CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport faces growing pressure for closure as city and county officials eye the property for lakefront development, but aviation advocates argue the facility has been grossly undervalued.

Ned Parks, a pilot and president of the Northeast Ohio Pilots Association, said the airport’s economic impact has not been accurately measured.

“The amount of economic impact this airport brings, I don’t think has been measured accurately, or at all,” Parks said.

The campaign to close Burke Airport has intensified over the past year, with a study commissioned by the city last year .

“A huge rush, and I will also tell you, the cost to get rid of the airport will be huge, and I don’t think anybody realizes the cost,” Parks said.

Parks said closing th

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