Akron Canton Airport Sets All-time
Monthly Passenger Record – The Akron Canton
Airport (CAK) set a new record for passengers traveling
to and from CAK in a month’s time. The new record
was set this past July when 149,757 passengers used the
airport. The old record was eclipsed by 5,541 set in July
2005. Year to date through July, the airport has hosted
over 837,000 passengers compared to 802,442 passengers
last year, which is a 4.3% increase. Frontier Airlines
and Air Tran Airways each posted their best months ever
at CAK. Frontier had an increase of 51.9% compared to last
year, while Air Tran Airways increased by nearly 12%. Air
Tran hosted more than 65,000 passengers in July. Akron
Canton Airport offers direct flights to Atlanta, Boston,
New York City, Orlando, Tampa, Denver, Detroit, Chicago,
Charlotte, and Philadelphia. To read more about CAK growth, click
here.
Akron Canton Airport Celebrates
Halfway Point of Runway Extension – The
Akron Canton Airport (CAK) celebrated
the halfway point of the extension
of Runway 5/23, which will allow aircraft
to fly nonstop to the west coast and
international destinations like Mexico
and the Caribbean. Two million cubic
yards of earth have already been moved
as part of the runway extension. The
airport has invested $34 million to
date on projects related to the 5/23
extension. The runway will be 8,200
feet when completed. An additional
$27 million is planned to complete
the job by 2010. To read more about
the project, click
here.
Stark Schools
Exceed State Average
in High School Students
Going to College – New
figures from the
Ohio Board of Regents
show Stark County
nearly 6% above the
state average in
the percentage of
high school graduates
going directly on
to college in Ohio.
Stark’s average
is 50.7% compared
to a statewide average
of 45% for the class
of 2006. Twelve of
the 17 school districts
in Stark County exceeded
the state average.
The total college
participation rate
in Stark County and
in the state is actually
higher than the percentages
above for two reasons.
One, out of state
enrollment is not
considered in the
percentage, which
may add as much as
12% to the college
participation rate.
Two, also not considered
are the students
who may delay entry
into college for
whatever reason.
To learn more about
Stark County’s
performance, click
here for the
Stark Education Partnership
article.
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