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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
June 2026 463,636 15,815 479,451
June 2025 458,631 16,429 475,060
% Change 1.09% -3.74% 0.92%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2026 2,381,502 68,356 2,449,858
2025 2,384,103 62,304 2,446,407
% Change -0.11% 9.71% 0.14%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
June 2026 463,636 15,815 479,451
May 2026 444,938 14,558 459,496
% Change 4.20% 8.63% 4.34%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
June 2026 465,766 16,512 482,278
June 2025 456,987 15,915 472,902
% Change 1.92% 3.75% 1.98%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2026 2,396,554 70,145 2,466,699
2025 2,399,988 61,457 2,461,445
% Change -0.14% 14.14% 0.21%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
June 2026 465,766 16,512 482,278
May 2026 446,476 13,347 459,823
% Change 4.32% 23.71% 4.88%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
June 2026 929,402 32,327 961,729
June 2025 915,618 32,344 947,962
% Change 1.51% -0.05% 1.45%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2026 4,778,056 138,501 4,916,557
2025 4,784,091 123,761 4,907,852
% Change -0.13% 11.91% 0.18%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
June 2026 929,402 32,327 961,729
May 2026 891,414 27,905 919,319
% Change 4.26% 15.85% 4.61%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
June 2026 7,688,766 3,844 3,487
June 2025 6,584,288 3,292 2,986
% Change 16.77%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2026 43,798,540 21,899 19,863
2025 40,292,568 20,146 18,273
% Change 8.70%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
June 2026 7,688,766 3,844 3,487
May 2026 7,595,249 3,798 3,444
% Change 1.23%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
June 2026 7,727,281 3,864 3,504
June 2025 6,969,786 3,485 3,161
% Change 10.87%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2026 44,738,856 22,369 20,289
2025 42,459,959 21,230 19,256
% Change 5.37%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
June 2026 7,727,281 3,864 3,504
May 2026 7,781,141 3,891 3,529
% Change -0.69%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
June 2026 15,416,047 7,708 6,991
June 2025 13,554,074 6,777 6,147
% Change 13.74%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2026 88,537,396 44,269 40,152
2025 82,752,527 41,376 37,528
% Change 6.99%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
June 2026 15,416,047 7,708 6,991
May 2026 15,376,390 7,688 6,973
% Change 0.26%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Airport Total
June 2026 4,338
June 2025 4,154
% Change 4.43%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Airport Total
2026 23,818
2025 23,601
% Change 0.92%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Airport Total
June 2026 4,338
May 2026 4,419
% Change -1.83%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Airport Total
June 2026 568,426
June 2025 539,406
% Change 5.38%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Airport Total
2026 3,063,065
2025 3,039,761
% Change 0.77%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Airport Total
June 2026 568,426
May 2026 574,525
% Change -1.06%

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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.