Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

ICAO KCVG39.0488°N 84.6678°W896 ft / 273 mLarge airport

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG) is a large airport in Cincinnati / Covington, Kentucky, United States. It opened on 10 Jan 1947. It has 4 runways; the longest is 12,001 ft (3,658 m). It is operated by Kenton County Airport Board. In 2025 it handled 8.8 million passengers.

Timeline

5 events · 1947–2004

10 JAN 1947

OpenedCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport opens.

08 NOV 1965

DisasterAmerican Airlines Flight 383.58 killed

20 NOV 1967

DisasterTWA Flight 128.70 killed

02 JUN 1983

DisasterAir Canada Flight 797.23 killed

13 AUG 2004

DisasterAir Tahoma Flight 185.1 killed

From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF

09/27090° / 270° · LIT

LENGTH12,001 ft3,658 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt

18C/36C180° / 360° · LIT

LENGTH11,000 ft3,353 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt

18L/36R180° / 360° · LIT

LENGTH10,000 ft3,048 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete

18R/36L180° / 360° · LIT

LENGTH8,000 ft2,438 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2014–2025

5.9M

6.1M

6.6M

7.6M

8.6M

8.9M

3.5M

6.2M

7.5M

8.6M

9.1M

8.8M

141516171819202122232425

Routes

41 destinations · 2 countries

Year-round41

Most destinationsAllegiant Air 23Delta Connection 9Southwest Airlines 7American Eagle 7United Express 4British Airways 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from CVG. From the Wikipedia article “Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport” (revision of 23 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country

Passengers8.8M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#244of 3,974 · #60 North America · #49 US Longest runway12,001 ft3,658 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=325of 29,823 · =77 North America · =67 US Elevation896 ft273 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=19,535of 43,341 · =8,921 North America · =7,252 US AgeOpened 19472026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=2,942of 15,079 · =1,856 North America · =1,803 US Runways41 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=41of 29,943 · =20 North America · =19 US

Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

31 channels

APPCincinnati Approach 090-269°119.700

ATISCincinnati D-ATIS ARR134.375

CLDClearance Delivery127.175

DEPCincinnati Departure 001-180°126.650

GNDCincinnati Ground121.700

TWRCincinnati Tower Runway 09-27 & 18C-36C118.300

UNICUNICOM122.950

ATISCincinnati D-ATIS DEP135.300

TWRCincinnati Tower Runway 18L-36R118.975

TWRCincinnati Tower Runway 18R-36L133.325

APPCincinnati Approach 270-089°123.875

DEPCincinnati Departure 181-360°128.700

APPCincinnati Approach UHF363.150

DEPCincinnati Departure UHF254.250

TWRCincinnati Tower Runway 18L-36R360.850

WXASWX ASOS: (859-767-8210)134.375

CLSBCincinnati Class B 001-180°121.000

CLSBCincinnati Class B 181-360°128.700

CLSBCincinnati Class B UHF254.250

EMERGEmergancy121.500

EMERGEmergancy243.000

STARSHELBYVILLE STAR 090°-269°119.700

STARSHELBYVILLE STAR 270°-089°123.875

STARSHELBYVILLE STAR UHF363.150

STARHARDU STAR 090°-269°119.700

STARHARDU STAR 270°-089°123.875

STARHARDU STAR UHF363.150

STARJakie Star119.700

STARJAKIE STAR UHF254.250

STARCINCE STAR123.875

STARCINCE STAR UHF254.250