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Cleveland Hopkins(CLE/KCLE) Information

Cleveland Hopkins Overview

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) serves almost 12 million passengers annually. It opened in 1925, the first airport with air traffic control, a control tower and an airfield lighting system, all added in 1930. CLE was also the first airport to be connected to a mass transit rail system in 1968 which operates today from the Terminal’s lower level to downtown Cleveland for $1.75 each way. Cleveland airport is served by 10 airline brands including Air Canada Jazz, American Eagle, Continental and Continental Express, Delta and Delta Connection, Midwest Connect, Northwest and Northwest Airlink, Southwest, United and United Express, USA3000 and US Airways and US Airways Express. The airport is a hub for Continental Airlines, which accounts for over 60 percent of all passengers. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) offers 325 daily nonstop flights to 85 cities across the U.S., to Canada, Mexico the Caribbean and to England. CLE airport is located 12 miles Southwest of Downtown Cleveland adjacent to I-71, I-480 and the Ohio Turnpike I-80.


Runways & Aircraft

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport covers an area of 1,900 acres which contains three runways:

  • Runway 6R/24L: 8,999 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
    • This runway is being decoupled from Runway 10/28 and expanded southwestward to 9,956 feet.
  • Runway 6L/24R: 9,000 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • Runway 10/28: 6,017 x 150 ft. (1,834 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete

The older parallel runway, formerly designated Runway 6C/24C, is 7,096 x 150 ft. (2163 x 46 m). Its ends are prominently marked with lighted 'X' signs to prevent its inadvertent use, as it has now been decommissioned as an active runway.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 258,926 aircraft operations, an average of 709 per day: 64% air taxi, 31% scheduled commercial, 5% general aviation and <1% military. There are 47 aircraft based at this airport: 49% jet, 30% single engine, 13% multi-engine and 9% military.


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