Cincinnati Airport

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Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport
Cincinnati airport airphoto.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KCVG
IATA code CVG
Coordinates

39 ° 2 '56 "  N , 84 ° 40' 4"  W Coordinates: 39 ° 2 '56 "  N , 84 ° 40' 4"  W
Height above MSL 273 m (896  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 8 miles southwest of Cincinnati
Street I-71 / I-75 / I-275 / KY 212 / KY 236
Local transport Bus :
TANK Route 2X
Basic data
opening 1947
operator Kenton County Airport Board
surface 3035 ha
Terminals 1 with 2 concourses
Passengers 9,103,554 (2019)
Air freight 1,132,873 t (2019)
Flight
movements 		162,106 (2019)
Employees 31,143 (2015)
Runways
09/27 3658 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
18C / 36C 3353 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
18R / 36L 2438 m × 46 m concrete
18L / 36R 3048 m × 46 m concrete

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The Cincinnati airport (Engl. Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport , ICAO code : KCVG , IATA code : CVG ) is founded in 1947, international airport of Cincinnati .

The airport operator is the state-owned Kenton County Airport Board.

Location and transport links

The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport is located eight miles southwest of downtown Cincinnati in the area of Hebron in Boone County , Kentucky . The Kentucky Route 212 connects the passenger terminal to the connection point on the Interstate 275 , the ring road of Greater Cincinnati. Kentucky Route 212 also intersects Kentucky Route 236 near the terminal . Interstate 275 also crosses Interstates 71 and 75 , which run on a common route, a few kilometers east of the airport site .

In the public transport of the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport is by buses involved, the line 2X the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) connects the airport regularly with the city centers of Covington and Cincinnati.

history

The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport was used for the training of pilots in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II . After the end of the war, the airport was transferred to the Kenton County Airport Board, which established a civil airport on the Boone County site. The first airline on site was Boone County Airlines in 1946 , which used a wooden building as a passenger terminal.

The following year, a three-story brick terminal was built. In January 1947, the American Airlines Douglas DC-3 landed the first commercial flight. The jet age began for the airport in 1960. In 1964 the terminal was expanded to an area of ​​around 13,750 square meters. On December 23, 1972, Interstate 275, which connects the airport with Interstate 75, opened. Two years later, two more terminals were built for 38 million USD , so that the area of ​​the terminals increased to a total of around 44,593 square meters. In 1979 the runway 9R / 27L was renovated, the runway 18/36 followed the next year.

Delta Air Lines hub

In 1981, following the Airline Deregulation Act , Delta Air Lines established a hub at the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport. The number of gates was increased to ten for 5.5 million USD. In 1984 DHL built a sorting hall for parcels. In 1987 Delta Air Lines increased the number of its gates for 45 million USD to 22, so that the airport had a total of 40 gates.

The runway 18L / 36R was opened on January 10, 1991. From 1992 the airport was again significantly expanded for around USD 500 million. Runway 9L / 27R was closed to make room for the expansion. Among other things, a new Terminal 3 with three concourses was built as well as a new road system and a train that connects the Delta Air Lines facilities underground. The completion of Concourse B increased the number of boarding gates of Delta Air Lines to 50. In 1994 Concourse C was opened, which was used by the regional airline Comair . It had 48 gates and could handle more than 50 aircraft at the same time.

In 2001, the number of passengers fell significantly as a result of a pilots strike at Comair and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 . In 2003 DHL built a new air cargo hub with an area of ​​around 61 hectares at the southern end of the airport for USD 220 million.

Loss of meaning

The next year, DHL decided to move its cargo hub to the Airborne Airpark . The relocation took place in 2005. Also in 2005, Delta Air Lines began to reduce the offer. The airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 14, 2005 . In addition, the runway 18R / 36L was completed, which enabled the airport to operate three runways in parallel. At the end of the year, a new record was reached for the last time with 22,778,785 passengers.

