Burke Lakefront Airport Archives - Signal Cleveland

An airplane takes off from Burke Lakefront Airport

News

Burke Lakefront Airport hearings offered practical view on redevelopment, Cleveland City Council member says

by Nick Castele April 20, 2026April 17, 2026

Council’s transportation chair is considering more hearings, this time to listen to proponents of keeping Burke open.

Cleveland Metroparks barge at Wildwood Park.

News

Cleveland Metroparks barge project is costing a boatload of money

by Mark Naymik March 30, 2026April 1, 2026

A close-up of a propeller airplane

Competing narratives on Burke Lakefront Airport as Cleveland lays groundwork to close Lake Erie airfield

by Nick Castele March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

Burke Lakefront Airport

Mayor Justin Bibb still wants to close Burke Lakefront Airport, but what it could become is far from settled

by Nick Castele January 21, 2026March 30, 2026

A jet flies over the crowd at The Cleveland National Air Show on Sept. 2, 2024, at Burke Lakefront Airport.

Arts and Culture

Events in and around Greater Cleveland during the Labor Day Weekend

by Nate Paige August 28, 2025March 30, 2026

A phot of the banners hanging outside Cleveland Browns Stadium to promote WWE SummerSlam 2024.

Browns playing on lakefront worth $30 million to Cleveland’s economy, city study says

by Nick Castele November 12, 2024March 30, 2026

Cleveland has studied the economic costs and benefits of closing Burke Lakefront Airport, which takes up key real estate along the Lake Erie shore.

Government, News

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb makes moves toward closing Burke Lakefront Airport

by Nick Castele September 16, 2024March 30, 2026

View of Lake Erie from Edgewater Pier, Edgewater Park, Cleveland

Arts and Culture

Where to watch the Cleveland National Air Show and other things to do Labor Day weekend

by Camille Renner August 28, 2024March 30, 2026

Mayor Justin Bibb speaks at a press event at the Great Lake Science Center before the April 2024 solar eclipse.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb talks lakefront with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

by Nick Castele August 5, 2024March 30, 2026

FAA official met with Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb to discuss Burke Lakefront Airport closure

by Mark Naymik June 8, 2024March 30, 2026