Paul SopranoSep 21, 20246 min readAn Airport Rises Out of Lake Erie I: Burke Lakefront Airport-A Brief Visual HistoryCleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), located downtown on the shores of Lake Erie has an interesting 77-year history.
Paul SopranoSep 14, 20248 min readCleveland’s Helicopter AirlinesThe history of Cleveland's two helicopter airlines, Cleveland Air Taxi and Air Central, are explored.
Paul SopranoJun 8, 202411 min readTAG Airlines: “The World’s Busiest” AirlineHistory of TAG Airlines that operated frequent air taxi service between Downtown Cleveland and Detroit. A tragic plane crash ended TAG.
Paul SopranoSep 25, 20219 min readGalaxy AirlinesGalaxy Airlines was a short-lived intrastate air carrier based at Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF). It flew DC-3s solely within Ohio.
Paul SopranoSep 13, 20209 min readAn Airport Rises Out of Lake Erie II: More Burke History and the Saga of BKL’s RestaurantIn a previous article, I presented a brief visual history of Cleveland’s lakefront airport. Now in its 73rd year of operation, there is...