Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
IATA: CVG - ICAO: KCVG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Kenton County Airport Board
Serves		Cincinnati, Ohio
Elevation AMSL		896 ft (273.1 m)
Coordinates		39°02′56″N, 84°40′04″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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

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. The first airplane landed at the airport January 10, 1947^[1]. 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. 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.

Tarmac as seen from Terminal 3

1 Airlines and destinations
2 Notable accidents
3 Industrial Murals
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Terminal 1

US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)

[edit] Terminal 2

American Airlines
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami)
United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by GoJet Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)

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

[edit] TBA

Southern Skyways operated by Pace Airlines (Charleston) [begins March 2, 2007]

[edit] Cargo

[edit] Notable accidents

On January 12, 1955 a TWA Flight 1955-01-12 to Cleveland Martin 202a was in the take off phase of departure from the airport when it collided with a privately owned Castleton Farms DC-3. The mid-air collision killed 13 people on the commercial airliner and 2 on the privately owned plane.

On November 14, 1961, a Zantop Cargo Flight of 11-Nov-1961 DC-4 crashed near runway 18 into an apple orchard. The crew survived.

On November 8, 1965, American Airlines Flight 383, a Boeing 727, crashed on approach, killing 58 (53 passengers and 5 crew) of the 62 (56 passengers and 6 crew) on board.

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.

On November 20, 1967, TWA Flight 128, a Convair 880, crashed on approach, killing 70 (65 passengers and 5 crew) of the 82 persons aboard (75 passengers and 7 crew).

On October 8, 1979, Comair Flight 444, a Piper Navajo, crashed shortly after takeoff from Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. Seven passengers and the pilot were killed.

On June 2, 1983, Air Canada Flight 797, a DC-9 flying on a Houston-Dallas-Toronto route, made an emergency landing at Cincinnati due to a cabin fire. Twenty-three of the 41 passengers died of smoke inhalation or fire injuries, including legendary Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers. All five crew members survived.

On August 13, 2004, Air Tahoma Flight 185, a Convair 580, was en-route to Cincinnati from Memphis, Tennessee, carrying freight under contract for DHL Worldwide Express. The aircraft crashed on a golf course just south of the Cincinnati airport due to fuel starvation and dual engine failure, killing the first officer and injuring the captain.

[edit] Industrial Murals

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 then being constructed as part of a major airport expansion and renovation.