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Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (IATA: CLE, ICAO: KCLE, FAA LID: CLE) is an international airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the primary airport serving Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, the largest and busiest airport in the state, and the 43rd busiest airport in the U.S. by passenger numbers. Located in Cleveland's Hopkins neighborhood 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Downtown Cleveland, it is adjacent to the Glenn Research Center, one of NASA's ten major field centers.[1]

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Cleveland
OperatorDepartment of Port Control
ServesGreater Cleveland
LocationHopkins, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
OpenedJuly 1, 1925; 98 years ago (1925-07-01)
Operating base forFrontier Airlines
Coordinates41°24′42″N 081°50′59″W / 41.41167°N 81.84972°W / 41.41167; -81.84972
Websiteclevelandairport.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06L/24R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
06R/24L 9,953 3,034 Concrete
10/28 6,018 1,834 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft landings41,641
Total passengers8,695,234 +19.38%[3]
Source: FAA[1] and CLE airport.[2]

The airport has been at the forefront of several innovations that are now commonplace. It was the first airport with an air traffic control tower and a two-level design separating arrivals from departures. It was also the first airport in North America to be directly connected with a rail transit line.

Cleveland was a hub for United Airlines from the post–World War II era until the mid-1980s. After United moved out, Continental Airlines moved in, making it the dominant carrier at the airport in the 1990s and 2000s. After United and Continental merged in 2010, United closed the Cleveland hub, though it still has a flight attendant base, pilot base, and maintenance facilities at the airport and is its largest carrier by passenger count.

When United stopped using Cleveland as a hub, it closed Concourse D, but the airline kept paying to lease the facility, preventing it from being used by another airline. However, United's hub closure created an opening for low-cost carriers to enter the market, which had previously had among highest average fares in the country. Within a few years after United closed the hub, passenger traffic rebounded to where it was before the closure.

Cleveland Hopkins offers non-stop passenger service to nearly 40 destinations. Cleveland Hopkins is operated by the Cleveland Department of Port Control, which also operates Burke Lakefront Airport located downtown.

History Edit

Cleveland Hopkins is of particular importance to the history of commercial air travel due to a number of first-in-the-world innovations that would eventually become the global standard. Founded on July 1, 1925, it was one of the first municipality-owned facilities of its kind in the United States.[4] It was the site of the first air traffic control tower,[5] the first ground-to-air radio control system, and the first airfield lighting system,[6] all in 1930; and it was the first U.S. airport to be directly connected to a local or regional rail transit system, in 1968.[7]

It was also the first airport to employ a two-level terminal design separating arrivals from departures. The airport was named after its founder, former city manager William R. Hopkins, on his 82nd birthday in 1951.

First closure of United hub and establishment of Continental hub Edit

United Airlines established its easternmost domestic hub in Cleveland after World War II, which it maintained until the mid-1980s, when it closed its Cleveland hub and moved capacity to a new hub at Washington–Dulles. Following the closure of the United hub, Continental Airlines (which at the time was a separate carrier and lacked a Midwest hub) responded by adding capacity to Cleveland, as did USAir, which was the dominant carrier at the airport from 1987 until the early 1990s.[8] While USAir soon reduced its schedule from Cleveland, Continental substantially increased its hub capacity, becoming the airport's largest tenant and eventually accounting for upwards of 60 percent of passenger traffic. Continental and the airport both made substantial operational and capital investments in the airport's infrastructure. In 1992, the airport completed a $50 million renovation of Concourse C, which housed all of Continental's flights. The renovation included the installation of a continuous skylight, a Continental President's Club lounge, and a new Baggage Claim area.[9] In 1999, the airport completed an $80 million expansion that included the construction of the new Concourse D (now closed), which was built to accommodate Continental Express and Continental Connection flights.

In June 1999, Continental Airlines launched flights to London's Gatwick Airport aboard a Boeing 757. This was Cleveland's first scheduled transatlantic service.[10][11][12] The carrier suspended the link after the September 11 attacks and resumed it in April 2002.[13][14] The following year, Continental made the route seasonal.[15][16]

Continental began flying into London's Heathrow Airport instead of Gatwick in May 2009; Heathrow offered more connecting flights. The airline discontinued the service four months later, citing the recession and an inability to obtain affordable seasonal slots at Heathrow.[17][18] The company was also about to join the Star Alliance, to which United Airlines belonged. Consequently, London-bound passengers would be able to transit through United's Chicago hub instead of Cleveland. The cancellation of the route left the city without a direct link to Europe.[17]

Continental–United merger and second closure of United hub Edit

In 2010, Continental and United Airlines announced that they would merge operations.[19] The merger prompted concerns that a post-merger United would reduce or close its hub in Cleveland and instead route passengers through the new United's Chicago-O'Hare and Washington-Dulles hubs.[20][21] On November 10, 2010, Continental CEO Jeff Smisek stated in a speech in Cleveland that "Cleveland needs to earn its hub status every day" and added that overall profitability would be the determining factor in whether the new United kept or closed the Cleveland hub.[22]

United continued to reduce its capacity in Cleveland following the merger, which already had been substantially reduced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.[23] On February 1, 2014, United announced that the airline would shut down its Cleveland hub, stating as justification that the airline's hub at Cleveland "hasn't been profitable for over a decade."[24] By June 5, 2014, United had effectively terminated its hub operation at the airport, reducing its daily departures by more than 60%.[25] United also closed Concourse D and consolidated all of its remaining operations in Concourse C, although it is required to continue to pay the airport $1,112,482 a month in rent for the facility until 2027.[26]

Post-hub history Edit

The airport initially experienced a sharp decline in passenger counts following the closure of United's hub in 2014. Several other airlines, however, increased their service to Cleveland in subsequent years. Frontier Airlines significantly increased its service to the airport and declared Cleveland a focus city. New routes connected Cleveland with destinations as far as Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As of May 2023, there are discussions as to whether Frontier would make Cleveland a crew base.[27][28][29]

Other low-cost airlines such as Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air began new service to the airport as well, and existing airlines such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines also increased their number of daily flights and destinations. As a result, by 2017, the airport's passenger count exceeded levels achieved during the last full year that United maintained a hub in Cleveland.

