Akron Fulton International Airport is in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. It is owned by the City of Akron; FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation airport.Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Akron Fulton is AKR to the FAA and AKC to the IATA (which assigned AKR to Akure, Nigeria).HistoryNamed for longtime manager Bain Ecarius "Shorty" Fulton and his son Bain J. "Bud" Fulton, it opened in 1929. Later it was a U.S. naval air station, Naval Air Station Akron. The airport has only served general aviation for many years, but technically it does have United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, and therefore it is considered to be an "international airport".From 1951 through the 1960s the airport was used as a drag racing strip.In 1985 the Akron Fulton International Airport was recognized as the 3rd National Landmark of Soaring by the National Soaring Museum.
