Cheap Flights To Akron

About Akron

Akron Ohio, population 217,074, is a city with a long history of industry, once home to the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, B.F. Goodrich, and General Tire, and known as the Rubber Capital of the World. While Tire manufacturing has faded from the city, Akron has moved on to bigger and better things, now home to state of the art research centers and Fortune 500 Companies. Visitors traveling into the city on cheap flights to Akron will arrive at Akron-Canton Regional Airport (CAK), greeted by passenger amenities such as shops and eateries, free wireless Internet access, and rental car agencies.

Among the popular attractions in Akron is the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum, a specialty museum with hands-on exhibits that celebrate innovation, the Goodyear World of Rubber Museum, and the Akron Art Museum. In the summer, Akron is host to the All American Soap Box Derby, where children from all over the country race homemade soapbox cars down Derby Downs race hill. Akron also has a BMX course where races are held, and a well-built skate park. Historical sites abound in Akron, perfect for the history buff, and the Akron Zoological Park is great educational fun for the family. The University of Akron has a large campus in the city, with more than 23,000 students enrolled. Lodgings are available at very reasonable prices among the selection of cheap hotels in Akron, and the city bus and trolley routes provide convenient transportation to residents and visitors.

Peak travel season to Akron is during the warm spring and summer months, as many visitors prefer to avoid the snow and bluster of Ohio's winters. Average airfare into Akron-Canton Regional Airport (CAK) is about $350 from Los Angeles or Miami, and around $250 from Chicago.