Despite the closure of its hub, as of 2017 United still maintained roughly 1,200 employees in Greater Cleveland, including a flight attendant and pilot base as well as maintenance facilities.[30] United also remains the largest carrier at Hopkins. Regional airline CommuteAir, which flies exclusively on behalf of United Express, is headquartered in nearby North Olmsted.[31]

Icelandair and Wow Air inaugurated flights to Reykjavík in May 2018. Wow Air employed Airbus A321s on the route, while Icelandair used a Boeing 737 MAX.[32][33][34] Wow Air left Cleveland in October 2018 amid financial troubles.[32][35] Icelandair decided to make its service seasonal, with the first season ending in October.[32] In March 2019, however, the carrier announced it would not be returning. The Boeing 737 MAX had been grounded, and some analysts said Icelandair might have been unsatisfied with the route's performance.[35]

In 2021, the airport received $32.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide economic relief funds for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]

In May 2023, Aer Lingus launched flights between Cleveland and Dublin on Airbus A321LR aircraft. It was the airline's first new service since 2019. At the time, it was the only nonstop flight between Europe and Cleveland.[37][38]

In 2023, Cleveland was one of the areas where United Airlines pilots picketed in pursuit of a better contract.[39][40]

Facilities Edit

 
Satellite view of the airport.
 
Hopkins Airport's giant "paper" airplane sculptures, located in the underground walkway between Concourses C and D (now closed to the public).
 
The Cleveland RTA's Airport station.

Terminal Edit

Cleveland Hopkins consists of one two-level passenger terminal, which was completed in 1978, and renovated in 2016. There are four concourses, three of which are currently in use.

  • Concourse A houses Frontier, Spirit, charters, and all international arrivals. Delta Air Lines also uses it for overflow parking and sports charters. It also houses the airport's Federal Inspection Services (FIS) customs and border protection facility. Originally known as "North Concourse", it was opened in 1957 and rebuilt in 1978–79. Allegiant Air used this Concourse until January 2022 when it terminated all flights to Cleveland.
  • Concourse B houses Delta and Southwest. Originally the “West Concourse”, it was built in 1954 as the first extension pier to the airport, and was rebuilt and expanded from 1982 to 1983.
  • Concourse C houses Air Canada Express, Alaska, American, JetBlue and all United services, except for international arrivals which are handled in Concourse A. Originally known as "South Concourse", it opened in 1969 and was renovated in 1992.
  • Concourse D has been vacant since 2014, when United closed its gates and consolidated all operations to Concourse C.[41] Built in 1999, it is a separate terminal connected to Concourse C by an underground walkway. Although capable of handling larger jets such as the Boeing 737,[42] it exclusively handled smaller regional aircraft during its operation. Concourse D contains 12 jet bridge gates and 24 ramp loading positions.[42]

In 2022, the airport began discussions for a $2 billion renovation. The airport wanted to expand security and check-in counters, add an improved checked baggage inspection system, expand gate waiting areas, and add 8 new gates to be able to accept additional flights. Concourses A and C will be renovated, concourse B would be rebuilt, and a new concourse would be built to replace Concourse D.[43]

Runways Edit

Cleveland Hopkins covers an area of 1,717 acres (695 ha) and has three runways:[1][44]

  • 06R/24L: 9,953 ft × 150 ft (3,034 m × 46 m) concrete
  • 06L/24R: 9,000 ft × 150 ft (2,743 m × 46 m) concrete
  • 10/28: 6,018 ft × 150 ft (1,834 m × 46 m) asphalt/concrete

Other facilities Edit

Cleveland Hopkins is home to both crew and maintenance bases for United Airlines.[45]

The airport is also home to one of five kitchens operated by airline catering company Chelsea Food Services, a subsidiary of United Airlines.

Cleveland Airmall, a unit of Fraport USA, manages the retail and dining locations at the airport. Tenants include Johnston & Murphy, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum Store, Bar Symon, and Sunglass Hut.[46]

A Sheraton Hotel also occupies the airport grounds immediately east of the terminal. Built in 1959, it has 243 rooms and was a popular layover point for passengers and crews during the airport’s hub days with United and Continental. The hotel closed in June 2022 after its ownership group defaulted on its loans. The airport subsequently acquired the building and intends to demolish it in order to add more parking spaces.

The airport has two lounges: a United Club in Concourse C and The Club CLE near the entrance to Concourse B in the Main Terminal.

In November 2022, an area man broke onto airport property, drove onto a runway, and destroyed radar equipment at the airport.[47][48][49]

Ground transportation Edit

The airport is connected to the Cleveland Rapid Transit system with the Red Line Rapid Transit station beneath the terminal. The airport has a dedicated taxi service of 110 vehicles.[50] In 2023, the airport received $3.2 million from President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to renovate, among other terminal facilities, the public transportation tunnel to the airport. This will include modernizing wall surfaces, replacing the tunnel ceiling and waterproof membrane in the tunnel tramway, structural repairs, and installation of a new drainage system.[51]

Rental car operations are located at a consolidated rental car facility off the airport property. Shuttle services are provided between the airport and the facility.

Airlines and destinations Edit

Passenger Edit

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Aer Lingus Dublin [52]
Air Canada Express Toronto–Pearson [53]
Alaska Airlines Seattle/Tacoma [54]
American Airlines Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Miami, Philadelphia, Phoenix-Sky Harbor
[55]
American Eagle Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Miami, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington–National [55]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Detroit
Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
[56]
Delta Connection Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia [56]
Frontier Airlines Cancún, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Punta Cana, San Juan (resumes November 17, 2023),[57] Tampa
Seasonal: Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami (resumes November 16, 2023),[58] Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, San Diego, San Francisco, Sarasota (resumes December 21, 2023)[58]
[59]
JetBlue Boston [60]
Southwest Airlines Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago–Midway, Denver, Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, St. Louis
Seasonal: Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa
[61]
Spirit Airlines Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando
Seasonal: Fort Myers, Myrtle Beach, Tampa
[62]
United Airlines Cancún, Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, Orlando, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles
Seasonal: Fort Myers, Tampa (resumes October 29, 2023)[63]
[64]
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, Washington–Dulles [64]

