# Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE / KCLE)

**Cleveland Hopkins International Airport** (IATA: CLE, ICAO: KCLE) is a large airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It opened on 1 Jul 1925. It has 3 runways; the longest is 9,953 ft (3,034 m). In 2025 it handled 9.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CLE / KCLE
- FAA: CLE
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Opened: 1 Jul 1925
- Elevation: 800 ft / 244 m
- Coordinates: 41.4117, -81.8498
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 9,953 ft / 3,034 m
- Instrument procedures: 20 approaches, 5 departures, 4 arrivals
- Passengers: 9,739,126 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.clevelandairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Hopkins_International_Airport (31 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1100795
- Weather station: KCLE · WMO 72524
- Ident: KCLE

## Timeline

- 1 Jul 1925: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06R/24L | 9,953 ft / 3,034 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 050° / 230° | yes |
| 06L/24R | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 050° / 230° | yes |
| 10/28 | 6,018 ft / 1,834 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 093° / 273° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00084AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 7,609,404 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 7,914,712 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 8,246,173 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 8,971,935 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 9,483,314 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 9,884,779 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 4,027,667 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 7,153,997 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 8,532,987 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 9,672,145 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 9,939,075 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 9,739,126 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

25 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (22)

- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 309 mi / 498 km · American Eagle
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 315 mi / 507 km · American Eagle
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 362 mi / 583 km · American Eagle
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 416 mi / 670 km · Frontier Airlines
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 418 mi / 672 km · American Eagle
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 424 mi / 682 km · American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 556 mi / 894 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 621 mi / 999 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 897 mi / 1,444 km · Frontier Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 929 mi / 1,495 km · Frontier Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,020 mi / 1,642 km · Frontier Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,028 mi / 1,654 km · Frontier Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,064 mi / 1,713 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,082 mi / 1,742 km · Frontier Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,198 mi / 1,928 km · Frontier Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,438 mi / 2,314 km · Frontier Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,562 mi / 2,513 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,734 mi / 2,790 km · Frontier Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,768 mi / 2,845 km · Frontier Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,820 mi / 2,929 km · Frontier Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 2,016 mi / 3,244 km · Alaska Airlines
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 3,457 mi / 5,563 km · Aer Lingus

### Seasonal (4)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 431 mi / 694 km · American Eagle
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 557 mi / 897 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,082 mi / 1,742 km · American Eagle
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,842 mi / 2,965 km · Frontier Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CLE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- EV [ExpressJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/expressjet)
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express)

### Passenger (5)

- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 15
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 3
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 1
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Continental Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/continental-airlines), [Continental Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/continental-connection), [Continental Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/continental-express).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9.7M (2025) | #220 of 3,974 | #55 in North America | #45 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,953 ft / 3,034 m | #1,125 of 29,858 | #281 in North America | #221 in US |
| Elevation | 800 ft / 244 m | =21,491 of 43,403 | =10,098 in North America | =8,306 in US |
| Age | Opened 1925 | =244 of 15,079 | =37 in North America | =35 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.625 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.850 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.050 |
| DEP | DEP | 118.150 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.200 |
| RMP | RAMP CON | 129.170 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [BKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbkl.md) Burke Lakefront Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [CGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcgf.md) Cuyahoga County Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [AKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kakr.md) Akron Fulton International Airport · 33 mi / 52 km
- [CAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcak.md) Akron Canton Regional Airport · 40 mi / 65 km
- [KPCW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpcw.md) Erie-Ottawa International Airport · 53 mi / 86 km
- [MFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmfd.md) Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport · 54 mi / 86 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Cleveland Hopkins International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cleveland_Hopkins_International_Airport&oldid=1376598110), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle/data