'Wing and a Prayer' aviation festival will use Cleveland airport property after DOT denied full road closure
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Summary
Event organizer Erin Gordon told council April 15 the planned Memorial Day aviation festival — a prayer walk then family festival — was revised after Texas DOT concerns; the event will take place entirely on airport property, with a runway prayer walk, discovery flights, live music, vendors and sponsors.
Erin Gordon presented plans April 15 for the city’s first annual airport event, now titled “Wing and a Prayer,” which organizers redesigned after Texas Department of Transportation concerns about closing 787 Road.
Gordon said the event will be held on Memorial Day at the Cleveland Municipal Airport and will start with a prayer walk around the runway from about 8 to 9 a.m., followed by an aviation festival on airport property. The program will feature praise and worship from area churches, live music, discovery flights offered by airport tenants for young people interested in aviation, an interactive animal display and food supplied through a local restaurant sponsor. Gordon said she also secured a dunk tank and hoped to involve city council members as participants if they choose.
City staff confirmed no public street closure will be required because the route was moved onto airport property. Council members responded positively and noted the festival could raise awareness of the airport and its facilities.
Why it matters: The festival seeks to promote the Cleveland Municipal Airport and provide a family‑oriented Memorial Day activity. The event’s move from a public roadway to airport property avoided a DOT closure and simplifies permitting and public‑safety planning.
No council vote was recorded on April 15 to approve the event; staff and the organizer said they have council support to proceed with the airport‑based plan.
