Akron Fulton International Airport (IATA: AKC, ICAO: KAKR, FAA LID: AKR) is a general aviation airport located in Akron, a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the City of Akron. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Akro...
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Akron Fulton International Airport (IATA: AKC, ICAO: KAKR, FAA LID: AKR) is a general aviation airport located in Akron, a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the City of Akron. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Akron Fulton is assigned AKR by the FAA and AKC by the IATA (which assigned AKR to Akure, Nigeria).
Named for longtime manager Bain Ecarius "Shorty" Fulton and his son Bain J. "Bud" Fulton, it first opened in 1929 and has operated in several different capacities since then, including a U.S. naval air station known as Naval Air Station Akron. Although the airport has only served general aviation for many years, it does technically have United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, and is therefore considered an international airport...
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