Cargo Edit

Statistics Edit

Airline market share Edit

Largest Airlines at CLE
(April 2022 - March 2023)
[65]
Rank Carrier Percentage Passengers
1 United Airlines 23.23% 1,962,000
2 Frontier Airlines 13.76% 1,162,000
3 Southwest Airlines 12.61% 1,065,000
4 Spirit Airlines 11.44% 967,000
5 American Airlines 11.19% 945,000
Other 27.77% 2,346,000

Top destinations Edit

Busiest domestic routes from CLE (June 2022 - May 2023)[65]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1   Atlanta, Georgia 436,000 Delta, Southwest, Spirit
2   Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 337,000 American, United
3   Orlando, Florida 317,000 Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
4   Denver, Colorado 284,000 Frontier, Southwest, United
5   Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 214,000 American, Spirit
6   Charlotte, North Carolina 194,000 American
7   Newark, New Jersey 184,000 United
8   Chicago–Midway, Illinois 149,000 Southwest
9   Tampa, Florida 144,000 Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
10   Fort Lauderdale, Florida 143,000 Frontier, JetBlue, Spirit, United

Annual passenger traffic Edit

Annual passenger traffic at CLE airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic at CLE
1999–Present
[66]
Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers
1999 13,020,285 2009 9,715,604 2019 10,040,817
2000 13,288,059 2010 9,492,455 2020 4,122,517
2001 11,864,411 2011 9,176,824 2021 7,283,896
2002 10,795,270 2012 9,004,983 2022 8,695,234
2003 10,555,387 2013 9,072,126 2023
2004 11,264,937 2014 7,609,404 2024
2005 11,463,391 2015 8,100,073 2025
2006 11,321,050 2016 8,422,676 2026
2007 11,459,390 2017 9,140,445 2027
2008 11,106,196 2018 9,642,729 2028

Basic Aircraft Statistics Edit

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 91,615 aircraft operations, an average of 251 per day. This was 79% commercial, 14% air taxi, 7% general aviation, and <1% military. For the same time period, 43 aircraft were based at the airport: 37 jets, 4 military aircraft, and 2 multi-engine airplanes.[67]

Accidents and incidents Edit

  • On May 24, 1938, United Air Lines Flight 9, a Douglas DC-3 flying from Newark to Chicago via Cleveland crashed on approach to Cleveland killing all seven passengers and three crew members on board.[68]
  • On August 27, 1971, a Chicago & Southern Airlines Volpar Turboliner with 2 occupants on board suffered a loss of power on the no.1 engine shortly after takeoff, it stalled and crashed killing 1 crew member of the 2 on board.[69]
  • On December 18, 1978, an Allegheny Commuter DeHavilland Heron (operated by Fischer Brothers Aviation) was landing at Cleveland from Mansfield Lahm Airport when a ground controller cleared a snow plow to cross the runway at the same time the aircraft was landing, resulting in a collision. The flight had a crew of 2 pilots and 15 passengers. There were no fatalities nor serious injuries. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[70]
  • On January 4, 1985, an armed 42-year-old Cleveland woman named Oranette Mays hijacked Pan Am flight 558, a Boeing 727 scheduled to fly from Cleveland to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport. During the boarding process for the flight in Cleveland, Mays shot her way onto the plane, shooting and injuring a USAir employee who tried to stop her in the process. Mays then commandeered the plane, took 7 hostages (including an 8-month-old baby), and demanded to be taken to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After a 6-hour stand-off, a SWAT team made up of Cleveland police and FBI agents stormed the plane. Mays and an officer were shot before police were able to arrest Mays.[71]
  • On February 17, 1991, Ryan International Airlines Flight 590, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 cargo flight bound for Indianapolis International Airport stalled and crashed after takeoff from CLE due to wing contamination. While the DC-9 was on the ground for 35 minutes, there was no de-icing service on the aircraft and blowing snow accumulated on the wings, causing a stall and loss of control on takeoff. Both occupants were killed.[72][73]
  • On December 15, 1992, a Mohican Air Service Volpar Turboliner II on a ferry flight crashed after its initial climb, the sole occupant was killed. Improper installation of the elevator during recent maintenance on the aircraft was the probable cause.[74]
  • On January 6, 2003, a Continental Express Embraer ERJ 145LR overran the runway upon landing from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT. The airplane continued beyond the departure end, on the extended runway centerline, and struck the ILS runway 6 localizer antenna. It came to rest with the nose about 600 feet (180 m) beyond the end of the runway. The nose landing gear had collapsed rearward and deformed the forward pressure bulkhead.[75]
  • On November 29, 2004, an Embraer EMB-135BJ sustained substantial damage during a ground collision with a parked airplane while taxiing after landing at the Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport. While exiting taxiway "J" with the co-pilot steering the airplane from the left seat, the airplane entered a ramp area where scheduled maintenance was to be performed. However, another EMB-135BJ had been parked perpendicular to the ramp entrance, with its nose wheel approximately 30 feet from the front of a hangar, and with its tail approximately 45 feet from the edge of the ramp pavement. According to written statements provided by the flight crew, per their standard operating procedures, they waited at the ramp entrance for a marshaller to assist them in parking. When one did not arrive, they decided to pass behind the parked airplane slowly, but while the pilot attempted to verbally direct the co-pilot and observe the position of the right wingtip, the airplane's right winglet collided with the parked airplane. The probable cause of the incident was found to be the pilot in command's improper decision to continue taxi without a ground marshaller, and her misjudged clearance from a parked airplane, which resulted in a ground collision during taxi.[76]
  • On February 18, 2007, Delta Connection Flight 6448, an Embraer E 170 operated by Shuttle America with 4 crew members and 71 passengers aboard, landed at CLE in snowy weather & gusty winds. Despite the use of full reverse and braking, the aircraft didn't slow down, left the runway and partially went through a fence 150 feet from the end of the runway. There were no fatalities. Even though the aircraft was substantially damaged, it was repaired and put back into service.[77]
  • On July 26, 2016, a flight attendant on an Embraer E170 inbound to Cleveland Hopkins was injured after an inadvertent encounter with turbulence. The aircraft landed safely.[78]

Controversies Edit

Ground Transportation Center Edit

In May 2015, the airport moved the pick-up and drop off location for most shuttles to the former limo lot, requiring most passengers to take two escalators underneath the former shuttle parking in the arrivals lane at the airport. Originally meant to be a temporary fix, the airport made the Ground Transportation Center a permanent fixture in May 2017. This angered many travelers, who complained on various social media platforms, as well as local media outlets, garnering negative publicity for the airport's plans.[79] In March 2019, the pick ups and drop offs location for most of the shuttles (except for limo shuttles) have moved to the north end of the baggage claim level.

