BusinessThursday, November 5
Akron-Canton Airport welcomed its 1 millionth passenger of 2026 over Halloween weekend
The Daily Akron team
If you've flown out of Green lately, you're part of a milestone. The Akron-Canton Airport welcomed its 1 millionth passenger of 2026 over Halloween weekend, earlier than expected. The Record-Courier reports it's the first time since 2017 that CAK has hit a million.
CAK is closing in on a big year
- 1 million
- passengers at CAK through Halloween weekend
- 1.1 million
- passengers CAK expects by year's end, at most
- 30%
- more seat capacity than in 2025
Sources: News 5 Cleveland WEWS, Record-Courier
Breeze Airways led the growth, with Allegiant Air next. New Breeze routes launched in 2026 go to Savannah, Georgia; Sarasota, Florida; and Portland, Maine. A fourth Breeze aircraft will be based at CAK in November.
“Reaching 1 million passengers reflects the confidence travelers and our airline partners place in CAK.”
- More seats: additional capacity increases are scheduled for 2027
- Celebration: a social media contest and in-terminal activities this week
- National trend: U.S. passengers off by as much as 2% in July
24nonstop destinations from CAK today
The airport also lists connections through hubs and says it has the region's lowest average airfares.
Source: News 5 Cleveland WEWS
Sources: News 5 Cleveland WEWS, Record-Courier