Airports near Cuyahoga Valley, north end and south.

Which airport for Cuyahoga Valley?

NPS names two airports for Cuyahoga Valley and says both offer many daily flights: Cleveland Hopkins International and Akron-Canton Regional. The park sits between Cleveland and Akron, so each airport lines up with one end. The park doesn't own the roads that run through it. They're local public roads. Our routes end at a park site near each end: Canal Exploration Center on the Cleveland side and Hunt House on the Akron side. NPS's own directions lead to Boston Mill Visitor Center in the middle, 22 miles and 30 minutes from Cleveland and 18 miles and 25 minutes from Akron.

Every airport-to-entrance drive.

Both airport drives, with road miles and a no-stop drive time. The park is open every day of the year, so the last column says open all year. Local roads can still close. NPS's current conditions page lists them, and when we checked in September 2026 that included Oak Hill Road, closed between the Cuyahoga Falls line and the Everett Road connector after an embankment failure, with a posted detour.

Cleveland Hopkins is the closer airport by road, 16 miles against 25, and the quicker drive, 27 min against 42 min. Both are short, so in our view the choice comes down to flights more than the drive.

Match the airport to your end of the park.

North end (Canal Exploration Center, the Cleveland side): Cleveland Hopkins, 16 miles. RTA bus routes 19A, 54, 77 and 90 also stop near this end.

South end (Hunt House, the Akron side): Akron-Canton, 25 miles.

The middle (Boston Mill Visitor Center): NPS puts it 22 miles and 30 minutes from Cleveland, and 18 miles and 25 minutes from Akron. Those figures start in the cities, not at the airports, so either airport works.

Any month: the park is open every day of the year, and only individual facilities run on a seasonal schedule, so the season doesn't change which airport works. Our Cuyahoga Valley in winter page covers the cold months. If you haven't picked dates yet, start with the best time to visit Cuyahoga Valley page.

Cleveland or Akron-Canton?

We don't publish fares. What sets them is how many routes an airport has, and whether you need a connection. Cleveland Hopkins says ten air service providers fly there, though we couldn't read their names from its airlines page. Akron-Canton lists four airlines: Allegiant, American, Breeze and United. American flies nonstop to Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare and Washington, D.C., United to Chicago O'Hare, and Breeze to 16 destinations.

Cleveland Hopkins has more airlines, so check it first for a nonstop from your city. Akron-Canton is worth a look if Allegiant or Breeze flies from where you live.

Rental cars, buses, and trains.

NPS says car rentals are available at both airports. Cleveland Hopkins lists Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz and National. Akron-Canton says Alamo, Enterprise, National, Budget, Avis, Dollar, Hertz and Thrifty are on site.

No car? NPS says RTA bus routes 19A, 54, 77 and 90 stop near the park's northern end, bus stations are in downtown Cleveland and Akron, and there's an Amtrak station in downtown Cleveland. Greater Cleveland RTA and Akron Metro have the schedules. NPS doesn't name a shuttle from either airport to the park.

There's no entrance fee, and you don't need a pass to get in. Our Cuyahoga Valley fees page covers the passes sold at Boston Mill Visitor Center.

We don't carry live flight status, schedules or fares. Those change daily. Check them on the airline's or the airport's own site before you book.

Common questions.

Is Cuyahoga County Airport the airport for Cuyahoga Valley National Park?

No. It shares the name, but NPS doesn't list it for the park. The two airports NPS names, and says offer many daily flights, are Cleveland Hopkins International and Akron-Canton Regional. Book one of those.

What about Burke Lakefront or Akron Fulton airports?

NPS doesn't list either one for the park. For flights it names only Cleveland Hopkins, 16 road miles from the north end, and Akron-Canton, 25 miles from the south end.

Which airport is cheapest to fly into for Cuyahoga Valley?

We don't publish fares, and they change daily. The number of airlines is a better guide. Cleveland Hopkins says ten air service providers fly there, and Akron-Canton lists four: Allegiant, American, Breeze and United. Check both for a nonstop from your city.

Where these facts come from

The two airports, their daily flights and rental cars, NPS's Cleveland and Akron drive figures, and the bus and Amtrak notes come from the NPS Cuyahoga Valley directions page; park hours from the NPS operating hours page; local road ownership and the Oak Hill Road closure from the NPS current conditions page; the no-entrance-fee statement from the NPS fees page. Airport-to-park distances and drive times are computed by the OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap roads (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with airport coordinates from OurAirports and park site coordinates from the NPS API; last computed 2026-09-10. They are road distances and no-stop times, not live traffic. Airline and rental notes come from the airports' own pages: Cleveland Hopkins's airlines and rental cars pages, and Akron-Canton's flights and transportation pages. Independent site, not affiliated with the National Park Service.