Parking Edit

In May 2013, the airport demolished its aging, 2,600-space Long Term Garage, replacing it with a 1,000 space surface lot for $24M.[80] This in turn created a parking shortage, and daily lot closings when parking lots would become full. The airport's Twitter account became a daily update of parking closures at the airport. The airport converted the Short Term Garage to a so-called Smart Garage, and valet parking garage. The airport eliminated its free half-hour courtesy parking perk, and began to charge $3 for a half-hour.[81]

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Sources Edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links Edit

  • Official website
  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OH-2, "Cleveland Municipal Airport", 15 photos, 17 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
  • FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective September 7, 2023
  • Resources for this airport:
    • AirNav airport information for KCLE
    • ASN accident history for CLE
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCLE
    • FAA current CLE delay information
  • Master Plan

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Cleveland Airport redirects here For the other airport serving Cleveland Ohio see Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport For other airports see Cleveland Municipal Airport Cleveland Hopkins International Airport IATA CLE ICAO KCLE FAA LID CLE is an international airport in Cleveland Ohio United States It is the primary airport serving Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio the largest and busiest airport in the state and the 43rd busiest airport in the U S by passenger numbers Located in Cleveland s Hopkins neighborhood 9 miles 14 km southwest of Downtown Cleveland it is adjacent to the Glenn Research Center one of NASA s ten major field centers 1 Cleveland Hopkins International AirportIATA CLEICAO KCLEFAA LID CLESummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of ClevelandOperatorDepartment of Port ControlServesGreater ClevelandLocationHopkins Cleveland Ohio United StatesOpenedJuly 1 1925 98 years ago 1925 07 01 Operating base forFrontier AirlinesCoordinates41 24 42 N 081 50 59 W 41 41167 N 81 84972 W 41 41167 81 84972Websiteclevelandairport wbr comMapsFAA airport diagramRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m06L 24R 9 000 2 743 Concrete06R 24L 9 953 3 034 Concrete10 28 6 018 1 834 Asphalt ConcreteStatistics 2022 Aircraft landings41 641Total passengers8 695 234 19 38 3 Source FAA 1 and CLE airport 2 The airport has been at the forefront of several innovations that are now commonplace It was the first airport with an air traffic control tower and a two level design separating arrivals from departures It was also the first airport in North America to be directly connected with a rail transit line Cleveland was a hub for United Airlines from the post World War II era until the mid 1980s After United moved out Continental Airlines moved in making it the dominant carrier at the airport in the 1990s and 2000s After United and Continental merged in 2010 United closed the Cleveland hub though it still has a flight attendant base pilot base and maintenance facilities at the airport and is its largest carrier by passenger count When United stopped using Cleveland as a hub it closed Concourse D but the airline kept paying to lease the facility preventing it from being used by another airline However United s hub closure created an opening for low cost carriers to enter the market which had previously had among highest average fares in the country Within a few years after United closed the hub passenger traffic rebounded to where it was before the closure Cleveland Hopkins offers non stop passenger service to nearly 40 destinations Cleveland Hopkins is operated by the Cleveland Department of Port Control which also operates Burke Lakefront Airport located downtown Contents 1 History 1 1 First closure of United hub and establishment of Continental hub 1 2 Continental United merger and second closure of United hub 1 3 Post hub history 2 Facilities 2 1 Terminal 2 2 Runways 2 3 Other facilities 2 4 Ground transportation 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Passenger 3 2 Cargo 4 Statistics 4 1 Airline market share 4 2 Top destinations 4 3 Annual passenger traffic 4 4 Basic Aircraft Statistics 5 Accidents and incidents 6 Controversies 6 1 Ground Transportation Center 6 2 Parking 7 See also 8 References 8 1 Sources 9 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cleveland Hopkins International Airport news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cleveland Hopkins is of particular importance to the history of commercial air travel due to a number of first in the world innovations that would eventually become the global standard Founded on July 1 1925 it was one of the first municipality owned facilities of its kind in the United States 4 It was the site of the first air traffic control tower 5 the first ground to air radio control system and the first airfield lighting system 6 all in 1930 and it was the first U S airport to be directly connected to a local or regional rail transit system in 1968 7 It was also the first airport to employ a two level terminal design separating arrivals from departures The airport was named after its founder former city manager William R Hopkins on his 82nd birthday in 1951 First closure of United hub and establishment of Continental hub Edit United Airlines established its easternmost domestic hub in Cleveland after World War II which it maintained until the mid 1980s when it closed its Cleveland hub and moved capacity to a new hub at Washington Dulles Following the closure of the United hub Continental Airlines which at the time was a separate carrier and lacked a Midwest hub responded by adding capacity to Cleveland as did USAir which was the dominant carrier at the airport from 1987 until the early 1990s 8 While USAir soon reduced its schedule from Cleveland Continental substantially increased its hub capacity becoming the airport s largest tenant and eventually accounting for upwards of 60 percent of passenger traffic Continental and the airport both made substantial operational and capital investments in the airport s infrastructure In 1992 the airport completed a 50 million renovation of Concourse C which housed all of Continental s flights The renovation included the installation of a continuous skylight a Continental President s Club lounge and a new Baggage Claim area 9 In 1999 the airport completed an 80 million expansion that included the construction of the new Concourse D now closed which was built to accommodate Continental Express and Continental Connection flights In June 1999 Continental Airlines launched flights to London s Gatwick Airport aboard a Boeing 757 This