Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

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Coordinates: 39°02′56″N 084°40′04″W / 39.04889, -84.66778

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport


Tarmac as seen from Terminal 2
IATA: CVG – ICAO: KCVG – FAA: CVG
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Kenton County Airport Board
Serves Cincinnati, Ohio
Location Covington, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL 896 ft / 273 m
Website www.cvgairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 12,000 3,658 Asphalt/Concrete
18C/36C 11,000 3,353 Asphalt/Concrete
18L/36R 10,000 3,048 Concrete
18R/36L 8,000 2,438 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 517,779
Sources: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG) is located in Hebron, unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. The first airplane landed at the airport January 10, 1947.[3] Despite being located in Boone County, the airport operations are governed by the neighboring Kenton County Airport Board. The airport's code, CVG, comes from the nearest major city at the time of its opening, Covington, Kentucky, although the airport authority likes to say it stands for "Cincinnati Very Good." [1]

The airport's terminal/remote-concourse configuration, combined with simultaneous triple landing/takeoff capabilities, makes CVG a particularly efficient airport for flight operations. CVG is the third largest hub of Delta Air Lines and is the central hub of Delta's wholly-owned subsidiary airline, Comair, which provides regional jet service under the Delta Connection banner. As such, the airport serves an important role in Delta's midwest hub-and-spoke system. After Delta's bankruptcy was announced in 2005, flight cutbacks were announced that directly affected CVG. The numbers and sizes of flights to many cities have been reduced in the late-hour flights to better match local demand, though several services were ended altogether. After the reduction, CVG offers 400 flights per day to 120 nonstop destinations.

The airport has 3 terminals. Terminal 1 closed down on January 16, 2007. It is currently being used by the airport for Administrative offices. Until recently it was served only by US Airways Express. American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways all operate in Terminal 2. Terminal 3, built specifically for and by Delta, has 3 remote concourses connected by an underground tram and bus system. Terminal 3 is served by Delta, its regional affiliates, and Skyteam partners Continental, and Northwest. Terminal 3 is the only one with US customs offices, and is therefore used by USA3000, and until recently, Transmeridian Airlines.

(For air services specific to Hebron, Kentucky, see Combs Field Airport.)

Contents

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport covers an area of 7,000 acres (2,833 ha) which contains four paved runways:

  • Runway 9/27: 12,000 x 150 ft. (3,658 x 46 m), Asphalt/Concrete
  • Runway 18C/36C: 11,000 x 150 ft. (3,353 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
  • Runway 18L/36R: 10,000 x 150 ft. (3,048 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • Runway 18R/36L: 8,000 x 150 ft. (2,438 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete

For the 12-month period ending May 23, 2006, the airport had 517,779 aircraft operations, an average of 1,418 per day: 64% air taxi, 31% scheduled commercial, 5% general aviation and <1% military.

Terminal 1 was closed down on January 16, 2007 when US Airways Express moved to Terminal 2. The building is currently being used for Airport Offices and Administration.

Terminal 3 has three gate concourses. Concourse C (housing the Comair gates) is reached by a shuttle bus from concourses A or B. Concourses A and B, housing all other Terminal 3 airlines, are reached by an underground tramway.

  • Continental Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines (Albuquerque, Amsterdam [seasonal], Anchorage [seasonal], Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Frankfurt, Hartford, Las Vegas, London-Gatwick, Los Angeles, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Orange County, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham, Rome-Fiumicino [seasonal], Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Washington-Reagan)
    • Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Akron/Canton, Appleton, Asheville, Atlanta, Charleston (WV), Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Green Bay, Greenville (SC), Harrisburg, Huntsville, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lansing, Lexington, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, Newark, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, San Antonio, Sarasota/Bradenton, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Washington-Reagan, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
    • Delta Connection operated by Big Sky Airlines (Cape Girardeau, Jackson (TN), Owensboro)
    • Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Akron/Canton, Allentown/Bethlehem, Asheville, Birmingham (AL), Blountville/Tri-Cities, Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Charleston (WV), Chattanooga, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Wayne, Greensboro, Greenville (SC), Hartford, Huntington, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Kalamazoo, Knoxville, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Memphis, Milwaukee, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-JFK, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roanoke, Savannah, South Bend, St. Louis, State College, Toledo, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
    • Delta Connection operated by Comair (Akron/Canton, Albany (NY), Allentown/Bethlehem, Appleton, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Bangor, Birmingham (AL), Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chattanooga (12/2 - 1/2), Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro, Greenville (SC), Harrisburg, Hartford, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lexington, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-JFK, Newark, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City (FL)[seasonal weekends], Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), San Antonio, Savannah, Sioux Falls, Springfield (MO), St. Louis, Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Traverse City [seasonal], Tulsa, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach, White Plains, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
    • Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Birmingham (AL), Buffalo, Charlotte, Charleston (SC), Columbia, Dayton, Greensboro, Knoxville, Louisville, Portland (ME), Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Washington-Dulles)
    • Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Dallas/Fort Worth)
    • Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Austin)
  • Northwest Airlines
  • USA3000 Airlines (Cancún, Fort Myers, Punta Cana [seasonal], St. Petersburg/Clearwater [begins December 18])

  • On November 6, 1967, TWA Flight 157, a Boeing 707, over-ran the runway during an aborted takeoff, injuring 11 of the 29 passengers. One of the injured passengers died four days later. The seven crew members were unhurt.

The airport is home to 14 large Art Deco murals that were originally created for the Cincinnati Union Terminal during the Great Depression. Mosaic murals depicting people at work in local Cincinnati workplaces were incorporated into the interior design of the railroad station by Winold Reiss, a German-born artist with a reputation in interior design.

When one Concourse of the Station was designated for demolition in 1972, a "Save the Terminal Committee" raised funds to remove and transport the 14 murals in the concourse to new locations in the Airport. They were placed in Terminal 1, and in Terminals 2 and 3, which were then being constructed as part of a major airport expansion and renovation.

The murals were also featured in a scene in the film Rain Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. In addition, a walkway to one of the terminals at CVG was featured in the scene in the film when Hoffman's character Raymond refused to fly on a plane.

  1. ^ Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, official website
  2. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for CVG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  3. ^ The Cincinnati Enquirer, December 31, 1999; p3

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