Posted February 27, 200520 yr This AP article appeared in the 2/27/05 Cincinnati Enquirer: Low cost, location help small airports By Joe Milicia The Associated Press GREEN, Ohio - The relaxed pace at Akron-Canton Airport doesn't reflect that it's one of the fastest growing airports in the country. Akron-Canton and other small-to-midsize airports are taking business from larger hubs with a formula for success that starts with a discount airline. Add proximity to a metro area, light traffic and short lines and the passengers seem to follow... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050227/NEWS01/502270398/1056/news01
June 15, 200520 yr Two articles from the 6/15/05 Beacon Journal: Akron-Canton Airport considers expansion By Mary Ethridge Beacon Journal business writer The Akron-Canton Airport, undergoing a $100 million expansion, is seeking another construction project that would begin in 2007, airport officials said Tuesday. Plans under discussion call for three gates to be added to the south end of the airport, which already has eight gates and could grow to 11 with the current expansion. The new plans are preliminary and still have to go through the design and approval process, said assistant airport director Rick McQueen... http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/11898250.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business Airport really taking off Akron-Canton adds airline, considers another expansion By Mary Ethridge Beacon Journal business writer When the first Frontier Airlines flight from Akron-Canton Airport takes off this afternoon for Denver, it will mark another leap for an airport whose recent growth seems to know few bounds. Airport officials have been meeting with architects in recent days to discuss a new expansion project that would add even more room to the airport, which is still undergoing a $100 million expansion launched in 2001... Mary Ethridge can be reached at 330-996-3545 or [email protected] http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/11898142.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business
June 15, 200520 yr Sounds like good news. Markets that have more than one airport have lower air fares due to competition.
August 5, 200519 yr From the 8/5/05 Akron Beacon Journal: AirTran, CAK come up aces with direct flights to Vegas Airline, airport celebrate service with casino party By Mike Rasor Beacon Journal business writer AirTran Airways and Akron-Canton Airport celebrated the debut of nonstop service to Las Vegas with a casino party on Thursday. AirTran will offer the nonstop flight five days a week (no service on Tuesdays and Wednesdays). For the inaugural sold-out flight, airport employees became poker dealers and party hosts while passengers waited at the gate, beginning at 5:30 a.m. Once AirTran announced its flight to Las Vegas, Continental Airlines lowered its Cleveland-to-Las Vegas fares to match. The same thing happened when AirTran began flying from Akron-Canton to Denver in June. Continental's round-trip ticket to Las Vegas from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is about $218. The same ticket will be about $20 more from Akron-Canton with AirTran. Full story at http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/12309163.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business
August 13, 200519 yr Courtesy of Newsnet5.com Akron-Canton Airport Breaks Monthly Passenger Record Airport Traffic Up 6 Percent From 2004 POSTED: 2:49 pm EDT August 12, 2005 GREEN, Ohio -- For the second consecutive month, Akron-Canton Airport posted a new single-month record for passengers, transporting more than 144,000 travelers in July, NewsChannel5 reported. The mark topped June’s total of 133,00 travelers, the airport’s previous passenger record. The airport logged 820,000 passengers in the first six months of this year, a 6 percent increase from 2004. http://www.newsnet5.com/news/4844435/detail.html
August 13, 200519 yr congrats to CAK.... I can't wait till Youngstown announces the deals with the 2 airlines they are in talks with. I do know where they'd go and they'd bring BIG TIME Competition to CAK-CLE-PIT etc. The one carrier is a newer carrier which goes to smaller cities out of its big hub and the other one; well the name says all and so does whoooo?
September 11, 200519 yr Another flight added, from the 9/9/05 PD: AirTran adds nonstops to Akron-Canton flights Friday, September 09, 2005 James Ewinger, Plain Dealer Reporter AirTran Airways and Akron-Canton Airport today will announce nonstop service to Fort Myers, Fla. This is the third nonstop destination from Akron-Canton that the Atlanta-based airline has announced this year. It inaugurated direct service to Las Vegas in August. The Fort Myers connection was frequently requested by Northeast Ohioans, according to sources at the airport. The service will be seasonal, running from January until May each year. The 150-minute flight is to depart Akron each day at 9. Flights from Florida are to leave there at 6:25 p.m. With the Fort Myers flights, AirTran will have eight nonstop flights from Akron-Canton Airport. The airport is staking its future - and expanding its customer base - on the wings of low-cost air carriers. The airport to the south has marketed itself as an alternative to the much larger Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. But Akron-Canton officials insist that they are creating new fliers and not taking away business from Cleveland. More at http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/summit/1126258430248010.xml&coll=2
September 11, 200519 yr These WILL NOT LAST. I looked to buy tix and they are around $220 ONE WAY.. Cheapest..