In the following years Delta Air Lines reduced its own offer and that of its subsidiary Comair significantly. Concourse C was closed in 2009, and Comair then used the other check-in halls. Comair ceased operations on September 29, 2012. In 2016 Concourse C was demolished.

At the beginning of 2017, the online mail order company Amazon announced that it would build its own freight hub on the airport site and invest around 1.5 billion dollars in this.

Airport facilities

Airport diagram (outdated)
Development of the passenger terminals

The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport has four runways and three passenger terminals , of which only the former Terminal 3 (now called Main Terminal ) and that with only two of the former three check-in halls (Concourses A and B) in Operation is. This reflects the loss of importance of the airport for the main customer Delta Air Lines since around the turn of the millennium.

Runways

Three of the four runways of the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport run parallel to each other. The eastern runway 18L / 36R is 3,048 meters long and opened in 1991. The middle runway 16C / 36C 3353 meters long, it was one of the first runways at the airport. The western runway 18R / 36R is the shortest runway of the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport with a length of 2,438 meters and was only opened in 2005. The cross wind runway 09/27 is the longest runway at the airport with a length of 3658 meters. It was also built together with the airport itself. All runways are 46 meters wide. The two shorter runways are covered with concrete, while the two longer runways are partly made of asphalt and concrete.

Passenger terminal

Today's Main Terminal was opened in 1994. The main security checkpoints are on the same floor as the check-in desks . These new, expandable controls opened in November 2009. After passing the security controls, passengers can take the elevators and escalators to the Cincinnati Airport People Mover in the basement, which is the passenger terminal with both concourses. Incoming passengers can use elevators and escalators to take the terminal to the baggage carousel floor or to the means of transport on the ground floor.

Concourse A

Concourse A is used by Air Canada Express , Allegiant Air , American Airlines , Frontier Airlines , Southwest Airlines and United Airlines . In addition, charter flights are operated in Concourse A for the tour operator Apple Vacations . American Airlines moved from Concourse A to Concourse B in 2018. Most airlines used Terminal 2 before it was closed. Concourse A was built as an extension to Terminal C when Delta Air Lines established a hub in Cincinnati. Concourse A was used by Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines until Delta closed it. A short time later, the Concourse was extensively renovated and reopened on May 15, 2012. Due to its island location, Concourse A can only be reached using underground moving walks or people movers . Concourse A has a total of 23 gates .

Concourse B

Concourse B is used by Delta Air Lines and, since 2018, also by American Airlines. The concourse houses the primary facility of the United States Customs and Border Protection and handles all arrivals without preclearance . Like Concourse A, Concourse B can only be reached with the help of underground moving walks or people movers due to its island location on the apron. Concourse B has 28 boarding gates with boarding bridges and a Delta Sky Club .

Former passenger terminals

Terminal 1

The last users of Terminal 1 were US Airways and then the airport administration. It was originally built in 1947. The demolition began in 2016. The terminal was closed to flight operations in 2007 and demolished in 2016.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 was originally built in 1974. It was used by Air Canada , American Airlines , United Airlines and US Airways until May 2012 . All airlines were then moved to Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 was closed. The demolition began in 2016.

Concourse C

Concourse C was opened in 1994 specifically for handling regional aircraft. It was mainly handled by Comair , which operated its flights under the Delta Connection brand . It was not connected to the other passenger terminals and concourses, so passengers had to use shuttle buses. Due to the falling number of passengers, the building was closed in 2009 and demolished in 2016.

Freight terminals

The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport is the site of North America - hub of DHL . In addition, the online mail order company Amazon is building a hub for its own virtual cargo airline Amazon Prime Air . It is on the southern edge of the airport site.

Aircraft maintenance

The airport is used by numerous aviation companies as a maintenance location. Delta Air Lines has a hangar for its subsidiary Delta TechOps . Delta Private Jets , which is also a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, has its headquarters and maintenance hangars at the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport. Endeavor Air also uses former Comair hangars for the maintenance of their aircraft. PSA Airlines operates a maintenance hangar and a crew base at the airport.

