diff --git a/src/Main/positioninit.cxx b/src/Main/positioninit.cxx
index 056ba1f2f..0df06d8e7 100644
--- a/src/Main/positioninit.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/positioninit.cxx
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ bool initPosition()
   if ( !set_pos ) {
     // No lon/lat specified, no airport specified, use the default airport
     // TODO: don't hardcode this. Really.
-    const FGAirport* airport = fgFindAirportID("ENBR");
+    const FGAirport* airport = fgFindAirportID("KBOS");
     if( airport ) {
       const SGGeod & airportGeod = airport->geod();
       fgSetDouble("/sim/presets/longitude-deg", airportGeod.getLongitudeDeg());