October 3, 200519 yr From the 9/30/05 Akron Beacon Journal: PHOTO: A steel beam is raised during a ceremony at the south concourse of Akron-Canton Airport on Thursday marking the final phase of construction on an expansion project. Ken Love/Akron Beacon Journal Sky may be limit at Akron-Canton Airport looks to future Officials celebrate expansion, keep next growth spurt in mind By Dave Scott, Beacon Journal business writer Even as Akron-Canton Airport officials celebrated a milestone in a $60 million expansion Thursday, planners are anticipating the next big growth spurt. The building structure involved in the terminal's expansion has largely been completed, officials said, and the project is on target. Completion is expected early next summer. The terminal was designed to make it easy to add gates and place facilities like restrooms and ticket counters in places where they would not need to be moved in future expansions, said Jordan Taylor, principal architect for HNTB Architecture of Washington. The airport has seen phenomenal growth in recent years, ranking as the second-fastest growing airport from 2001 to 2004. Full story at http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/12780666.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business IMPROVEMENTS AT AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT Akron-Canton Airport is in the midst of a multimillion-dollar expansion that began in 2001 and is to be completed in about a year. At the end of the project, the airport will have: • 10 gates, up from eight. • An expanded security area. • Some new ticket counters. • Renovated restrooms. • A new de-icing facility. • Improved traffic flow. More at http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/12780655.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business
January 20, 200619 yr AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT ACHIEVES FOURTH CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL PASSENGER RECORD Green, OH: 2005 was another for the record books at Akron-Canton Airport (CAK). Nearly 1.45 million passengers traveled to/ from the airport compared to 1.35 million the year before, a 5.6 percent increase. New flights offered by AirTran Airways and Frontier Airlines fueled the passenger growth at CAK. According to US Department of Transportation statistics, Akron-Canton was the second fastest growing airport in the nation from 2001-2004, increasing capacity (as measured by increased seats) by more than 100 percent. That growth is largely attributable to the expansion of low fare flights offered by industry juggernaut AirTran Airways at CAK. “It was another great year at Akron-Canton Airport,” said director Fred Krum. “More northeastern Ohio travelers have discovered our great airline service, low fares, shorter lines and a better overall airport experience. We aren’t resting on our laurels though; Akron-Canton is committed to adding new amenities in 2006 that will keep passengers coming back.” During 2005 Frontier Airlines commenced affordably priced, nonstop service to Denver aboard big, comfy Airbus jets with satellite TV in every seatback, with excellent single concourse connections to the west. Additionally, AirTran Airways added flights to Las Vegas aboard their brand new Boeing 737 aircraft and announced seasonal service to Ft. Myers, Florida (which commenced January 12, 2006). In 2006 the airport will dedicate the new gate concourse, add new food service options and will launch a new website. The airport is currently in the final phase of the $60 million, five-year STAR expansion project. The first two phases included longer runways, a new baggage claim wing and additional car parking. Additional airport information is available at www.akroncantonairport.com. Akron-Canton Airport, a better way to go. ### It's not mentioned in the article, but Akron-Canton has now passed Dayton International in total passengers by about 250,000 for the year based upon an article posted here a few days ago listing Dayton's amount of passengers through 11 months and their estimated December numbers. Also, maybe Akron-Canton's continued growth (they're already talking about another expansion even though the current one isn't finished) and increased competitiveness that continues to eat into Cleveland Hopkins ridership will convince Cleveland officials that they can't wait until the 20 year deal they gave the I-X Center to remain open (unless Cleveland builds a new convention center earlier) is up to upgrade and expand their airport. One of the key things Frank Jackson needs to do in his term is get a deal finalized and get construction underway for a new convention center downtown, so that the space that the I-X center occupies can be used for expanded runways and new terminals (plus the demolishing of the houses of people in Brook Park that were stupid enough to buy houses next to a pre-existing major airport.) Then Hopkins can get the long talked about direct international flights that will be key to Northeast Ohio's economic future.
