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AOPA Joins Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Closure Battle
The city is eyeing the airport's 450 waterfront acres for redevelopment
Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland
With the city of Cleveland eyeing Burke Lakefront Airport's 450 acres of lakefront property for redevelopment, the industry is fighting to prevent its closure. © Mr.Z-man, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Opposition to the city of Cleveland’s efforts to permanently shutter Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL) is growing, with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) joining the fray as part of the Lakefront Airport Preservation Partnership (LAPP).

Last month, Cleveland mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County executive Chris Ronayne issued a request to the federal government, asking it to relieve the city of its obligation to operate the airport, which opened in 1947.

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