Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

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Coordinates: 41°24′42″N 081°50′59″W / 41.41167, -81.84972

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

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IATA: CLE – ICAO: KCLE – FAA: CLE
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Cleveland
Serves Cleveland, Ohio
Elevation AMSL 791 ft / 241 m
Website www.clevelandairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
6R/24L
CLOSED 		9,000 (to be 9,556 feet) 2,743 Concrete
6C/24C 7,096 2,163 Concrete
10/28 6,017 1,834 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 258,926
Based aircraft 47
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (IATA: CLE, ICAO: KCLE, FAA LID: CLE) is a public airport located nine miles (14 km) southwest of the central business district of Cleveland, a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.[1] The airport lies just within the city limits of Cleveland and it is the largest airport in the State of Ohio.

The airport (CLE) 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 air traffic control tower, ground to air radio control and the first airfield lighting system, all in 1930, and the first U.S. airport to be directly connected to a local or regional rail transit system, in 1968. CLE was named after its founder, former, City Manager William R. Hopkins on his 82nd birthday in 1951.

CLE handled 11.3 million passengers in 2006 and will surpass that total in 2007 with a 1.5% growth rate through the Fall of 2007. 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's Department of Port Control.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport unveiled a new marketing and branding campaign with the start of their new management team lead by Director, Ricky D. Smith, who joined the Cleveland Airport System in June of 2006. The slogan, CLE Going places will depict the airport's pursuit of improving the passengers' experience as they upgrade the airport facility and negotiate additional air services. Numerous plans are underway including upgrades to the restaurant and store concessions program, taxi service, on-site parking, customer service areas and the attraction of additional flights to new destinations with the airport's new air service development program begun in 2007.

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport covers an area of 1,900 acres (769 ha)[1] which contains three runways:

  • Runway 6R/24L: 8,999 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
    • As of 7/2007 this runway is closed so it can be expanded 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, 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, though it is in use temporarily while 6R/24L is out of service.

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.[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

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Hopkins airport is known for its fanciful giant "paper" airplane sculptures located in the underground walkway between Concourses C and D.

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 Chautauqua Airlines) and Continental Connection (operated by CommutAir). Concourse C is occupied with the larger Continental Aircraft serving Cleveland.

The only foreign-flag carrier to serve Cleveland Hopkins is Air Canada, which offers daily non-stop flights to Toronto via its regional affiliate, Air Canada Jazz. In February 2006, Aeromexico applied for and received approval to begin non-stop service to Mexico City, but the service never began and Aeromexico did not seek renewal of the route authority.

[edit] International arrivals

All international arrivals (except those from Nassau, Ottawa, Toronto, and Montréal, which have have United States border preclearance facilities) arriving at Cleveland Hopkins deplane at a common-use U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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.

As of 2007, plans are underway for a new shuttle that will transport terminating passengers directly from the FIS to the baggage claim, eliminating the need for these passengers to re-clear TSA security and thus reducing congestion through the TSA checkpoint for connecting passengers who will continue to be re-screened and then emerge into Concourse A.[citation needed]

Continental Airlines began offering seasonal direct flights from Hopkins to London Gatwick Airport in 1999.[2] Continental Airlines will be launching a new route between Cleveland and Paris beginning May 22, 2008. Continental also offers seasonal service to Cancún and Québec City, which uses the FIS facility upon arrival. On September 25, 2007, the United Department of Transportation tentatively gave Continental Airlines authorization to fly from Cleveland to Shanghai via Newark beginning March 2009. The route will be a "through flight" service, and passengers will have to switch to a larger aircraft after arriving in Newark.[3]

Although the airport offers non-stop service to international destinations, it does not have a duty-free shop.

[edit] Concourse A

Concourse A, originally known as the "North Concourse", is the newest of CLE's three councourses (built in 1978). US Airways (then called "USAir") operated a small hub from this concourse between 1985-1991.[4]

[edit] Concourse B

Concourse B was the first passenger pier added to CLE.

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Comair and ASA CRJs on Delta's ramp.

[edit] Concourse C

Concourse C, originally known as the South Concourse when it opened in 1968, is the airport's second-oldest concourse. Concourse C was, until 1985, one of the main hub operations for United Airlines. United slowly cut flights from Hopkins as it slowly built a new hub at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C.. By 1987, United had closed its hub at Hopkins and moved its operations to the 'B' Concourse. Continental Airlines quickly established a hub in Cleveland to fill the void left by United (Continental and sister Eastern Airlines already occupied gates in this concourse) and began a total refurbishment (and extension) of the 'C' Concourse -- which today is Continental's third-largest hub facility. In fact, the legacy of United's once hub-status in Cleveland remained well into the 1990s, as United's check-in counters remained closest to the security checkpoint for Concourse 'C'. (United's counter was moved closer to the security checkpoint for Concourse 'B' in the late 1990s to allow for an expansion of Continental's counter.)

  • Continental Airlines (Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Cancún, Dallas/Fort Worth, 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 22], Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego [seasonal], San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, West Palm Beach)
    • Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Atlanta, Birmingham (AL) [begins April 6], Buffalo, Charleston (SC) [begins April 6], Chicago-Midway, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus (OH), Green Bay [begins April 6], Greensboro [begins March 3], Hartford, Indianapolis, Little Rock [begins May 4], Jacksonville, Louisville, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montreal, New York-LaGuardia, Oklahoma City, Ottawa, Providence, St. Louis, Tulsa [begins April 6])
    • Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Albany, Albuquerque [seasonal], Allentown/Bethlehem, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Des Moines [begins June 12], Detroit, Erie, Grand Rapids, Greenville (SC), Harrisburg, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Madison, Manchester (NH), Memphis [begins May 4], Milwaukee, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, Nassau, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha [begins March 3], Philadelphia, Portland (ME), Providence, Québec City [seasonal], Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), San Antonio, Sarasota, St. Louis, Savannah [begins March 3], Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach, White Plains)
  • Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St.Paul)

[edit] Concourse D

[edit] Ground transportation

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Airport welcome sign.

Hopkins International Airport is connected to the Cleveland Rapid Transit system. Passengers can board Red Line trains at the station in the airport terminal. During late night/early morning hours, service is provided by the # 22 Lorain bus from Hopkins to Downtown Cleveland. From the upper terminal level, outside United ticketing, one can take Lorain County Transit's express service to Oberlin, Ohio.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CLE (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Continental Airlines Launches First Ever Non-Stop Transatlantic Service Between Cleveland and London, Continental Airlines news release. June 29, 1999.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "USAir Losses Will Cut Jobs, Many Flights", The Charlotte Observer, 1991-01-26. 

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