March 13, 200619 yr From the 3/7/06 Massillon Independent: PHOTO: The new atrium at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport will give travelers an open view of the airfield. PHOTO BY KEVIN WHITLOCK/THE INDEPENDENT Airport project on final approach Tuesday, March 7, 2006 By DOUG STALEY [email protected] The most ambitious capital improvement project in the history of the Akron-Canton Regional Airport is entering the home stretch. The $25 million terminal expansion featuring a glass atrium and two ground level and four second level passenger loading gates is about 70 percent complete, according to Rick McQueen, the airport’s assistant director. The terminal project represents the final piece in the airport’s five-year improvement program. Since the estimated $70 million program was unveiled in 2001, the airport’s north-south runway has been extended, a new baggage claim wing/food court has been constructed and hundreds of parking spaces have been added. Once the 60,000-square-foot terminal is completed, the airport will be capable of handling up to 2.5 million passengers a year, McQueen said. About 1.4 million travelers passed through the airport’s gates last year. More at http://www.indeonline.com/archive/left_archive.php?ID=6096&r=0
April 28, 200619 yr From the 4/28/06 Akron Beacon Journal: PHOTO: A new two-story atrium at Akron-Canton Airport is part of a $26 million project that also added a four-gate concourse. Karen Schiely / Akron Beacon Journal The new Akron-Canton Airport concourse (PDF graphic) Airport flying high on new concourse Fast-growing Akron-Canton unveils new gateway, atrium By Betty Lin-Fisher, Beacon Journal business writer Airport Director Fred Krum wants to be at the Akron-Canton Airport on Monday night when those first passengers leave their airplane and enter the airport's newest crown jewel. Instead of the outdated ground-floor gate area originally built in the 1960s, the AirTran Airways passengers will enter the second floor of a new concourse with terrazzo floors, bamboo and stainless steel finishes and state-of-the art information screens. Indeed, they will see a new gateway to the Akron-Canton region. They will see a $26 million, 38,000-square-foot concourse and atrium. Future projects of the Akron-Canton Airport - Demolition of the area with existing gates 7, 8 and 9 next month. - A $70 million extension of the longest runway to 8,200 feet from 7,600 feet and the addition of updated runway safety areas. Airport Director Fred Krum said the five-year airport extension project will pave the way to allowing all planes to take off to a West Coast destination. - Demolition of the remaining gates in the original terminal in 2009. A new $24 million area with three gates and a one-level atrium will be added onto the new concourse. Full story at http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/14449654.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business
April 30, 200619 yr For the most part this is a good thing. The Akron - Canton area has been underserved for some time now, and as Stark county quickly develops we will find people using this Airport even more. Not to mention there haven't been any fatal shootings there in recent times...
May 1, 200619 yr I'm not sure I see Stark county quickly developing. Timken, Hoover, Diebold are the main companies of Stark co. I don't see any "growing" or developing. I'm actually curious if you think there is growth in Stark. I haven't seen it, but then all i know thats growing in Stark is the traffic around Belden. I don't think you mean new houses in Jackson. Hope you don't mean a casino in Massillon. Just curious. Welcome to UO.
May 1, 200619 yr The population of Stark isn't growing, just the amount of strip malls and fast food joints that service them. Jackson Twp and such are growing while Canton, Massilon and Akron shrink. The population is stagnant. Probably the main growing business for CAK is baby boomer snowbirds going to Florida or Las Vegas or going to visit their kids that have moved away and vice versa. Hence...Frontier probably saw a niche of Ohio transplants living in Denver and points West and thought there was enough leisure/holiday business to warrant the service. Business travel wise....those companies in Stark and Summit frequently bring in contractors for short/long term projects instead of hiring full time workers. I have a (surpisingly) large number of contractor friends that have been to parts of NE Ohio for that reason.
May 1, 200619 yr okay let me clarify, by develop I meant sprawl. But I don't like to use the word when I don't have to. :)
May 1, 200619 yr ah. That sucks.. I was hoping you were going to blow me away with all sorts of Stark co. developments. As Summit co. keeps slowly chugging along that will help Stark and neighboring counties around Summit grow as well. The airport definitely helps enhance this and keep the momentum going.
