| CLE Passengers Continue to Grow as Summer Travel Nears End

CLE Passengers Continue to Grow as Summer Travel Nears End

October 30, 2024

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In September, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) welcomed 836,093 guests, on par with September 2023. Two hurricanes, one with more significant impact on the continental United States, led to numerous flight delays and cancellations nationwide during the month.

Year-to-date, CLE passenger activity remains strong, surpassing 2023 numbers by nearly 6 percent with 7,754,534 total passengers through September.

Approximately 10,250,000 passengers are forecasted to fly through CLE in 2024.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is Northeast Ohio’s Gateway to the World. Serving 10,000,000 passengers annually with over 125 daily departures to 45 nonstop destinations, CLE is Northeast Ohio’s premier commercial airport. With nonstop service operating on 40 domestic and 5 international routes, it is the busiest airport serving State of Ohio metropolitan areas as ranked by passenger activity. Eleven passenger airlines and four all-cargo airlines operate regularly at CLE. The upcoming multi-phase Terminal Modernization Development Program will elevate the travel experience for all through an extensive transformation of terminal and related facilities. It is anticipated to begin in 2025, the Airport’s 100^th Anniversary, and extend into the next decade.