was Cleveland s first scheduled transatlantic service 10 11 12 The carrier suspended the link after the September 11 attacks and resumed it in April 2002 13 14 The following year Continental made the route seasonal 15 16 Continental began flying into London s Heathrow Airport instead of Gatwick in May 2009 Heathrow offered more connecting flights The airline discontinued the service four months later citing the recession and an inability to obtain affordable seasonal slots at Heathrow 17 18 The company was also about to join the Star Alliance to which United Airlines belonged Consequently London bound passengers would be able to transit through United s Chicago hub instead of Cleveland The cancellation of the route left the city without a direct link to Europe 17 Continental United merger and second closure of United hub Edit In 2010 Continental and United Airlines announced that they would merge operations 19 The merger prompted concerns that a post merger United would reduce or close its hub in Cleveland and instead route passengers through the new United s Chicago O Hare and Washington Dulles hubs 20 21 On November 10 2010 Continental CEO Jeff Smisek stated in a speech in Cleveland that Cleveland needs to earn its hub status every day and added that overall profitability would be the determining factor in whether the new United kept or closed the Cleveland hub 22 United continued to reduce its capacity in Cleveland following the merger which already had been substantially reduced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis 23 On February 1 2014 United announced that the airline would shut down its Cleveland hub stating as justification that the airline s hub at Cleveland hasn t been profitable for over a decade 24 By June 5 2014 United had effectively terminated its hub operation at the airport reducing its daily departures by more than 60 25 United also closed Concourse D and consolidated all of its remaining operations in Concourse C although it is required to continue to pay the airport 1 112 482 a month in rent for the facility until 2027 26 Post hub history Edit The airport initially experienced a sharp decline in passenger counts following the closure of United s hub in 2014 Several other airlines however increased their service to Cleveland in subsequent years Frontier Airlines significantly increased its service to the airport and declared Cleveland a focus city New routes connected Cleveland with destinations as far as Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan Puerto Rico As of May 2023 there are discussions as to whether Frontier would make Cleveland a crew base 27 28 29 Other low cost airlines such as Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air began new service to the airport as well and existing airlines such as American Airlines Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines also increased their number of daily flights and destinations As a result by 2017 the airport s passenger count exceeded levels achieved during the last full year that United maintained a hub in Cleveland Despite the closure of its hub as of 2017 United still maintained roughly 1 200 employees in Greater Cleveland including a flight attendant and pilot base as well as maintenance facilities 30 United also remains the largest carrier at Hopkins Regional airline CommuteAir which flies exclusively on behalf of United Express is headquartered in nearby North Olmsted 31 Icelandair and Wow Air inaugurated flights to Reykjavik in May 2018 Wow Air employed Airbus A321s on the route while Icelandair used a Boeing 737 MAX 32 33 34 Wow Air left Cleveland in October 2018 amid financial troubles 32 35 Icelandair decided to make its service seasonal with the first season ending in October 32 In March 2019 however the carrier announced it would not be returning The Boeing 737 MAX had been grounded and some analysts said Icelandair might have been unsatisfied with the route s performance 35 In 2021 the airport received 32 5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide economic relief funds for costs related to operations personnel cleaning sanitization janitorial services debt service payments and combating the spread of pathogens during the COVID 19 pandemic 36 In May 2023 Aer Lingus launched flights between Cleveland and Dublin on Airbus A321LR aircraft It was the airline s first new service since 2019 At the time it was the only nonstop flight between Europe and Cleveland 37 38 In 2023 Cleveland was one of the areas where United Airlines pilots picketed in pursuit of a better contract 39 40 Facilities Edit nbsp Satellite view of the airport nbsp Hopkins Airport s giant paper airplane sculptures located in the underground walkway between Concourses C and D now closed to the public nbsp The Cleveland RTA s Airport station Terminal Edit Cleveland Hopkins consists of one two level passenger terminal which was completed in 1978 and renovated in 2016 There are four concourses three of which are currently in use Concourse A houses Frontier Spirit charters and all international arrivals Delta Air Lines also uses it for overflow parking and sports charters It also houses the airport s Federal Inspection Services FIS customs and border protection facility Originally known as North Concourse it was opened in 1957 and rebuilt in 1978 79 Allegiant Air used this Concourse until January 2022 when it terminated all flights to Cleveland Concourse B houses Delta and Southwest Originally the West Concourse it was built in 1954 as the first extension pier to the airport and was rebuilt and expanded from 1982 to 1983 Concourse C houses Air Canada Express Alaska American JetBlue and all United services except for international arrivals which are handled in Concourse A Originally known as South Concourse it opened in 1969 and was renovated in 1992 Concourse D has been vacant since 2014 when United closed its gates and consolidated all operations to Concourse C 41 Built in 1999 it is a separate terminal connected to Concourse C by an underground walkway Although capable of handling larger jets such as the Boeing 737 42 it exclusively handled smaller regional aircraft during its operation Concourse D contains 12 jet bridge gates and 24 ramp loading positions 42 In 2022 the airport began discussions for a 2 billion renovation The airport wanted to expand security and check in counters add an improved checked baggage inspection system expand gate waiting areas and add 8 new gates to be able to accept additional flights Concourses A and C will be renovated concourse B would be rebuilt and a new concourse would be built to replace Concourse D 43 Runways Edit Cleveland Hopkins covers an area of 1 717 acres 695 ha and has three runways 1 44 06R 24L 9 953 ft 150 ft 3 034 m 46 m concrete 06L 24R 9 000 ft 150 ft 2 743 m 46 m concrete 10 28 6 018 ft 150 ft 1 834 m 46 m asphalt