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
May 2025 434,418 13,289 447,707
May 2024 455,340 14,485 469,825
% Change -4.59% -8.26% -4.71%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2025 1,925,494 45,875 1,971,369
2024 1,954,744 54,039 2,008,783
% Change -1.50% -15.11% -1.86%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
May 2025 434,418 13,289 447,707
April 2025 398,408 8,104 406,512
% Change 9.04% 63.98% 10.13%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
May 2025 434,764 11,644 446,408
May 2024 453,473 12,274 465,747
% Change -4.13% -5.13% -4.15%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2025 1,943,020 45,542 1,988,562
2024 1,966,972 53,493 2,020,465
% Change -1.22% -14.86% -1.58%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
May 2025 434,764 11,644 446,408
April 2025 417,639 8,753 426,392
% Change 4.10% 33.03% 4.69%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
May 2025 869,182 24,933 894,115
May 2024 908,813 26,759 935,572
% Change -4.36% -6.82% -4.43%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2025 3,868,514 91,417 3,959,931
2024 3,921,716 107,532 4,029,248
% Change -1.36% -14.99% -1.72%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
May 2025 869,182 24,933 894,115
April 2025 816,047 16,857 832,904
% Change 6.51% 47.91% 7.35%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
May 2025 7,004,430 3,502 3,177
May 2024 6,777,532 3,389 3,074
% Change 3.35%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2025 33,708,280 16,854 15,287
2024 31,491,062 15,746 14,281
% Change 7.04%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
May 2025 7,004,430 3,502 3,177
April 2025 6,979,102 3,490 3,165
% Change 0.36%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
May 2025 7,328,524 3,664 3,323
May 2024 7,124,730 3,562 3,231
% Change 2.86%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2025 35,490,173 17,745 16,095
2024 32,831,314 16,416 14,889
% Change 8.10%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
May 2025 7,328,524 3,664 3,323
April 2025 7,575,822 3,788 3,436
% Change -3.26%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
May 2025 14,332,954 7,166 6,500
May 2024 13,902,262 6,951 6,305
% Change 3.10%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2025 69,198,453 34,599 31,381
2024 64,322,376 32,161 29,170
% Change 7.58%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
May 2025 14,332,954 7,166 6,500
April 2025 14,554,924 7,277 6,601
% Change -1.53%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Airport Total
May 2025 4,198
May 2024 4,131
% Change 1.62%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Airport Total
2025 19,451
2024 18,517
% Change 5.04%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Airport Total
May 2025 4,198
April 2025 4,029
% Change 4.19%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Airport Total
May 2025 540,036
May 2024 532,942
% Change 1.33%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Airport Total
2025 2,500,355
2024 2,432,189
% Change 2.80%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Airport Total
May 2025 540,036
April 2025 515,822
% Change 4.69%

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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.

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