Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | |||
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IATA: CVG – ICAO: KCVG – FAA LID: CVG
CVG
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Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Kenton County Airport Board | ||
Serves | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
Location | Hebron, Kentucky | ||
Hub for | |||
Elevation AMSL | 896 ft / 273 m | ||
Website | |||
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 (2010) | |||
Total passengers | 7,977,588 | ||
Aircraft operations | 177,597 | ||
Sources: Airport website.[2] |
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG), sometimes called the Greater Cincinnati Airport is located in Hebron, unincorporated 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. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport covers an area of 8,000 acres (32 km2).[3]
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved preliminary funds for site development of the Greater Cincinnati Airport February 11, 1942. This was part of the Army Air Corps program to establish training facilities during World War II. At the time, air traffic in the area centered around Lunken Airport just southeast of central Cincinnati.[4] Lunken opened in 1926 and was located in the Ohio River Valley. Due to its location, the airport frequently experienced fog and was covered in approximately 80 ft (24 m) of water during the 1937 flood.[3] While federal officials wanted an airfield site that would not be prone to flooding, Cincinnati officials hoped to build Lunken into the premier airport of the region.[5]
A coalition of officials from Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties in Kentucky took advantage of Cincinnati's short-sightedness and lobbied Congress to build an airfield there. Boone County officials offered a suitable site on the provision that Kenton County paid the acquisition cost. In October 1942, Congress provided $2 million to construct four runways.[4]
The field officially opened August 12, 1944 with the first B-17 bombers beginning practice runs on August 15. As the tide of the war had already turned, the Air Corps only used the field until 1945 before it was declared surplus. On October 27, 1946, a small wooden terminal building opened and the airport prepared for commercial service.[4]
The first airplane, an American Airlines DC-3 from Cleveland, Ohio, landed at the airport January 10, 1947, at 9:53am. A Delta Air Lines flight followed moments later.[6] The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 97 weekday departures: 37 American, 26 Delta, 24 TWA, 8 Piedmont and 2 Lake Central. As late as November 1959, the airport had four 5,500 ft (1,700 m) runways at 45-degree angles, the north–south runway eventually being extended into today's runway 18C/36C.
On December 16, 1960 the jet age arrived in Cincinnati when a Delta Air Lines Convair 880 from Miami completed the first scheduled jet flight. The airport needed to expand and build more modern terminals and other facilities; the original Terminal A was expanded and renovated. The north–south runway was extended 3,100 ft (940 m) to 8,600 ft (2,600 m). In 1964, the board approved a $12 million bond to expand the south concourse of Terminal A by 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) and provide nine gates for TWA, American, and Delta.[4] A new east–west runway crossing the longer north–south runway was constructed in 1971 south of the older east–west runway. In the mid-1980s, Delta created a hub in Cincinnati and constructed Terminal 3 with its three midfield concourses. This hub eventually grew to be Delta's second largest, handling over 600 flights of Delta, and Delta Connection in 2005.[7]
In 2008, Delta merged with Northwest Airlines and cut flight capacity from the Cincinnati hub by 22 percent with an additional 17 percent reduction in 2009.[7] Delta announced additional cuts in February 2010 by eliminating five destination cities. This leaves CVG with 63 destinations served by mainline and 'DL connection' flights, down from 130.[8] Many businesses in Cincinnati have urged Delta to restore the service level it had in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade) while some have already relocated to cities with more available flights. Flights at CVG are scheduled in morning and afternoon blocks, in which very large numbers of flights are scheduled to depart around the same time. The only remaining intercontinental service by Delta is a daily departure to Paris in the evening. Air France operated flights into CVG for several periods for over a decade before finally terminating the service in 2007. As of now, both Air France and KLM codeshare on Delta's international and domestic services out of CVG.[9][10] In January 2010, Delta's CEO Richard Anderson anticipated that there would be 160–170 daily departures in the summer and that the number would not change through at least the fall.[11][12] Delta closed Concourse A in Terminal 3 May 1, 2010, and consolidated all operations into Concourse B. This resulted in the layoff of more than 800 employees. Delta, however, says that it will maintain the same amount of departures from CVG.[13] In June 2011, Delta announced that it would cut another 10% of the CVG hub capacity that summer, offering between 145–165 daily flights. The extensive hub cuts have prompted many worldwide companies headquartered in Cincinnati, such as Chiquita, which left the city in 2011, citing a better airport in Charlotte.
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 fifth 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. In recent years, Delta Air Lines has considerably pared the amount of flights out of the Cincinnati hub and in August 2008 announced it would be moving all of its Comair flights to Concourses A and B and closed all operations in Concourse C in January 2009.[14] In February 2010, Delta announced it would close Concourse A in May and further consolidate operations in the remaining concourse. The Cincinnati Airport People Mover now goes directly to Concourse B from Terminal 3, in both directions.