August 18, 200618 yr From the 8/16/06 Canton Repository: Airport to move enough dirt for 4 football stadiums Wednesday, August 16, 2006 BY Kelli Young REPOSITORY STAFF WRITER CANTON Filling four dump trucks a minute every day for the next three months still won’t be enough dirt for the Akron-Canton Regional Airport to extend its main runway. Airport Director Fred Krum told Stark County commissioners Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration requires airports to have a 1,000-foot buffer beyond the end of a runway in case pilots can’t stop within the regular distance. “Even though the odds are incredibly small for that to happen, they want to add 1,000 feet for safety,” Krum said. The end of Akron-Canton’s 7,600-foot runway has a 60-foot drop. The airport in Green needs 4 million cubic yards of dirt — enough to fill four pro football stadiums to the top — to add to the buffer zone and to lengthen it by 600 feet. Full story at http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=302446&r=4
August 25, 200618 yr From the 8/25/06 Canton Repository: PHOTO: Arriving passengers retrieve their luggage at Akron-Canton Regional Airport. Many regional airports are seeing large drops in passenger numbers, but Akron-Canton is up 6.5 percent for the first half of the year. REPOSITORY SCOTT HECKEL Akron-Canton airport bucks cutback trend Friday, August 25, 2006 By G. PATRICK KELLEY REPOSITORY BUSINESS EDITOR GREEN - AirTran Airways. The low-cost carrier is the difference between a lot of regional airports and Akron-Canton Regional Airport, says Director Fred Krum. Because of AirTran’s low prices and available destinations, Akron-Canton isn’t seeing the loss of passengers and flights that Toledo Express Airport and a lot of other regionals are struggling with. Krum grabs an AirTran airlines replica from his desk. “We have that horse. Toledo doesn’t have that horse.” When AirTran comes to an airport and expands, it’s a good sign, because it forces the competition to lower prices, and keeps the competition from dropping flights. AirTran began boom times at Akron-Canton by adding flights to New York, and following with Boston and a host of destinations in Florida. Full story at http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=304038&Category=5
September 28, 200618 yr Akron-Canton adds another destination: Ft. Lauderdale. Daily seasonal service on AirTran begins in January. Press Release Source: Akron-Canton Airport Akron-Canton Airport Announces Daily Service to Fort Lauderdale Aboard AirTran Airways Thursday September 14, 6:00 am ET Seasonal service January 4, 2007 - May 7, 2007 GREEN, Ohio, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Going to Florida this winter? Then look no farther than Akron-Canton Airport (CAK). Beginning January 4, 2007, AirTran Airways will add daily nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, aboard comfy Boeing 717 aircraft. The new service will compliment the carrier's other nonstop Florida flights from CAK to Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers. Service to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL) will be the airline's seventh non-stop destination from CAK. ADVERTISEMENT "We are excited to add our 7th non-stop destination from Akron-Canton Airport. With daily non-stops to Atlanta, New York, Boston, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Myers and now Fort Lauderdale, AirTran Airways quality low-fare service meets the service needs of Northeast Ohio," said John P. Kirby, director of strategic planning and scheduling. "Northeast Ohioans love Florida and flock to the Miami- Fort Lauderdale- Palm Beach corridor for both leisure and business trips," said airport director Fred Krum. "By adding daily Fort Lauderdale flights, AirTran Airways has made getting to the Southeast Florida region easier than ever. Couple that with a brand new concourse, shorter lines, less confusion and nonstop service to all four great Florida cities, and you'll see why AirTran Airways makes CAK the absolute best way to get to Florida this winter." AirTran Airways serves more nonstop destinations and carries more passengers than any other airline at CAK. Because AirTran Airways has significantly reduced air fares in this market, CAK was ranked as the sixth least expensive airport in the country, in the US Department of Transportation's fourth quarter Domestic Airline Fares Consumer Report. Flight Departs CAK Arrives FLL 503 8:40 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Flight Departs FLL Arrives CAK 504 12:35 p.m. 3:25 p.m. About AirTran Airways AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company and one of America's largest low- fare airlines with 7,800 friendly, professional Crew Members, operates nearly 700 daily flights to 50 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier. AirTran Airways' aircraft features the fuel-efficient Boeing 737-700 and 717- 200 to create America's youngest all-Boeing fleet. The airline is also the first carrier to install XM Satellite Radio on a commercial aircraft and the only airline with Business Class and XM Satellite Radio on every flight. For reservations or more information, visit http://www.airtran.com/ (America Online Keyword: AirTran). About Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) Akron-Canton Airport opened its new, spacious, four-gate passenger concourse in early May from which AirTran Airways operates its big jet flights. The concourse is the centerpiece of the airport's $60 million, five- year STAR expansion project. Other elements of STAR included longer runways, a new baggage claim wing, additional car parking and a food court with national brands. Additional information including flight reservations, directions, real time arrivals and departures, and a blog port is available at www.akroncantonairport.com, CAK's new web portal. Akron-Canton Airport, a better way to go®.