concreteOther facilities Edit Cleveland Hopkins is home to both crew and maintenance bases for United Airlines 45 The airport is also home to one of five kitchens operated by airline catering company Chelsea Food Services a subsidiary of United Airlines Cleveland Airmall a unit of Fraport USA manages the retail and dining locations at the airport Tenants include Johnston amp Murphy Great Lakes Brewing Company Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Museum Store Bar Symon and Sunglass Hut 46 A Sheraton Hotel also occupies the airport grounds immediately east of the terminal Built in 1959 it has 243 rooms and was a popular layover point for passengers and crews during the airport s hub days with United and Continental The hotel closed in June 2022 after its ownership group defaulted on its loans The airport subsequently acquired the building and intends to demolish it in order to add more parking spaces The airport has two lounges a United Club in Concourse C and The Club CLE near the entrance to Concourse B in the Main Terminal In November 2022 an area man broke onto airport property drove onto a runway and destroyed radar equipment at the airport 47 48 49 Ground transportation Edit The airport is connected to the Cleveland Rapid Transit system with the Red Line Rapid Transit station beneath the terminal The airport has a dedicated taxi service of 110 vehicles 50 In 2023 the airport received 3 2 million from President Joe Biden s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to renovate among other terminal facilities the public transportation tunnel to the airport This will include modernizing wall surfaces replacing the tunnel ceiling and waterproof membrane in the tunnel tramway structural repairs and installation of a new drainage system 51 Rental car operations are located at a consolidated rental car facility off the airport property Shuttle services are provided between the airport and the facility Airlines and destinations EditPassenger Edit AirlinesDestinationsRefsAer LingusDublin 52 Air Canada ExpressToronto Pearson 53 Alaska AirlinesSeattle Tacoma 54 American AirlinesCharlotte Dallas Fort Worth Seasonal Chicago O Hare Miami Philadelphia Phoenix Sky Harbor 55 American EagleCharlotte Chicago O Hare Miami New York JFK New York LaGuardia Philadelphia Washington National 55 Delta Air LinesAtlanta DetroitSeasonal Minneapolis St Paul 56 Delta ConnectionBoston Detroit Minneapolis St Paul New York JFK New York LaGuardia 56 Frontier AirlinesCancun Denver Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Las Vegas Orlando Phoenix Sky Harbor Punta Cana San Juan resumes November 17 2023 57 TampaSeasonal Atlanta Charlotte Dallas Fort Worth Miami resumes November 16 2023 58 Philadelphia Raleigh Durham San Diego San Francisco Sarasota resumes December 21 2023 58 59 JetBlueBoston 60 Southwest AirlinesAtlanta Baltimore Chicago Midway Denver Las Vegas Nashville Orlando Phoenix Sky Harbor St LouisSeasonal Fort Myers Sarasota Tampa 61 Spirit AirlinesAtlanta Fort Lauderdale Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami OrlandoSeasonal Fort Myers Myrtle Beach Tampa 62 United AirlinesCancun Chicago O Hare Denver Fort Lauderdale Houston Intercontinental Los Angeles Newark Orlando San Francisco Washington DullesSeasonal Fort Myers Tampa resumes October 29 2023 63 64 United ExpressChicago O Hare Houston Intercontinental Newark Washington Dulles 64 Cargo Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message AirlinesDestinationsCastle AviationAkron Canton Columbus Rickenbacker Hamilton ON FedEx ExpressColumbus Rickenbacker Indianapolis MemphisFedEx FeederErieUPS AirlinesChicago Rockford Greensboro Fargo Louisville Seasonal Boston Columbus Rickenbacker Hartford Peoria Philadelphia Ontario CA Statistics EditAirline market share Edit Largest Airlines at CLE April 2022 March 2023 65 Rank Carrier Percentage Passengers1 United Airlines 23 23 1 962 0002 Frontier Airlines 13 76 1 162 0003 Southwest Airlines 12 61 1 065 0004 Spirit Airlines 11 44 967 0005 American Airlines 11 19 945 000Other 27 77 2 346 000Top destinations Edit Busiest domestic routes from CLE June 2022 May 2023 65 Rank City Passengers Carriers1 nbsp Atlanta Georgia 436 000 Delta Southwest Spirit2 nbsp Chicago O Hare Illinois 337 000 American United3 nbsp Orlando Florida 317 000 Frontier Southwest Spirit United4 nbsp Denver Colorado 284 000 Frontier Southwest United5 nbsp Dallas Fort Worth Texas 214 000 American Spirit6 nbsp Charlotte North Carolina 194 000 American7 nbsp Newark New Jersey 184 000 United8 nbsp Chicago Midway Illinois 149 000 Southwest9 nbsp Tampa Florida 144 000 Frontier Southwest Spirit United10 nbsp Fort Lauderdale Florida 143 000 Frontier JetBlue Spirit UnitedAnnual passenger traffic Edit Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Annual passenger traffic at CLE airport See Wikidata query Annual passenger traffic at CLE1999 Present 66 Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers1999 13 020 285 2009 9 715 604 2019 10 040 8172000 13 288 059 2010 9 492 455 2020 4 122 5172001 11 864 411 2011 9 176 824 2021 7 283 8962002 10 795 270 2012 9 004 983 2022 8 695 2342003 10 555 387 2013 9 072 126 20232004 11 264 937 2014 7 609 404 20242005 11 463 391 2015 8 100 073 20252006 11 321 050 2016 8 422 676 20262007 11 459 390 2017 9 140 445 20272008 11 106 196 2018 9 642 729 2028Basic Aircraft Statistics Edit For the 12 month period ending December 31 2021 the airport had 91 615 aircraft operations an average of 251 per day This was 79 commercial 14 air taxi 7 general aviation and lt 1 military For the same time period 43 aircraft were based at the airport 37 jets 4 military aircraft and 2 multi engine airplanes 67 Accidents and incidents EditOn May 24 1938 United Air Lines Flight 9 a Douglas DC 3 flying from Newark to Chicago via Cleveland crashed on approach to Cleveland killing all seven passengers and three crew members on board 68 On August 27 1971 a Chicago amp Southern Airlines Volpar Turboliner with 2 occupants on board suffered a loss of power on the no 1 engine shortly after takeoff it stalled and crashed killing 1 crew member of the 2 on board 69 On December 18 1978 an Allegheny Commuter DeHavilland Heron operated by Fischer Brothers Aviation was landing at Cleveland from Mansfield Lahm Airport when a ground controller cleared a snow plow to cross the runway at the same time the aircraft was landing resulting in a collision The flight had a crew of 2 pilots and 15 passengers There were no fatalities nor serious injuries The aircraft was damaged beyond repair 70 On January 4 1985 an armed 42 year old Cleveland woman named Oranette Mays hijacked Pan Am flight 558 a Boeing 727 scheduled to fly from Cleveland to New York City s John F Kennedy International Airport During the boarding process for the flight in Cleveland Mays shot her way onto the plane shooting and injuring a USAir