Airlines and Destinations

The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport is the home airport of the cargo airlines Amazon Air and Southern Air . Southern Air mainly operates flights for DHL ; Cincinnati is one of DHL's six aviation hubs worldwide as well as their regional Quality Control Center for the USA.

The airline Delta Air Lines operated a national hub at the airport for years , but the offer was only massively reduced from 2005 and the hub was finally abandoned in 2017. The now closed subsidiary Comair also had its main hub here.

Still, Delta Air Lines is the largest airline in Cincinnati. The airport is also served by Air Canada , Alaska Airlines , Allegiant Air , American Airlines , Frontier Airlines , Southwest Airlines , United Airlines and Viva Aerobus .

The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport serves 49 national destinations. In addition, the international destinations Cancun , Los Cabos Airport , Montego Bay , Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle , Punta Cana and Toronto-Pearson are served.

Traffic figures

Source: Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport traffic figures 1992-2019
operating
year		 Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail)		 Aircraft movements
(with military)
2019 9,103,554 1,132,873 162.106
2018 8,865,568 1,126,107 161,672
2017 7,842,149 946.429 150.463
2016 6,773,905 742,407 137.225
2015 6,316,332 729.456 133,068
2014 5,908,711 655.378 133,518
2013 5,718,255 594,641 137,671
2012 6,038,817 544.111 143,447
2011 7,034,263 487.284 161,912
2010 7,977,588 377.109 177,597
2009 10,622,185 138,772 222,677
2008 13.630.443 43,916 285.484
2007 15.736.220 39,698 328.069
2006 16,244,962 43,298 345.754
2005 22,778,785 251,654 496.366
2004 22,062,557 413,390 517.520
2003 21,197,447 392.776 505.557
2002 20,812,642 350.083 486.501
2001 17,270,475 - 376.744
2000 22.406.384 - 461.454
1999 21,753,512 - 476.128
1998 21.124.216 - 442.276
1997 19.866.308 - 417.391
1996 18,795,766 - 401,367
1995 15,181,728 - 365.114
1994 13,593,522 - 339.839
1993 12,213,874 - 312.204
1992 11,545,682 - 305,544
  1. ↑ The passenger numbers for the years 1992 to 2001 represent a doubling of the number of departing passengers.

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Cincinnati (2019)
rank city Passengers Airlines
01 Atlanta , Georgia 387.970 Delta , Frontier
02 Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 281.410 American , Delta, United
03 Denver , Colorado 234.730 Allegiant , Delta, Frontier, Southwest , United
04th Orlando , Florida 202.350 Delta, Frontier
05 Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 200,500 American, Delta, Frontier
06th New York – LaGuardia , New York 167,660 American, Delta, Frontier
07th Charlotte , North Carolina 164.810 American, Delta
08th Las Vegas , Nevada 148,460 Allegiant, Delta, Frontier
09 Newark , New Jersey 144,490 Allegiant, Delta, United
10 Chicago – Midway , Illinois 143,840 Southwest