September 28, 200618 yr This looks like a flight for the leisure crowd. based on those departure times. IIRC, there are 11/12 flights a day to the MIA/FLL/PBI airports from Cleveland. I don't see the benefit.
September 29, 200618 yr Well, yeah, it does cater primarily to the leisure crowd, it's Ft. Lauderdale. And 11-12 nonstop flights to MIA/FLL/PBI from CLE? Not even during the high season. American Eagle sends two RJs a day down to MIA, and Continental does MIA/FLL/PBI each 1x daily for the month of October. During the high season, frequencies change to match peaks during the week, with FLL bumped up to 3x daily, and MIA and PBI go from RJs to 737s, though PBI has 2 frequencies on Sundays with RJs. And the benefit is explained in the articles in previous posts. AirTran has built a solid niche at CAK by providing low fares and full service from a convenient airport (both in terms of location and ease of use). The FLL service is a natural progression towards the airline's continued expansion.
September 29, 200618 yr Well, yeah, it does cater primarily to the leisure crowd, it's Ft. Lauderdale. And 11-12 nonstop flights to MIA/FLL/PBI from CLE? Not even during the high season. American Eagle sends two RJs a day down to MIA, and Continental does MIA/FLL/PBI each 1x daily for the month of October. During the high season, frequencies change to match peaks during the week, with FLL bumped up to 3x daily, and MIA and PBI go from RJs to 737s, though PBI has 2 frequencies on Sundays with RJs. And the benefit is explained in the articles in previous posts. AirTran has built a solid niche at CAK by providing low fares and full service from a convenient airport (both in terms of location and ease of use). The FLL service is a natural progression towards the airline's continued expansion. The 11 flights/frequencies I was refering to are from Continental alone. There are 11 flights to SE Florida at the time this service starts from CAK.
September 29, 200618 yr The 11 flights/frequencies I was refering to are from Continental alone. There are 11 flights to SE Florida at the time this service starts from CAK. I'm still only showing 3 nonstop flights a day between Cleveland and Southeast Florida on Continental: Flights: Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Friday, January 12, 2007 Continental Airlines CO 1685 Hopkins Int'l (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA 09:10 Fll Int'l (FLL), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 12:08 Non-stop / 738 2h58min Flights: Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Miami, Florida, USA Friday, January 12, 2007 Continental Airlines CO 189 Hopkins Int'l (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA 11:20 Miami Int'l (MIA), Miami, Florida, USA 14:26 Non-stop / 735 3h06min Flights: Cleveland, Ohio, USA - West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Friday, January 12, 2007 Continental Airlines CO 1893 Hopkins Int'l (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA 08:50 Palm Beach Intl (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA 11:43 Non-stop / 733 2h53min If you're including connecting itineraries through EWR and IAH, then I could see where you got the 11-12 figure. Also, I was incorrect about American Eagle. After checking, it looks like they just have 1 flight a day to MIA from CLE, with an ERJ-140.
September 29, 200618 yr The 11 flights/frequencies I was refering to are from Continental alone. There are 11 flights to SE Florida at the time this service starts from CAK. I'm still only showing 3 nonstop flights a day between Cleveland and Southeast Florida on Continental: Flights: Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Friday, January 12, 2007 Continental Airlines CO 1685 Hopkins Int'l (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA 09:10 Fll Int'l (FLL), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 12:08 Non-stop / 738 2h58min Flights: Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Miami, Florida, USA Friday, January 12, 2007 Continental Airlines CO 189 Hopkins Int'l (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA 11:20 Miami Int'l (MIA), Miami, Florida, USA 14:26 Non-stop / 735 3h06min Flights: Cleveland, Ohio, USA - West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Friday, January 12, 2007 Continental Airlines CO 1893 Hopkins Int'l (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA 08:50 Palm Beach Intl (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA 11:43 Non-stop / 733 2h53min If you're including connecting itineraries through EWR and IAH, then I could see where you got the 11-12 figure. Also, I was incorrect about American Eagle. After checking, it looks like they just have 1 flight a day to MIA from CLE, with an ERJ-140. I randomly picked January 4 and came up with different information for Continental. but this isn't what the thread is about.... :-)
October 9, 200618 yr It's nice to know that Cleveland metro has 2 full-service airports on the map. One of many reasons I see the population growing in years to come, as opposed to shrinking.
