Cleveland Hopkins International Airport celebrates its centennial on July 1, 2025, and it boasts many historic firsts. The airport also has an exciting second century in store with its recently announced "CLEvolution" design for a new terminal and other landside facilities.

The claim that Cleveland Hopkins Airport (CLE) is the first municipal airport in the USA is examined.

A look at CLE's new Airport Director, Bryant L. Francis, and the nearly century-old airport's first leader, Major John "Jack" Berry.

By the middle of the 1930s, Cleveland Municipal Airport (CLE) was over a decade old and remained a leader in the pioneering early days of...

Another early pioneer in Cleveland’s aviation history was the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation (TAC), later to become part of American Air.

While I primarily focus on aviation in Cleveland, I am also interested in the history of commercial flight in the wider region. Today, we...