Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport is a public
airport situated on the shore of
Lake Erie, in the northeast part of
downtown Cleveland, in
Cuyahoga County,
Ohio,
United States. It classified as a
general aviation airport and is an FAA designated reliever to
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), which is
Greater Cleveland's primary airport. In 2008, based on FAA data, Burke Lakefront was the fourth busiest airport in the state of Ohio (after, in order, Cleveland Hopkins,
Port Columbus International and
Akron-Canton, up from 7th in 2007). It is named after former Cleveland mayor and U.S. senator
Thomas A. Burke.