October 27, 200618 yr Small piece from the Akron Beacon Journal (Oct. 20th): Travelers on rise at Akron-Canton More people are using Akron-Canton Airport through the first nine months of this year than did last year. According to the latest statistics provided by the airport, passenger travel was up 2.6 percent despite a reduction in daily flights from 45 to 38. So far in 2006, 1,103,795 passengers used the airport compared with 1,075,781 in the same period last year. Overall airport operations -- takeoffs and landings -- were down 3.16 percent because of fuel cutbacks, airlines cutting service, such as Las Vegas flights, limited charter flights and reductions in seasonal service, such as flights to Fort Myers, Fla. More at http://www.ohio.com
October 29, 200618 yr Airport spreads wings at 60 Akron-Canton officials celebrate completion of its new concourse By Marilyn Miller, Beacon Journal staff writer The Akron-Canton Airport celebrated 60 years of operation Friday as county and state leaders honored the past and looked to the future. Officials also introduced a new $60 million concourse, ending a five-year project. The concourse was built with the expectation of increased traffic, which has tripled in the last decade. The improvements include spacious gates, a skylight, additional escalators, new flooring and large restrooms. The new area has two gates in the north commuter concourse, where United Express operates its Chicago service. Northwest will begin operating from the north concourse and AirTran Airways and Frontier Airlines operate from the second-level south gate concourse. Arby's and Great Lakes Brewing Co. opened for business two weeks ago on that level. Delta and U.S. Airways will continue to operate from existing gates until the next phase of construction is complete in three years. Full story at http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/15871616.htm
November 7, 200618 yr From the Canton Repository: Hotels booming in Green Tuesday, November 7, 2006 By A.J. RENNER Repository staff writer Mike Kitzi, chief engineer at the Hilton Garden Inn near the Akron-Canton Regional Airport, turns on a lamp in one of the suites. The hotel, which opened last month, has 121 rooms. On the surface, it looks like there's a hotel gold rush here. Last week, the 121-room Hilton Garden Inn opened near the Akron-Canton Airport. Two more hotels are scheduled to open within 10 months: A 108-room Cambria Suites Hotel on Thorn Drive off Massillon Road and a 92-room Holiday Inn Express next to the Hampton Inn near Arlington Road. An 87-room Springhill Suites also has been approved near Arlington Road. But that may bring 291 new rooms rather than 408: The Holiday Inn Express will replace the Days Inn for a net gain of 62 rooms, and Springhill Suites has not broken ground nearly a year after getting planning approval. More at http://www.cantonrep.com
January 18, 200718 yr Press Release Source: Akron-Canton Airport Akron-Canton Airport Sets All Time Passenger Record in 2006 Thursday January 18, 6:00 am ET GREEN, Ohio, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- What do a musical staff, the atomic number for boron, and the Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) have in common? The number five! In 2006, Akron-Canton Airport broke its all time passenger record for the fifth consecutive year. Though a musical staff and boron are forever stuck with the number five, the airport hopes to continue the streak in 2007. For the year, 1,438,304 total (O/D) passengers used CAK, a .3 percent increase compared to 2005. "It's exciting to have another winning year," said airport director Fred Krum. "Customers continue to appreciate our every day low fares and attention to customer care. We look forward to welcoming even more passengers in 2007." The airport dedicated its new, spacious, four-gate passenger concourse and celebrated its sixtieth birthday in October 2006. The opening of the new concourse also marked the completion of the airport's $60 million, five-year STAR expansion project. Other elements of STAR included longer runways, a new baggage claim wing, additional car parking, and a new Arby's and Great Lakes Brewing Company brew pub. Additional information including flight reservations, driving instructions, and a relaxation station is available at www.akroncantonairport.com, CAK's new web portal. Akron-Canton Airport, a better way to go®. Contacts: Frederick J. Krum Airport Director [email protected] Akron- 330-896-2376 Canton- 330-499-4059 Kristie Van Auken Director, Marketing/Comm [email protected] Akron- 330-896-2376 Canton- 330-499-4059 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Akron-Canton Airport