The airport has three terminals, though only two are in use. Since January 2007, Terminal 1 houses only airport administrative offices. It is the original terminal and was built in 1960. Terminal 2 was built in 1964 when additional expansion necessitated more gates. Terminal 3 was built specifically for Delta in 1985 and has two remote concourses, in addition to Concourse C, connected by an underground train system, and a shuttle bus which connect them to Concourse C. Terminal 3 is served by Delta and its regional affiliates. Terminal 3 houses the airport's only US Customs and Border Protection facilities in Concourse B. All international arrivals except, U.S. border preclearance are processed in the Mezzanine Level of Concourse B. Terminal 3 is also served by USA3000 Airlines, who predominantly serve international destinations.
Concourse B in Terminal 3 is well known for its open spaces, high ceilings, large windows with views of the airfield, and natural lighting during the day. All Delta, Delta Connection, and Comair flights all operate, from Concourse B. After the closure of Concourse A and consolidation of all flights to Concourse B, the Cincinnati Airport People Mover bypasses the Concourse A station.
The airport currently operates four paved runways:
In addition to hundreds of ground staff employees, Delta has a flight attendant base and a pilot base for the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Boeing 737–800. Delta's regional carrier (Comair) also have pilot and flight attendant bases. In total, over 1,000 people are employed at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Delta operates one Sky Club in Concourse B and until summer 2008, also operated a Business Elite lounge near Gate B14.[15] Though the lounge was closed, the furniture and space is now used as a pilots lounge.
Because it is temporarily being used to house airport administration, Terminal 1 currently does not have any commercial carriers. A few low-cost carriers have viewed the terminal for a potential operations center. Prior to its closure January 16, 2007, it housed only US Airways Express.
This is a small, eight-gate terminal constructed in the 1970s. It is used by Air Canada, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, and US Airways. This terminal has very few post-security amenities. After security screening there are restrooms, a newsstand, and a bagel shop.
In June 2011, it was announced that Terminal 2 would be closed, consolidating all flights to Terminal 3 in summer 2012.
Concourse A closed in 2010 due to Delta hub cuts from the airport. On June 20, 2011, CVG announced that Concourse A would reopen with the closing of Terminal 2. This move will allow room for new carriers or increased service to Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport.[16] Also, Canadian regional airline Porter Airlines has Cincinnati listed as a proposed route from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The renovations of Concourse A should be finished in the summer of 2012 and the underground train will once again stop at the Concourse A station. CVG stated that the purpose of this renovation is for passenger efficiency and more room to grow.[17] With the new, bigger concourse, (at least 20 gates), CVG will be able to take in new carriers such as Southwest Airlines and jetBlue Airways.
Concourse B is, like all concourses of Terminal 3, designed and originally purposed for Delta and its affiliates, including Cincinnati based Delta subsidiary, Comair. The concourse thus houses all Delta and Delta Connection flights with a total of 39 gates. Also, U.S. Customs and Border Protection are contained in Concourse B . There is an underground train that runs directly from ticketing to the Concourse for added convenience and less walking.
Concourse C, which housed all Delta Connection flights, opened in September 1994[18] and closed in 2009 due to Delta Air Lines cutting flights from the hub. Concourse C is an island and was only accessible by passengers from other terminals and ticketing facilities via buses. Delta has a lease on the concourse until 2025.[19]
The Terminal 3 Security Checkpoint is on the Ticketing Level. This new, expandable checkpoint opened in November 2009. After clearing security, passengers can take escalators or elevators down to the Cincinnati Airport People Mover that departs to Concourse B. Arriving passengers still exit the terminal by taking elevators or escalators down to the baggage claim level and ground transportation.
Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air | Toronto-Pearson | 2 |
AmericanConnection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | 2 |
American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK | 2 |
Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami [ends April 30, 2012], Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK [begins April 10, 2012], New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa Seasonal: Cancun, Punta Cana, Washington-National |
3 |
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Atlanta, Detroit, Hartford/Springfield, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington-National | 3 |
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Baltimore, Grand Rapids, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Washington-Dulles | 3 |
Delta Connection operated by Comair | Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fayetteville (AR), Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Harrisburg, Hartford/Springfield, Houston-Hobby, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Memphis, Miami [begins May 1, 2012], Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, South Bend, St. Louis, Syracuse, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, Washington-National Seasonal: Des Moines |
3 |
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Kansas City, Tampa | 3 |
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Hartford, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Washington-National | 3 |
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Charlotte, Fayetteville (AR), Greenville/Spartanburg, Hartford, Kansas City, Madison, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Norfolk, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, Washington-National Seasonal: Grand Rapids |
3 |
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Milwaukee, Nashville | 3 |
Apple Vacations operated by Frontier Airlines | Cancun, Punta Cana | 3 |
United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | 2 |
United Express operated by CommutAir | Cleveland | 2 |
United Express operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | 2 |
United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark, Washington-Dulles | 2 |
United Express operated by GoJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver | 2 |
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Houston-Intercontinental | 2 |
United Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | 2 |
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin | Charlotte, Philadelphia | 2 |
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Charlotte | 2 |
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte, Philadelphia | 2 |
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Atlanta, GA | 249,000 | Delta |
2 | Chicago, IL (ORD) | 221,000 | American, Delta, United, USA 3000 |
3 | Charlotte, NC | 152,000 | Delta, US Airways |
4 | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | 128,000 | American, Delta |
5 | Orlando, Florida | 128,000 | Delta |
6 | New York, NY (LGA) | 123,000 | Delta |
7 | Los Angeles, CA | 122,000 | Delta |
8 | Philadelphia, PA | 112,000 | Delta, US Airways |
9 | Boston, MA | 110,000 | Delta |
10 | Salt Lake City, UT | 106,000 | Delta |
Airlines | Destinations |
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ABX Air | Baltimore, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Greensboro, Houston-Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, Newark, New York-JFK, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, San Francisco, San Juan (PR), Seattle-Boeing Field |
Air Cargo Carriers | Harrisburg (PA) |
Air Transport International | El Paso, Norfolk |
Ameriflight | Albany, Cedar Rapids, Omaha, Winnipeg |
Astar Air Cargo | Atlanta, Boston, Hamilton (ON), Los Angeles, Mexico City, Toledo |
Atlas Air | Anchorage, Bahrain, Frankfurt, Leipzig/Halle |
Capital Cargo International Airlines | Denver, Laredo, Nashville, Philadelphia, Rochester, St. Louis |
Cargojet Airways | Montréal-Mirabel |
Castle Aviation | Akron-Canton |
DHL Air UK | Brussels, East Midlands, Leipzig/Halle |
FedEx Express | Indianapolis, Huntington (WV), Memphis |
Kalitta Air | Anchorage, Bahrain, East Midlands, Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle, Liège, Seoul-Incheon |
Polar Air Cargo | Anchorage, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Lepzig/Halle, Seoul-Incheon |
Southern Air | Anchorage, Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle |
Suburban Air Freight | Richmond (VA) |
Delta Private Jets is headquartered on the grounds of the airport.[21]
TANK provides bus service from the airport to Downtown Cincinnati via Route 2X. Car rental services are provided by Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty. Terminals 2, and 3 have Short Term Parking Garages. The Short Term Parking areas are designated by fruit names: Level 1- Orange, Level 2- Lemon, Level 3- Lime, Level 4- Cherry, and Level 5- Grape. Long Term Parking is remote from the terminal, so passengers must use a shuttle bus between the terminals and Long Term Parking lot.
Jet Aircraft – 9 Single Engine – 2 Multi-Engine – 2
Total – 9 (Data as of 2009) [22]
Year | Total Passengers | % change | Aircraft Movements | % change | |
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2002[23] | 20,812,642 | 486,501 | |||
2003[23] | 21,197,447 | 1.8% | 505,557 | 3.9% | |
2004[24] | 22,062,557 | 4.8% | 517,520 | 2.4% | |
2005[25] | 22,778,785 | 3.2% | 496,366 | 4.1% | |
2006[26] | 16,244,962 | 28.7% | 345,754 | 30.3% | |
2007[27] | 15,736,220 | 3.1% | 328,059 | 5.1% | |
2008[28] | 13,630,443 | 13.4% | 285,484 | 13.0% | |
2009[29] | 10,621,655 | 22.1% | 222,677 | 22.0% | |
2010[2] | 7,977,588 | 24.9% | 177,597 | 20.2% |
CVG consistently ranks among the most expensive major airports in the United States.[30] Delta and its subsidiary Comair operate over 88% of flights at CVG, a fact often cited as a reason for relatively high domestic ticket prices.[31] Airline officials have suggested that Delta practices predatory pricing to drive away discount airlines.[30][32] From 1990 to 2003, ten discount airlines began service at CVG, only to later pull out,[33] including Vanguard Airlines, which pulled out of CVG twice.[34] Delta maintains that its pricing is reasonable, considering the increased connectivity and non-stop flights that a hub airport offers a market the size of Cincinnati.[33]
According to a study commissioned by CVG, 18% of Cincinnati-area residents use one of five nearby airports – Dayton, Louisville, Port Columbus, Indianapolis, or Blue Grass (Lexington) – instead of CVG because passengers can find fares up to 50% lower at these nearby airports.[33]
In a bid to boost local ridership and make CVG more competitive with surrounding airports, Delta Air Lines announced a large-scale fare reduction on February 6, 2009.[35]
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.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.