airlines flies only between Barnstable Municipal Airport and Nantucket about 20 times a day, with fewer flights on the weekends. For more information on Island Airlines schedules and reservations, go to www.islandair.net or call (508) 228-7575 or (800) 248-7779. Outside the main terminal there are normally a number of taxis waiting. If you plan on leaving your car at the airport overnight, there is a daily parking fee. If you need to rent a car, you’re in luck; there are four car rental companies located in the main terminal: Avis, (800) 331-1212; Budget, (800) 527-7000; Hertz, (800) 654-3131; and Enterprise, (800) 736-8222.