Toledo City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to officially change the name of Toledo Express Airport to the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport.
The name change is to honor Mr. Kranz, 86, who served as flight director for Apollo 11 and directed the successful rescue mission of the Apollo 13 crew. He was born in Toledo and graduated from Central Catholic High School.
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz first announced his intention to change the airport’s name to honor the NASA icon. Now all that’s left is for the Federal Aviation Administration to authorize the name change.
The airport is owned by the city but operated by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, which will cover the rebranding costs. The rebranding effort will take six to 12 months, city officials said.
First Published September 17, 2019, 9:21 p.m.
