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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG) is located in Hebron, Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. 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 second 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. However, after Delta's bankruptcy was announced in 2005, flight bank cutbacks were announced that directly affected CVG. Capacity and frequency to many cities has been reduced in the late-hour flight banks to better match local demand, though several services were ended altogether. After the reduction, CVG now offers 512 flights per day to 121 nonstop destinations.

In addition, the airport is the third most important international hub for Delta and member airlines of the SkyTeam Alliance, offering daily international flights to Paris, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Nassau, Rome, Montreal, and Toronto. Delta and Comair also offer weekly flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica; Cancún, Mexico; and recently Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

The airport has 3 terminals. Terminal 1 is now only served by US Airways Express, though it was recently announced the airline will be relocated to a renovated Terminal 2 within the next year so that the airport may curtail its operating costs by closing Terminal 1. American Airlines and United Airlines both operate in Terminal 2. Terminal 3, built specifically for and by Delta, has 3 remote concourses connected by an underground tram and a bus system. Terminal 3 is served by Delta, its regional affiliates, and Skyteam partners Continental, Northwest, and Air France. USA 3000, and previously Transmeridian Airlines also use this terminal, as it is the only one with US customs offices.

Airlines

Terminal 1

Terminal 2

Terminal 3

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.

  • Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal])
  • Continental Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines (Albuquerque, Amsterdam [ends Oct. 28], Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Hartford, Honolulu, Jackson Hole, Kansas City, Las Vegas, London-Gatwick, Los Angeles, Louisville, Montego Bay, Nassau, Newark, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Orange County, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham, Rome-Fiumicino [ends Oct. 31], Salt Lake City, San Diego, San José del Cabo, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Washington-Reagan)
    • Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Baton Rouge, Columbia (SC), Lexington, Milwaukee, Ottawa, Shreveport)
    • Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Asheville, Charleston (SC), Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Greenville (SC), Huntsville, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York-JFK, Norfolk, Portland (ME), Richmond, Shreveport, South Bend, St. Louis, Tri Cities)
    • Delta Connection operated by Comair (Akron, Albany, Allentown/Bethlehem, Appleton, Atlantic City, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Bangor, Birmingham (AL), Buffalo, Burlington, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Charlottesville, Chattanooga, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Erie, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Walton Beach, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro, Harrisburg, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntington, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lansing, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Manchester (NH), Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Newark, New York-JFK, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City Beach, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roanoke, Rochester (NY), San Antonio, Sarasota, Savannah, Sioux Falls, Springfield (MO), St. Louis, State College, Syracuse, Toledo, Toronto, Traverse City, Tulsa, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach, White Plains, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
  • Northwest Airlines
  • USA 3000 Airlines (Cancún, Fort Myers, Punta Cana)

Cargo

Notable accidents

  • 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.

Industrial Murals

The airport is home to 14 large Art Deco murals that were originally created for the Cincinnati Union Station 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 then being constructed as part of a major airport expansion and renovation.

References

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