Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCVG Airport Authority (formerly Kenton County Airport Board)
ServesCincinnati metropolitan area
Location2939 Terminal Drive
Boone County, Kentucky, U.S.
(Hebron postal address)
OpenedJanuary 10, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-01-10)[1]
Hub for
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL896 ft / 273 m
Coordinates39°02′56″N 084°40′04″W / 39.04889°N 84.66778°W / 39.04889; -84.66778
Websitewww.cvgairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 12,001 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 (2023)
Total passengers8,718,443
Aircraft operations165,739
Total cargo (tons)2,095,117
Source: CVG Airport[2]

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG, FAA LID: CVG) is a public international airport located in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, around the community of Hebron. The airport serves the Cincinnati tri-state area. The airport's code, CVG, is derived from the nearest city at the time of the airport's opening, Covington, Kentucky. The airport covers an area of 7,000 acres (10.9 sq mi; 28.3 km2).[3][4] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility.[5]

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport offers non-stop passenger service to over 50 destinations in North America and Europe,[6] handling numerous domestic and international cargo flights every day.[7] The airport is a cargo global hub for Amazon Air, Atlas Air, ABX Air, Kalitta Air, and DHL Aviation. The airport is currently the 6th busiest airport in the United States by cargo traffic and 12th largest in the world. CVG is the fastest-growing cargo airport in North America.[8][9]

  1. ^ "CVG Airport Marks 75th Anniversary with Year-Long Celebration". cvgairport.com. CVG Leadership. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 CVG Air Traffic Stats" (PDF). cvgairport.com.
  3. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for CVG PDF Effective October 31, 2024
  4. ^ "CVG Airport Data at SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 6, 2022. p. 54. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "CVG Fact Sheet October 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Amazon, DHL key in new CVG strategy to land development". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International (CVG)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. May 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Launching Point 2017: A Year in Review" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2018.