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
August 2025 446,220 10,258 456,478
August 2024 439,799 9,683 449,482
% Change 1.46% 5.94% 1.56%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2025 3,304,878 86,885 3,391,763
2024 3,350,029 94,899 3,444,928
% Change -1.35% -8.44% -1.54%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
August 2025 446,220 10,258 456,478
July 2025 474,555 14,323 488,878
% Change -5.97% -28.38% -6.63%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
August 2025 457,073 11,874 468,947
August 2024 449,631 10,879 460,510
% Change 1.66% 9.15% 1.83%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2025 3,328,036 88,615 3,416,651
2024 3,376,037 97,476 3,473,513
% Change -1.42% -9.09% -1.64%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
August 2025 457,073 11,874 468,947
July 2025 470,975 15,284 486,259
% Change -2.95% -22.31% -3.56%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Domestic International Total
August 2025 903,293 22,132 925,425
August 2024 889,430 20,562 909,992
% Change 1.56% 7.64% 1.70%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Domestic International Total
2025 6,632,914 175,500 6,808,414
2024 6,726,066 192,375 6,918,441
% Change -1.38% -8.77% -1.59%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Domestic International Total
August 2025 903,293 22,132 925,425
July 2025 945,530 29,607 975,137
% Change -4.47% -25.25% -5.10%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
August 2025 7,094,463 3,547 3,217
August 2024 7,233,040 3,617 3,280
% Change -1.92%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2025 54,991,167 27,496 24,938
2024 51,443,424 25,722 23,330
% Change 6.90%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
August 2025 7,094,463 3,547 3,217
July 2025 7,604,136 3,802 3,448
% Change -6.70%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
August 2025 7,760,225 3,880 3,519
August 2024 7,813,796 3,907 3,544
% Change -0.69%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2025 58,250,140 29,125 26,416
2024 56,072,717 28,036 25,429
% Change 3.88%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
August 2025 7,760,225 3,880 3,519
July 2025 8,029,956 4,015 3,642
% Change -3.36%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
August 2025 14,854,688 7,427 6,737
August 2024 15,046,836 7,523 6,824
% Change -1.28%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
2025 113,241,307 56,621 51,355
2024 107,516,141 53,758 48,759
% Change 5.32%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Pounds U.S. Tons Metric Tonnes
August 2025 14,854,688 7,427 6,737
July 2025 15,634,092 7,817 7,090
% Change -4.99%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Airport Total
August 2025 4,205
August 2024 4,039
% Change 4.11%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Airport Total
2025 32,090
2024 30,933
% Change 3.74%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Airport Total
August 2025 4,205
July 2025 4,281
% Change -1.78%
Year-over-Year(YoY) Airport Total
August 2025 549,711
August 2024 528,915
% Change 3.93%
Year-to-Date(YTD) Airport Total
2025 4,152,985
2024 4,027,186
% Change 3.12%
Month-over-Month(MoM) Airport Total
August 2025 549,711
July 2025 563,513
% Change -2.45%

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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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