Incidents

  • On January 12, 1955, a Martin 2-0-2 of Trans World Airlines (TWA) ( aircraft registration number N93211 ) collided with a Douglas DC-3 ( N999B ) shortly after take-off at a height of about 250 m and crashed 4 km to the west. All 13 inmates and the two of the DC-3 were killed.
  • On November 6, 1967, a Boeing 707-131 of Trans World Airlines took off from Cincinnati Airport for Los Angeles . When the machine passed a Delta Air Lines Douglas DC-9, which was standing next to the runway, the engine thrust of the DC-9 caused Boeing engine no. 4 to burn out. The Boeing crew initiated an aborted take-off, but the machine did not come to a stop in time and rolled over a hill and took off for a moment. When restarting, the engine tore off and the machine skidded 100 meters over the runway. The fuselage broke apart and the right wing tore off. The seven-person crew survived the accident, one of the 29 passengers was killed (see also Trans-World Airlines flight 159 ) .
  • On November 20, 1967 flew a CV-880 of the TWA ( N821TW ) km during a night Anflugs in light snowfall almost 3 before reaching the runway of the airport in the area. Of the 82 occupants, 70 were killed (see also Trans-World Airlines Flight 128 ) .
  • On June 2, 1983, had to Douglas DC-9-32 of Air Canada ( C-FTLU ) emergency landing due to a fire. After the successful emergency landing, the doors were opened. The fire spread suddenly due to the incoming oxygen . 23 of the 46 people on board could not leave the aircraft in time and were killed (see also Air Canada flight 797 ) .

Web links

Commons : Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Fact Sheet. CVGAirport.com, January 2019, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e News & Stats. CVGAirport.com, accessed April 27, 2020 .
  3. ^ Economic Impact of the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport. CVGAirport.com, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  4. ^ Ground Transportation. CVGAirport.com, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g CVG saying goodbye to Concourse C. The Cincinnati Enquirer , March 4, 2016, accessed on November 15, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b c d 2025 Master Plan Update. CVGAirport.com, accessed November 15, 2018 .
  7. ↑ a b Delta to Move Operations from Concourse C. CVGAirport.com, August 26, 2008, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b c d e CVG to demolish concourse. BizJournals.com , March 7, 2016, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Amazon is building its own airport. In: n-tv.de . February 1, 2017, accessed November 15, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Cincinnati's loss is gain for Motor City - Delta's Midwest hub is now in Detroit. Cincinnati.com , March 4, 2016, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  11. ↑ a b Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport 2035 Master Plan Update - 4 - Inventory. CVGAirport.com, June 2013, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  12. ↑ a b c d Our History. CVGAirport.com, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  13. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International. GCR1.com, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  14. ↑ a b c Terminal Maps. CVGAirport.com, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  15. ↑ a b American Relocates to Concourse B. CVGAirport.com, May 7, 2018, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Overview Map. CVGAirport.com, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Overview Map. CVGAirport.com, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  18. ↑ a b CVG collecting stories to remember Terminals 1 and 2 before demolition. soapboxmedia.com, February 16, 2016, accessed on July 28, 2019 .
  19. ^ The New CVG. CVGAirport.com, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Here's a peek at Amazon's Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport hub plans hub. Cincinnati.com , May 19, 2019, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Amazon set to unveil $ 1.4 billion Cincinnati airport hub plans. Cincinnati.com , May 14, 2019, accessed July 28, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Contact Delta Private Jets. DeltaPrivateJets.com , accessed July 28, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Endeavor Air Fact Sheet. EndeavorAir.com , accessed July 28, 2019 .
  24. ↑ About PSA Airlines. PSAAirlines.com , accessed July 28, 2019 .
  25. ↑ Express division. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 28, 2012 ; accessed on December 27, 2018 .
  26. ↑ Delta cutting more flights at Cincinnati hub. USAToday.com , February 17, 2015, accessed March 6, 2018 .
  27. ↑ Delta announces new routes from Cincinnati 'focus city'. USAToday.com , February 5, 2018, accessed March 6, 2018 .
  28. ^ A b Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International. Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 27, 2020 .
  29. ↑ CVG Airlines. CVGAirport.com, accessed April 27, 2020 .
  30. ↑ a b Nonstop Destinations. CVGAirport.com, accessed April 27, 2020 .
  31. ↑ a b Statistics. CVGAirport.com, accessed January 17, 2018 .
  32. ^ Accident report N93211, Aviation Safety Network (English) , accessed on January 21, 2016.
  33. ↑ https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671106-0
  34. ^ Accident report N821TW, Aviation Safety Network (English) , accessed on January 20, 2016.
  35. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report for Air Canada Flight 797 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)