employee who tried to stop her in the process Mays then commandeered the plane took 7 hostages including an 8 month old baby and demanded to be taken to Rio de Janeiro Brazil After a 6 hour stand off a SWAT team made up of Cleveland police and FBI agents stormed the plane Mays and an officer were shot before police were able to arrest Mays 71 On February 17 1991 Ryan International Airlines Flight 590 a McDonnell Douglas DC 9 15 cargo flight bound for Indianapolis International Airport stalled and crashed after takeoff from CLE due to wing contamination While the DC 9 was on the ground for 35 minutes there was no de icing service on the aircraft and blowing snow accumulated on the wings causing a stall and loss of control on takeoff Both occupants were killed 72 73 On December 15 1992 a Mohican Air Service Volpar Turboliner II on a ferry flight crashed after its initial climb the sole occupant was killed Improper installation of the elevator during recent maintenance on the aircraft was the probable cause 74 On January 6 2003 a Continental Express Embraer ERJ 145LR overran the runway upon landing from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks CT The airplane continued beyond the departure end on the extended runway centerline and struck the ILS runway 6 localizer antenna It came to rest with the nose about 600 feet 180 m beyond the end of the runway The nose landing gear had collapsed rearward and deformed the forward pressure bulkhead 75 On November 29 2004 an Embraer EMB 135BJ sustained substantial damage during a ground collision with a parked airplane while taxiing after landing at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport While exiting taxiway J with the co pilot steering the airplane from the left seat the airplane entered a ramp area where scheduled maintenance was to be performed However another EMB 135BJ had been parked perpendicular to the ramp entrance with its nose wheel approximately 30 feet from the front of a hangar and with its tail approximately 45 feet from the edge of the ramp pavement According to written statements provided by the flight crew per their standard operating procedures they waited at the ramp entrance for a marshaller to assist them in parking When one did not arrive they decided to pass behind the parked airplane slowly but while the pilot attempted to verbally direct the co pilot and observe the position of the right wingtip the airplane s right winglet collided with the parked airplane The probable cause of the incident was found to be the pilot in command s improper decision to continue taxi without a ground marshaller and her misjudged clearance from a parked airplane which resulted in a ground collision during taxi 76 On February 18 2007 Delta Connection Flight 6448 an Embraer E 170 operated by Shuttle America with 4 crew members and 71 passengers aboard landed at CLE in snowy weather amp gusty winds Despite the use of full reverse and braking the aircraft didn t slow down left the runway and partially went through a fence 150 feet from the end of the runway There were no fatalities Even though the aircraft was substantially damaged it was repaired and put back into service 77 On July 26 2016 a flight attendant on an Embraer E170 inbound to Cleveland Hopkins was injured after an inadvertent encounter with turbulence The aircraft landed safely 78 Controversies EditGround Transportation Center Edit In May 2015 the airport moved the pick up and drop off location for most shuttles to the former limo lot requiring most passengers to take two escalators underneath the former shuttle parking in the arrivals lane at the airport Originally meant to be a temporary fix the airport made the Ground Transportation Center a permanent fixture in May 2017 This angered many travelers who complained on various social media platforms as well as local media outlets garnering negative publicity for the airport s plans 79 In March 2019 the pick ups and drop offs location for most of the shuttles except for limo shuttles have moved to the north end of the baggage claim level Parking Edit In May 2013 the airport demolished its aging 2 600 space Long Term Garage replacing it with a 1 000 space surface lot for 24M 80 This in turn created a parking shortage and daily lot closings when parking lots would become full The airport s Twitter account became a daily update of parking closures at the airport The airport converted the Short Term Garage to a so called Smart Garage and valet parking garage The airport eliminated its free half hour courtesy parking perk and began to charge 3 for a half hour 81 See also EditOhio World War II Army Airfields List of tallest air traffic control towers in the United StatesReferences Edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for CLE PDF effective January 27 2022 History CLE Going Places Cleveland Hopkins Airport Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Rebounding Faster Than National Average Airport History Archived from the original on November 19 2012 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Retrieved November 6 2021 Facts amp Figures Retrieved November 6 2021 Airport Rapid Station March 20 2013 US Air Wants Mini Hub in Cleveland Pittsburgh Post Gazette February 23 1987 Retrieved July 5 2012 Continental Airlines Concourse C Robert P Madison International Archived from the original on July 8 2004 Retrieved June 14 2012 McDowell Edwin May 12 1999 The Approach of Summer s First Holiday Gives Signs of Season Ahead The New York Times Retrieved June 3 2021 Continental Airlines 1999 Annual Report PDF p 6 Retrieved June 3 2021 Hopkins service to London begins The Akron Beacon Journal June 30 1999 Retrieved July 1 2023 Continental to restart Cleveland London service in April The Tribune Associated Press December 19 2001 Retrieved July 1 2023 Continental Airlines City and Business Leaders Launch Mission to Boost Tourism Trade With U K Press release Continental Airlines April 15 2002 ProQuest 449090281 Rollenhagen Mark February 1 2003 Nonstop to London Won t Fly Next Winter The Plain Dealer Vinella Susan September 16 2006 Continental to offer Cleveland to Paris nonstop The Plain Dealer a b Grant Alison December 4 2009 Continental Airlines cancels non stop seasonal flights from Cleveland to London The Plain Dealer Retrieved June 3 2021 Kroll Kathryn December 23 2008 Continental cancels direct Cleveland Paris flight The Plain Dealer Retrieved July 1 2023 Smisek Jeffrey A October 1 2010 What Does the Merger Mean for You Continental Airlines Archived from the original on October 3 2010 Retrieved October 1 2010 O Donnell Paul June 19 2008 Continental United Agree to Link Airline Networks The Plain Dealer Retrieved June 19 2008 Koenig David April 7 2009 DOT Plans to OK Continental Joining Star Alliance USA Today Retrieved April 30 2010 Miller Jay November 10 2010 United Airlines CEO Smisek