April 24, 200718 yr Nonstops to Vegas to return Thursday, April 19, 2007 By G. PATRICK KELLEY REPOSITORY BUSINESS EDITOR AirTran Airways will resume nonstop flights from Akron-Canton Regional Airport to Las Vegas in August. The company said Wednesday it would resume the flights it stopped in May 2006 because of the cost of fuel. "They promised they would bring it back when fuel settled a bit," said Airport Director Fred Krum. "It has, but it's still high." AirTran will leave here at 11:43 a.m. and arrive at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas at 12:53 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Return flights will leave at 2:55 p.m. and arrive at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. AirTran began the five-day-a-week flights in August 2005, then cut back about six months later. In February, the company announced the flights would stop. Full story at http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=349164&Category=5&subCategoryID=
November 19, 200717 yr Akron-Canton Airport puts heat on Hopkins Sunday, November 11, 2007 Laura Johnston Plain Dealer Reporter Cleveland Hopkins International Airport must be feeling the heat. It negotiated an agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor to outlaw Akron-Canton Airport billboards within a mile of Hopkins airport. It launched a new logo and ad campaign about a year after Akron's catchy punching-bag clown commercials took off. And in September, Continental Airlines President Jeff Smisek -- in a serious threat passed off as a funny comment -- told business leaders to fly from the airline's Hopkins hub, warning, "Don't drive to Akron-Canton!" Why? Hopkins officials won't talk about it, but the little airport is making big inroads. Akron-Canton Airport has celebrated five record-breaking years of growth since 2001, with passenger traffic increasing from 789,607 in 2000 to 1.4 million in 2006, an 82 percent increase. That made it the second-fastest-growing airport in the country for that period, behind Long Beach, Calif. Full story at http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/summit/1194773870298180.xml&coll=2&thispage=1
March 2, 200817 yr Airport gets ready for 10-year upgrade Akron-Canton to unveil $110 million capital plan By Marilyn Miller Beacon Journal business writer Published on Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 Officials at Akron-Canton Airport, which has enjoyed a doubling in traffic in the last 10 years, will unveil a $110 million, 10-year capital plan next week to an annual meeting of architects and engineers. Nearing completion of $60 million in improvements begun in 2001, airport officials said they will travel to Westlake on March 12 to the Cleveland Engineering Society's 56th Design & Construction Conference to reveal their plans for the next decade. CHOPPED Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or 800-777-7232 or [email protected] http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/16158062.html
March 2, 200817 yr kjp if you see this --- or anyone who knows --- how close is the cvsr to the airport? i would really like to see the airport linked up to it someday just as much as i would for the train to come up into downtown cleveland. i've used the akron-canton airport a few times, what an absolute pleasure. how often do you say that about airports?!?! i'm not surprized it's star is rising.
March 2, 200817 yr CVSR actually runs very close to both Akron airports. From Peninsula the railway follows the Merriman Valley, then treks east under the Y-bridge just north of downtown, then under Route 8 and past the Goodyear HQ. From there it turns south and runs within a few feet of the western end of the runway at Fulton Airport before continuing south toward Green. The rail line then runs on the east side of I-77 right across from the Akron-Canton airport, continuing past the warehouses of North Canton before again paralleling I-77 past the Hall of Fame and then to the western edge of downtown Canton. I love to use the Akron-Canton airport too - parking is dirt cheap and close to the terminal. Downside - no Great Lakes beer!
March 2, 200817 yr I backtracked from their Canton station. It goes right by the airport but on the other side of I-77. Theoretically it would be easy to put in a little station there and have people dropped off by the airport parking lot buses. The hard part would be working with CVSR, Metro, Sarta to decide whether that makes economic sense. CVSR might have to drop their S. And significantly change their purpose and culture.. Maybe just give up that section of track to a Metro/Sarta entity. This is definitely something that should be looked at and studied. It makes sense that none of those organizations are going to consider it on their own. It will have to be the airport that pushes them. What could be better for a regional airport than to have instant access to 2 downtown cities. Just an overlooked asset waiting to be re-used... The city mayors will both be interested in having increased traffic downtown. It probably makes sense having commuter rail going in between Akron and Canton anyways by the amount of traffic going both ways on 77. Great idea mrnyc!
