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Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
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IATA: CLE - ICAO: KCLE
Summary

<tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Airport type</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Public</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Operator</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">City of Cleveland</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Serves</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Cleveland, Ohio</td></tr>

Elevation AMSL 791 ft (241.1 m)
Coordinates 41°24′42″N, 81°50′59″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
6R/24L 8,999 2,743 Concrete
6C/24C 7,096 2,163 Concrete
10/28 6,017 1,834 Asphalt/Concrete

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (IATA: CLE, ICAO: KCLE) is a public airport located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of downtown Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA and is the largest airport in the state of Ohio. The airport lies just within the city limits of Cleveland.

The airport was named for former City Manager William R. Hopkins. It was founded in 1925, making it the first municipally owned airport in the United States. The airport has been the site of many airport firsts: the first airfield lighting system and the first air traffic control tower, both in 1930; and the first U.S. airport to be directly connected to a local or regional rail transit system, in 1968.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport handled 11,460,002 passengers in 2005, a growth of nearly 2% over 2004. It is a major hub for both Continental Airlines and its regional carrier ExpressJet. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, along with Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) comprise the Cleveland Airport System operated by the City of Cleveland.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport recently celebrated its 80th anniversary and unveiled a new logo and marketing plan to better associate the airport with its mother city, Cleveland. There was discussion of dropping "Hopkins" from the airport's name and changing its FAA airport designator to CIA - Cleveland International - but the city ultimately kept the name as a result of discussions with the namesake's descendants. In late 2005, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport began a new campaign using the slogan "Travel Smart, Travel Well" to compete with the highly-successful and growing Akron-Canton Regional Airport, located just to the south.

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[edit] Facilities

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport covers 1,900 acres and has three runways:

  • Runway 6R/24L: 8,999 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • 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, now 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.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Image:Cleveland-airport-plane-sculptures.jpg The airport has one main terminal which is divided into Concourses A, B, C, D. Concourse D is a separate terminal that is connected from the main terminal by an underground walkway. Concourse D is occupied by Continental Express (operated by ExpressJet Airlines) and Continental Connection (operated by CommutAir). Concourse C is occupied with the larger Continental Aircraft serving Cleveland.

[edit] International arrivals

All international arrivals (except those from Nassau, Toronto, and Montréal) arriving at Cleveland Hopkins deplane at a common-use U.S. Federal Inspection Service (FIS) facility, located at the end of Concourse A. Arriving passengers deplaning at the FIS proceed to the lower-level, clear U.S. immigration, claim checked baggage and then proceed through Customs and other inspection services.

As in other airports without a dedicated International Arrivals, after clearing inspection, both connecting and terminating passengers must place their checked luggage on a conveyor belt and then clear a standard TSA security checkpoint before emerging from the FIS via escalator to the departure-level of Concourse A. Terminating passengers proceed toward baggage claim and re-claim their baggage on a designated carousel; connecting passengers' may proceed to their next departure gate, as their luggage is checked-through to their final destination.

Passengers arriving from Nassau, Toronto, and Montréal need not pass through the FIS, since these three airports have US Border Pre-clearance facilities.

Continental Airlines began offering seasonal direct flights from Hopkins to London Gatwick Airport in 1999.<ref>Continental Airlines Launches First Ever Non-Stop Transatlantic Service Between Cleveland and London, Continental Airlines news release. June 29, 1999.</ref> Beginning in May 2008, Continental will add a nonstop flight out of Cleveland to Paris.<ref>Miller, Jay. Continental looking to Paris, Shanghai, Crain's Cleveland Business. September 15, 2006.</ref> Continental also offers seasonal service to Cancún, which uses the FIS facility upon arrival.

Even though Cleveland offers non-stop service to these international destinations, Hopkins Airport does not have a duty free store.

[edit] Concourse A

Concourse A handles all international arrivals as well as the following airlines:

[edit] Concourse B

[edit] Concourse C

  • Continental Airlines (Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Cancún [seasonal], Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hartford, Houston-Intercontinental, Las Vegas, London-Gatwick [seasonal], Los Angeles, Miami, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal/begins May 2008], Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal], Tampa, West Palm Beach)
    • Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Albany, Albuquerque, Allentown/Bethlehem, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington, Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Detroit, Erie, Grand Rapids, Harrisburg, Hartford, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lexington, Louisville, Madison, Manchester (NH), Memphis, Milwaukee, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal, Nashville, Nassau, New York-JFK, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland (ME)(Seasonal), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), San Antonio, St. Louis, Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, West Palm Beach, White Plains)
  • Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)

[edit] Concourse D

[edit] Ground transportation

As noted above, Hopkins International Airport is connected to the Cleveland Rapid Transit system. Passengers can board Red Line trains at the airport terminal. From the upper terminal level, outside United ticketing, one can take Lorain County Transit's express service to Oberlin, Ohio.

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[edit] Notes

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[edit] External links

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