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About CLE Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures

As Ohio's busiest airport, CLE serves nearly 10 million passengers each year and is conveniently located within 500 miles of nearly half the U.S. population. For Northeast Ohio travelers, it's just a short 12-mile drive from downtown Cleveland, or they can opt for the rail connection – a pioneering addition in 1968 that made CLE the first airport in the country with such a link.

Passenger Volume

Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
April 2026 394,068 9,205 403,273
April 2025 398,386 8,104 406,490
% Change -1.08% 13.59% -0.79%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2026 1,472,928 37,983 1,510,911
2025 1,491,054 32,586 1,523,640
% Change -1.22% 16.56% -0.84%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
April 2026 394,068 9,205 403,273
March 2026 440,071 13,444 453,515
% Change -10.45% -31.53% -11.08%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
April 2026 417,547 10,269 427,816
April 2025 417,620 8,753 426,373
% Change -0.02% 17.32% 0.34%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2026 1,484,312 40,286 1,524,598
2025 1,508,237 33,898 1,542,135
% Change -1.59% 18.84% -1.14%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
April 2026 417,547 10,269 427,816
March 2026 432,266 12,690 444,956
% Change -3.41% -19.08% -3.85%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
April 2026 811,615 19,474 831,089
April 2025 816,006 16,857 832,863
% Change -0.54% 15.52% -0.21%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2026 2,957,240 78,269 3,035,509
2025 2,999,291 66,484 3,065,775
% Change -1.40% 17.73% -0.99%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
April 2026 811,615 19,474 831,089
March 2026 872,337 26,134 898,471
% Change -6.96% -25.48% -7.50%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
April 2026 7,923,958 3,962 3,594
April 2025 6,979,102 3,490 3,165
% Change 13.54%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2026 28,514,525 14,257 12,931
2025 26,703,850 13,352 12,110
% Change 6.78%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
April 2026 7,923,958 3,962 3,594
March 2026 7,207,216 3,604 3,268
% Change 9.94%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
April 2026 8,089,898 4,045 3,669
April 2025 7,575,822 3,788 3,436
% Change 6.79%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2026 29,230,434 14,615 13,256
2025 28,161,649 14,081 12,771
% Change 3.80%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
April 2026 8,089,898 4,045 3,669
March 2026 7,689,790 3,845 3,487
% Change 5.20%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
April 2026 16,013,856 8,007 7,262
April 2025 14,554,924 7,277 6,601
% Change 10.02%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2026 57,744,959 28,872 26,187
2025 54,865,499 27,433 24,882
% Change 5.25%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
April 2026 16,013,856 8,007 7,262
March 2026 14,897,006 7,449 6,756
% Change 7.50%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Airport Total
April 2026 4,129
April 2025 4,029
% Change 2.48%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Airport Total
2026 15,061
2025 15,253
% Change -1.26%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Airport Total
April 2026 4,129
March 2026 4,196
% Change -1.60%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Airport Total
April 2026 535,437
April 2025 515,822
% Change 3.80%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Airport Total
2026 1,920,114
2025 1,960,319
% Change -2.05%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Airport Total
April 2026 535,437
March 2026 539,864
% Change -0.82%

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Tarmac Delay Contingency Plan

Cleveland Hopkins  International Airport (CLE) has instituted an Airport Emergency Contingency Plan pursuant to §42301 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.  This act requires that passengers be permitted to deplane an aircraft that has been delayed on the tarmac for a period not to exceed three hours.  

In the event that an aircraft nears the  three hour  time limit, the airlines are required by law to deplane all passengers into the  Terminal,  and provide access to restrooms,  food  and water. Each airline is required to have an airline contingency plan on file with the Department of Transportation. The CLE Tarmac Delay Contingency Plan has been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation and is designed to coordinate the provision of logistical support to the airlines.  Pursuant to this plan, CLE will provide a list of airlines, ground handlers, fixed base operators and others who may have the necessary equipment and personnel to safely deplane passengers to the airlines. CLE will request that common use tenant air carriers make gates available to an air carrier seeking to deplane at a gate. An alternative solution will be to hard stand the aircraft and transport passengers via bus to the terminal. CLE will provide transportation from the aircraft parking location to the terminal through contract ground transportation providers.

A copy of the entire airport contingency plan is available here.