Akron-Canton Airport

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport suffered further loss of service, as Delta Air Lines ceased its long-running service from the airport to Atlanta in 2020, and Spirit Airlines ended all flights to Orlando and seasonal service to Myrtle Beach and Fort Myers in 2022. United Express dropped service to Washington–Dulles in 2022, citing ongoing staff shortages. This service had replaced their erstwhile service to Newark in 2021, although the airline hopes to restart scheduled flights to Dulles in 2023.

Expansion

In 2006, the airport completed a terminal expansion and renovation, including the addition of a new wing off the main concourse. It increased the number of gates from 9 to 11 and provides new baggage areas, a food court, and better aesthetics. The new wing opened to passengers in May 2006 and was home to AirTran Airways and its successor, Southwest.

In 2011, the expanded TSA screening area was completed. It has four lanes for screening, with the ability to open two more. Along with the expanded screening area, Advanced Imaging Devices were installed and a TSA Precheck lane was added.

The airport initiated CAK 2018, its 10-year, $110 million Capital Improvement Plan, in March 2008. The plan was the most ambitious capital improvement plan in Akron–Canton Airport's history and called for 10 projects in the next 10 years. One of those projects, a runway expansion, has already been completed: runway 05/23 was extended from 7,600 ft (2,300 m) to 8,200 ft (2,500 m). The runways now allow aircraft to fly non-stop to anywhere in the U.S. and throughout Mexico and Canada.

Other projects include expanding aircraft parking and general aviation area, replacing aircraft rescue and firefighting maintenance facility, a new customs and border patrol facility, expanding auto parking lots, a widened entrance road, expanded ticket wing and TSA screening area, and an expanded upper-level concourse. The construction of Port Green Industrial Park, on 213 acres (0.86 km2), also began to be developed into 10-12 business sites.

In June 2021, Breeze Airways launched nonstop flights from Akron to Charleston (SC), New Orleans, and Tampa. They have since continued their expansion at the airport, adding scheduled service to Las Vegas, Nashville, and West Palm Beach. Following the withdrawal of Spirit Airlines at CAK, Breeze Airways also announced the commencement of service to Orlando beginning in March 2023.

In September 2021, Allegiant Air announced that they would be discontinuing service to Cleveland and returning to Akron–Canton, flying to four destinations with operations beginning March 2, 2022. Further expansions to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando-Sanford were announced in May 2022.

In February 2025, Breeze Airways announced that Akron–Canton Airport will be opening a new crew base, set to start in summer 2025.

On January 19, 2005, a Cessna 414 was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Akron-Canton Regional Airport. After departure from Akron Fulton Airport, the aircraft entered clouds and immediately picked up heavy ice, and the aircraft's deicing systems were activated, though they could not compete with the ice accumulation. The pilot attempted to land back at Fulton but could not because ice was clouding the front window and could not be removed. The pilot then proceeded to Akron-Canton for an Airport Surveillance Radar approach. When the pilot reduced power in the flare, the aircraft landed hard on all three landing gear wheels simultaneously. The probable cause of the incident was found to be the pilot's failure to obtain a complete weather briefing, which resulted in an inadequate weather decision, and flight into known icing conditions. A factor was the airplane not being equipped for flight in icing conditions.

On November 14, 2006, a Mooney M20J impacted the runway during landing at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport. The pilot reported that the aircraft's flaps did not deploy symmetrically on final; though full flaps had been selected, the left flap did not fully deploy. The pilot attempted to raised the flaps, but they subsequently became jammed asymmetrically. As the pilot rounded out to flare, the left wing stalled and dropped sharply; the pilot attempted to add power to correct, but this caused the aircraft to enter a steep left turn due to the differences in the amount of lift each wing was producing. A post accident examination confirmed flap system continuity. In addition, the flap actuator motor operated when electrical power was applied. Impact damage precluded an exact measurement of the flap deflections and rigging. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during final approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall.

On December 19, 2008, a Piper Saratoga impacted a flagpole and crashed into the lawn of a vacant house while attempting to land at Akron–Canton Airport, killing the pilot. The crash occurred about 2 miles east/northeast of the airport because of icing conditions, spatial disorientation, pilot error, and the pilot’s failure to initially intercept and establish the airplane on the proper approach course.

On March 18, 2011, an Embraer 145 veered off of the left side of the runway while landing at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport. The crew reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the flight was uneventful until the nose landing gear touched down on the runway during landing. At that point, the airplane made an uncommanded left turn that the pilots were unable to correct. The airplane veered off the runway pavement before coming to a stop. The captain reported that the approach was normal and that there were no warnings or messages from the airplane's systems prior to touchdown. He said that, during the event, the first officer attempted to manually disengage nosewheel steering using the switch provided on his control wheel, but this action did not prevent the airplane from veering to the side. Postincident examination of the nosewheel steering system did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and the cause of the accident was found to be the uncommanded left deflection of the airplane's nosewheel for reasons that could not be determined.

On May 10, 2016, a Mooney Aircraft M20 was substantially damaged by a runway excursion during takeoff at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport. The pilot reported the aircraft veered left during the takeoff roll as the it accelerated to takeoff speed. The pilot reduced engine power and applied full right rudder, but the airplane exited the runway and struck airport lighting, where it sustained substantial wing and fuselage damage. It was found a bolt that attaches the nose landing gear retraction link to the nose gear truss assembly was missing from the nose wheel well; wheel steering and the brakes were found to be functioning properly. A representative of Mooney Aircraft Co did not believe the missing bolt would cause the nose wheel to castor into the wind on a takeoff roll, and he indicated that he did not believe it would allow the wheel to castor if the bolt fell out. Regardless, the probable cause of the accident was found to be the missing bolt in the nose landing gear assembly, which resulted in the airplane suddenly turning left and the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during a crosswind takeoff.