Nantucket's nickname is "The Grey Lady" because of the fog which sometimes envelops the island.

When the fog is in, the planes don't fly.

Luckily, this is only an occasional problem, but you must keep it in mind. If you're flying from Hyannis's Barnstable Municipal Airport (map), you're only a mile from the two docks with fast ferries to Nantucket. The ferries sail whether there's fog or not.

More importantly, you must keep fog in mind if you plan to fly from Nantucket and connect with an onward flight at some other airport. A fog delay may cause you to miss your connection.

	Airport weathervane

Cape Air (tel 800-352-0714) flies frequently in summer to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK; map) from Boston's Logan International Airport (BOS, 14 flights), Hyannis MA (HYA, 16 flights), New Bedford MA (EWB, 20 flights) and Providence RI (PVD, 7 to 10 flights).

Cape Air also runs three flights daily between Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Some flights from and to Hyannis are operated in conjunction with Nantucket Airlines.

Island Airlines (tel 800-248-7779, 508-228-7575) also operates Nantucket-Hyannis flights.

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