Akron-Canton Regional Airport

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FAA diagram of Akron-Canton Airport

Akron-Canton Airport is a commercial Class C airport located in southern Summit County, Ohio (a very small portion of the 5/23 runway extends into Stark County,) roughly 10 miles southeast of Akron, Ohio, and roughly 10 miles northwest of Canton, Ohio. The airport is jointly operated by Summit County and Stark County. Money for the airport was initially allocated during World War II for defense purposes, but the construction stalled over a controversy relating to whether public funding of airport construction would be appropriate. As a result, private funding was essential to the initial construction of the airport, particularly in purchasing the land. The airport was dedicated on October 13, 1946, but permanent terminal facilities were not built until 1955.

The airport has two runways - 7,601, and 7,598 feet (2,317 and 2,316 m) long, both 150 feet (46 m) wide.

In 2005, 1.45 million passengers flew through Akron-Canton, over three times the number just ten years earlier. It is one of the fastest-growing airports in the Midwest, and is attracting passengers not only from the Akron/Canton area, but also from the Cleveland metropolitan area. The airport has had increases in number of passengers every year since 1995 except for 2001, and that year's lack of growth was largely blamed on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks which slowed air travel nationwide.

Currently, the airport is going through a major expansion - adding a new terminal wing off the main concourse, new baggage areas, a food court, and improved aesthetics. The new wing of the terminal opened to passengers in May, 2006. There is also a runway extension in the works. The airport is marketing itself as "A better way to go(R)", noting the ease of the Akron-Canton Airport in comparison to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport some 40 miles north. The airport essentially serves as a secondary "reliever" airport for Northeast Ohio.

Although the majority of the airport's traffic growth has been in the commercial sector, over 75% of all air traffic at Akron-Canton is still general aviation, since general aviation is all but nonexistent at nearby Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport.

The largest airline in passenger volume at Akron-Canton is by far AirTran Airways, and this airline is largely responsible for most of the airport's growth.

US Airways Express carrier PSA Airlines operates a hangar at CAK, where it performs both line and heavy maintenance on its fleet of Canadair Regional Jet aircraft.

Thurman Munson, catcher for the New York Yankees, was killed in his private plane attempting to land at Akron-Canton on August 2, 1979.

Airlines

AirTran Airways Gates 10 and 5 (Atlanta, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, Tampa)
Delta Air Lines Gates 7 and 6
* Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
* Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
* Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Orlando)
Frontier Airlines Gate 4 (Denver)
Northwest Airlines Gate 10 and 7
* Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit)
* Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
United Airlines Gate 2
* United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare)
US Airways Gates 7
* US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
* US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)

As more gates open in the new concourse, this is expected to change.

External links

[Akron-Canton Regional Airport] (official site)
*[Akron-Canton Regional Airport Navaids]

[FAA Airport Diagram] (PDF)

Resources for this airport:
* AirNav [airport information for KCAK]
* FlightAware [airport information] and [live flight tracker]
* NOAA/NWS [current] and [historical] weather observations
* SkyVector [aeronautical chart for KCAK]
* FAA [current CAK delay information]
[Maps and aerial photos]
* WikiSatellite view at [WikiMapia]
* Street map from [MapQuest] or [Google Local]
* Topographic map from [TopoZone]
* Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
* Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Microsoft Virtual Earth]

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