March 2, 200817 yr ^^Buckeye1.. Actually you are incorrect. There IS Great Lakes beer! Great Lakes is one of the eateries by the Frontier airlines terminal.. http://www.akroncantonairport.com/akroncantonairportterminalservice.htm
March 2, 200817 yr Guess I haven't flown from there since the terminal renovation. I see parking is up to $7 a day now too (it used to be $20 a week for economy parking when I lived in Canton five years ago) It would be a major plus for CAK to have rail service into Akron and continuing up to the Cleve. A "downtown" station could be at North Main under the All-American Bridge, with bus/trolley running up and down Main, with an "east Akron" station near Market and Exchange serving UA and the Goodyear HQ. With all the professionals that live in Merriman Valley, a station at Portage Path for commuting into downtown Akron could work as well. Not sure how viable service to downtown Canton would be, but a Belden Village station could be a stimulus for redevelopment of the area around Whipple and Everhard Roads where a dingy mostly vacant strip mall currently sits between Gabriel Brothers and the hotels on the hill.
March 3, 200817 yr It would be neat if the area utilized trains as a part of transport to the airport. Riding a train there and back to a station close to my house in Akron would save me money. I wouldnt have to spend a per day fee for my car to sit in a parking lot cuz it will be sitting in my driveway for free..
March 12, 200817 yr Akron-Canton Airport reveals $110 million capital improvement program By Marily Miller Beacon Journal business writer POSTED: 12:00 a.m. EDT, Mar 12, 2008 The Akron-Canton Airport will undertake 10 projects in 10 years as part of a new $110 million capital improvement plan. The projects include a major runway extension and a border patrol facility that will accommodate international flights. Airport officials unveiled the long-term plan at the Cleveland Engineering Society's 56th Design & Construction Conference Wednesday in Westlake. Full story at http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/16615246.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or 800-777-7232 or [email protected].
March 17, 200817 yr It's so exciting...I wonder who the "new" airline could take the new ticket space? Come on, Jetblue...
March 18, 200817 yr I think its redundant and a strain. But it is what it is. May I ask why? CAK does compete with Hopkins, but mostly it pulls from the 1.1 million that Live in the Akron-Canton area. It doesnt have a huge selection of flights, but it serves its purpose.
March 18, 200817 yr I think its redundant and a strain. But it is what it is. May I ask why? CAK does compete with Hopkins, but mostly it pulls from the 1.1 million that Live in the Akron-Canton area. It doesnt have a huge selection of flights, but it serves its purpose. It's airport urban sprawl.
April 11, 200817 yr Turbulent times for airlines don't slow expansion at Akron-Canton Airport BY FELLICIA SMITH REPOSITORY STAFF WRITER There is little question that the airline industry faces turbulent times. Three airline carriers in two weeks have shut down. The price of jet fuel and oil have skyrocketed, cutting into airline profits. Passengers are being hit with additional fees for checking in two pieces of luggage. They're also being charged for peanuts. And aircraft from various carriers have been grounded because of maintenance and safety issues, forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights and stranding fliers. Yet, the Akron-Canton Airport is expanding. It's injecting $110 million into its 10-year expansion project based on projections of growth in the industry. "That raised an eyebrow when I read it," Regional Airline Association President Roger Cohen said. "The industry is obviously going through a real rough patch. Full story at http://www.cantonrepository.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=407193&r=4&subCategoryID=0
July 9, 200816 yr Don't know if there is a better place for this article - please move if there is one Delta dropping two Akron to Cincinnati flights Posted by Alison Grant July 09, 2008 11:35AM Categories: Aviation, Breaking News Delta Air Lines' reconfiguration of its routes in the face of high fuel prices continued Wednesday at Akron-Canton Airport. http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/07/delta_to_drop_two_akron_to_cin.html
July 9, 200816 yr i dont think cak hurts hopkins so much. i dont think burke does either. times are changing fast with the airlines, but all 3 airports still have different offerings. when i kept searching and getting tix for a visit home for the end of this month (for nyc/lga - hopkins) and they kept coming in at a ridiculous $338-$368rt on my usual airline - continental - among others.....and the standard $168rt rate was available on airtran, guess which one i chose? so it's great to have cak in the region as an option.
July 9, 200816 yr ^ Well put, I fly Airtran to Cleveland because it's cheap, easy to get in and out of, and it's a nice airport overall.
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