Berke Lakefront Airport

Cleveland Burke Lakefront is one of three airports serving Cleveland with scheduled passenger services, and it plays a critical role in the city's aviation system and business attraction for Cleveland. The airport opened in 1947 as the United States' first downtown airport and as its first municipally owned-and-operated airport.

The National Air Races, begun in 1920 with the first Pulitzer Trophy race, were first held here in 1929. The 1929 meet helped make the National Air Races a major American event, which was important in promoting air travel and advancing aircraft research and development. A new Cleveland Air Show began here in 1964. Incorporated as the Cleveland National Air Show, it continues the National Air Race tradition without unlimited-class pylon racing.