<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Capital Region International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Further information: Lansing Civil Air Patrol Quonset Huts the first recorded flight in Lansing took place on October 15, 1911, at an old racecourse (later the Red Cedar Golf Course). More than 20,000 spectators watched pilot Jimmy Ward perform stunts in the Shooting Star, his Curtiss biplane. In 1919, the first airfield in Lansing opened approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of downtown. The second airfield opened the following year, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of downtown. From 1922 to 1926, Lansing's airport was Creyts Field, located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the current airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In October 2003, US Airways ended daily flights to its Pittsburgh hub. Continental Airlines suspended its daily flights to Cleveland effective January 2004. In 2005, Midwest Connect ended service to Milwaukee (MKE). In September 2007, Continental Airlines announced three daily flights from Lansing to the airline's hub in Cleveland to begin in May 2008; however, rising fuel costs and the delay of terminal expansion plans at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) caused Continental to suspend these flights before they began. Delta Air Lines announced in July 2008 that it was ending its three daily non-stop flights (via Comair) from Lansing to Cincinnati (CVG) effective September 1, eliminating 26 jobs at Lansing's airport. Delta also offered daily non-stop flights (via Atlantic Southeast Airlines) from Lansing to Atlanta from 2005 to 2007.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Airline startup Avelo Airlines launched flights from Lansing to Orlando in October 2022. The airline initially operated the route two times per week. The route was launched alongside a nearly identical route to Kalamazoo. Lansing is part of Avelo's plan to connect unique city pairs in underserved markets, especially focusing on "small hometown airports." The airline used Boeing 737 aircraft larger than the regional jets flown by other carriers.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Transportation of Capital Region International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Lansing's airport is accessible by road from Grand River Avenue to the south (main entrance), Airport Road from the west, and DeWitt Road from the east. The airport is close to motorways I-69 (exits 84, 85), I-96 (exit 90), I-496 (exit 3), and U.S. Highway 127 (exit 82B). From downtown Lansing, traffic can follow Business Loop I-96 to the airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) Bus Route 14 runs between the airport and downtown Lansing. To get to East Lansing or the Michigan State University campus, riders may transfer from the Lansing downtown end of Route 14 onto Route 1, Route 4, or Route 15.</p>
<p class="blog-para">A CSX Transportation rail line is located at the south end of the airport. The railroad runs from Grand Rapids to Detroit. Short-term and long-term parking are available at lots close to the terminal building, as well as several car rental agencies and taxi services.</p>
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