Says Cleveland Must Earn Its Hub Status Every Day Crain s Cleveland Business Retrieved July 5 2012 Ramsey Mike September 28 2011 Airline Mergers Leave Airports Off the Radar The Wall Street Journal Retrieved September 28 2011 Excite News United Airlines drops Cleveland as hub airport Frontier Airlines continues push from Cleveland as Dulles fires up Now for US ULCCs Part 2 What will become of Concourse D after United Airlines cuts regional flights at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport cleveland com February 5 2014 Ben Mutzabaugh USA TODAY March 21 2014 Frontier Airlines tabs Cleveland as newest focus city USA TODAY McSweeney Megan May 4 2023 Next stop paradise Frontier Airlines launches nonstop service from Cleveland to San Juan Cleveland 19 Retrieved May 24 2023 As Frontier Airlines starts new non stop flights from Cleveland company says it is considering Hopkins Airport as crew base wkyc com May 4 2023 Retrieved May 24 2023 United Airlines commemorates 90 years of ups and downs in Cleveland photos September 14 2017 Regional airline adding new headquarters to existing North Olmsted operation September 7 2017 a b c Glaser Susan October 26 2018 Cleveland Hopkins Icelandic airline experiment hits turbulence as Wow pulls out Icelandair cuts back Cleveland com Retrieved July 1 2023 Glaser Susan May 4 2018 Cleveland Hopkins welcomes first transatlantic route in nearly a decade with inaugural Wow Air flight to Iceland Cleveland com Retrieved July 1 2023 Icelandair Launches Flights from Cleveland Icelandair May 16 2018 Archived from the original on July 17 2020 Retrieved June 3 2021 a b Glaser Susan March 26 2019 Icelandair cancels service from Cleveland cites Boeing 737 Max 8 woes Cleveland com Retrieved June 3 2021 Brown Announces More Than 45 Million to Improve Airports in Northeast Ohio U S Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio www brown senate gov Retrieved July 29 2023 Dolande Rainer Nieves May 21 2023 Aer Lingus Launches Non Stop Flights Between Dublin and Cleveland Aviacionline com in Spanish Retrieved May 24 2023 Aer Lingus Launches Only Nonstop Flight Between Europe and Cleveland Simple Flying May 19 2023 Retrieved May 24 2023 United Airlines pilots picket at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport wkyc com May 12 2023 Retrieved May 24 2023 McSweeney Megan May 12 2023 United Airlines pilots picket outside Cleveland Hopkins Cleveland 19 Retrieved May 24 2023 United vacating Cleveland airport concourse The Washington Times a b Continental Airlines Unveils State of the Art Aviation Facility in Cleveland Press release Continental May 13 1999 Retrieved July 5 2012 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Starts Talks Over 2 Billion Rebuild Simple Flying November 28 2022 Retrieved May 24 2023 CLE airport data at skyvector com skyvector com Retrieved August 24 2022 United Technical Operations www unitedtechops com CLE Going Places Cleveland Hopkins Airport CLE Going Places Cleveland Hopkins Airport Ferrise Adam December 5 2022 Man who damaged radar system at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport initially left without getting caught prosecutors say cleveland Retrieved May 24 2023 Vadaj Rachel November 24 2022 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport flights halt after car drives onto runway Cleveland 19 Retrieved May 24 2023 Glaser Susan Remington Kaylee November 24 2022 Cleveland Hopkins airport temporarily shuts down after driver breaches fence accesses airfield cleveland Retrieved May 24 2023 Taxis Cleveland Airport System Retrieved June 28 2018 Hebebrand Maddi February 27 2023 Cleveland Hopkins Airports to see 3 2 million in improvements Cleveland 19 Retrieved May 24 2023 Aer Lingus expected to launch Clevland to Dublin nonstop flights cleveland com September 22 2022 Retrieved September 22 2022 Flight Schedules Retrieved January 7 2017 Home alaskaair com a b Flight schedules and notifications Archived from the original on April 8 2018 Retrieved January 7 2017 a b FLIGHT SCHEDULES Retrieved January 7 2017 https www cleveland com travel 2023 09 frontier airlines to fly daily between cleveland hopkins and san juan puerto rico in january html outputType amp a b https news flyfrontier com frontier airlines announces major domestic and international expansion of service Frontier Retrieved January 7 2017 JetBlue Airlines Timetable Archived from the original on July 13 2013 Retrieved January 29 2017 Check Flight Schedules Retrieved January 7 2017 Where We Fly Retrieved January 29 2017 United Resumes Cleveland Tampa From late Oct 2023 Aeroroutes Retrieved September 11 2023 a b United Map Archived from the original on August 8 2018 Retrieved August 23 2018 a b Cleveland OH Cleveland Hopkins International CLE Bureau of Transportation Statistics Retrieved August 21 2023 History CLE Going Places Cleveland Hopkins Airport AirNav KCLE Cleveland Hopkins International Airport airnav com Retrieved May 24 2023 Ship Crashes to Earth in Sight of Cleveland Airport Evening Independent May 25 1938 Retrieved July 5 2012 Accident description for N351V at the Aviation Safety Network Aviation Safety Network www flightsafety org SWAT Team Storms Jetliner in Cleveland Woman Holding Four Hostages Is Wounded One Officer Injured Los Angeles Times January 5 1985 Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network Mcdonnell Douglas DC 9 15 crash in Ohio N565PC PlaneCrashMap com planecrashmap com Retrieved May 24 2023 Accident description for N706M at the Aviation Safety Network N16571 Accident description Aviation Safety Network Retrieved January 21 2012 Embraer EMB 135BJ crash in Ohio N995CW PlaneCrashMap com planecrashmap com Retrieved May 24 2023 Aviation Safety Network ASN Database Embraer Erj 170 100 Se crash in Ohio N655RW PlaneCrashMap com planecrashmap com Retrieved May 24 2023 Travelers are unhappy with new Cleveland Hopkins International Airport shuttle stops February 7 2017 Cleveland Hopkins alters parking plans to keep option of expanding garage photos August 14 2015 Cleveland Hopkins airport opens new overflow parking lot with garage nearing capacity September 23 2013 Sources Edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Official website Historic American Engineering Record HAER No OH 2 Cleveland Municipal Airport 15 photos 17 data pages 2 photo caption pages FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective September 7 2023 Resources for this airport AirNav airport information for KCLE ASN accident history for CLE FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCLE FAA current CLE delay information OPShots net CLE Spotters Site Master Plan Portal nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cleveland Hopkins International Airport amp oldid 1174842485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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