It’s official: Toledo’s main airport is now shown as Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport on Federal Aviation Administration maps.

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and Toledo City Council had both voted last year to add Mr. Kranz’s name to the airport in honor of his celebrated career at the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, for which he was best known as a flight director for the Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 missions.

He was on duty both when the Eagle lunar module landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, and when an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 service module exploded the following year, requiring improvised recovery measures.

Holly Kemler, a port authority spokesman, said a dedication ceremony will be held next spring during which Mr. Kranz will be honored and new signs unveiled.

“This event was originally scheduled to take place this past May, but due to COVID-19, it has been postponed until next year,” Ms. Kemler said.

Mr. Kranz was born in Toledo in 1933 and is a Central Catholic High School graduate.

First Published September 12, 2020, 4:57 a.m.