Akron–Canton Airport (CAK) Airport Guide - HonestAirport

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Terminal navigation guide

Terminal-change and gate-area notes pulled from the markdown guide.

From Terminals & Navigation

One passenger terminal on Lauby Road. Directions leftover: I-77 Exit 113. AirNav leftover 10 miles SE of Akron. Wikipedia leftover 11 / 10 miles. Homepage leftover 40 miles from CLE.
Official leftover: gate modernization, leftover runway extension, leftover 2-level 41,600 sq ft concourse, leftover ticket-wing / visitor-center renovations, leftover covered parking, leftover upgraded entrance road. Wikipedia leftover summer 2020 concourse move. Business leftover 252,131 sq ft terminal. Business leftover 2,700 acres. Wikipedia leftover 2,300 acres — leftover vs leftover; do not invent a third acreage cell.
After TSA leftover two-level concourse. Official leftover Step2 PlayPort. Official leftover Sensory Room leftover just before Gate 5 (2025 leftover Wolff & Phan modernization). Official leftover AultCare Mother's Lounge leftover Gates 7–8. Official leftover indoor Coastal Pet leftover Gate 8 plus leftover outdoor pet relief in front of the terminal. American.com leftover animal relief leftover south lawn outside the main doors — leftover vs that dedicated indoor Gate 8 card; both can be true.
Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS. American leftover Gates 7, 8, 9. Wikipedia leftover 2006 expansion leftover 9 to 11 gates. Do not invent a live gate map from the 2023 homepage FIDS leftover.
Wi-Fi leftover free throughout; SSID unpublished. Official leftover power towers in seating areas. Official leftover most of the hall is single-level; leftover elevator next to the new-concourse escalator.
Lost items leftover: TSA 1-866-289-9673; airline for cabin items; Information Center leftover 330-499-4221 for the rest of the building. Cash leftover donated after 90 days.

Ground transport guide

City-transfer, rideshare, train, and parking guidance from the markdown guide.

From Ground Transport & Parking

Parking leftover (live 14 Sep 2026 homepage occupancy table plus dedicated Parking card; leftover 120-minute grace in ticketed lots):
Economy leftover: $3/hour, max $11 / day after 3 hours 1 minute
Long-Term Lot B leftover: $3/hour, max $13 / day after 3 hours 1 minute
Long-Term Lot A leftover: $3/hour, max $15 / day after 3 hours 1 minute
Short-Term leftover: $3/hour, max $19 / day after 6 hours 1 minute
Covered Short-Term leftover: $3/hour, max $22 / day after 7 hours 1 minute
Shuttle leftover complimentary from Economy and Long-Term leftover 4:15 a.m. until the last scheduled arrival. EV leftover Level 2 ChargePoint leftover Door 4 Short-Term leftover two ports leftover 7.2 kWh/hour. Official leftover ADA spaces in every lot; leftover lift-equipped shuttles.
Official Parking card does not print a cell-phone lot. Visit Canton leftover cell lot / Hug Zone is leftover vs that dedicated card.

Ride to Akron

Pickup at CAK. Where the app supports it, dropoff is set to Akron city center for a live price.

To city center

Akron

~20 km

Typical fare

$1.50

From SARTA Route 81 Canton–Akron Express notes

On-demand apps

Uber → city Lyft → city

Fixed-price transfers

GetTransfer quotes Kiwitaxi quotes

Compare prepaid private transfers to Akron — useful overnight, with luggage, or when you want a locked-in fare before you land.

Cheapest

SARTA Route 81 Canton–Akron Express

Live Monday–Saturday hourly airport stop at :09 between Canton Cornerstone, Belden Village, CAK, and Akron METRO Transit Center.

Time to city

About 30–40 min to downtown Canton or downtown Akron on the printed :09/:20/:40 card

Cost

$1.50 one-ride / $3 all-day

Tip: Leftover no Sunday. Wikipedia leftover METRO Route 110 is leftover vs METRO’s 23 Aug 2026 PDF. Official CAK leftover still names METRO RTA 330-762-0341 without a route number.

FastestBest for luggage

Airport Taxi / Ohio Luxury / LED / Luxe / Delux / TL / Wanida

The live Parking & Transportation card prints seven curbside limo and taxi numbers. Curb tariff unpublished.

Time to city

About 20 min to downtown Akron or Canton (AirNav leftover 10 miles SE of Akron)

Cost

Unpublished curb tariff — confirm before you ride

Tip: Official leftover Airport Taxi 330-434-4444, Ohio Luxury 330-281-9953, LED 330-575-1927, Luxe 330-806-4186, Delux 234-855-7173, TL Worldwide 330-733-5372, Wanida 330-396-2341. Official leftover ride-share exists without Uber/Lyft names.

Economy / Long-Term A & B / Short-Term / Covered Short-Term

On-site leftover. Economy leftover $11 / day is the cheapest overnight. Leftover 120-minute grace. Shuttle leftover from Economy and Long-Term 4:15 a.m. to last arrival.

Time to city

On airport

Cost

$11/day Economy

Tip: Covered Short-Term leftover $22. Short-Term leftover $19. Long-Term A leftover $15. Long-Term B leftover $13. ChargePoint leftover Door 4. Official leftover does not print a cell lot.