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Airport Cincinnati (USA)- Northern Kentucky

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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport


Tarmac as seen from Terminal 2
IATA: CVG ICAO: KCVG FAA: CVG
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Kenton County Airport Board
Serves Cincinnati, Ohio
Location Hebron, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL 896 ft / 273 m
Coordinates 39°0256N 084°4004W / 39.04889, -84.66778
Website www.cvgairport.com
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 (2006)
Aircraft operations 517,779
Sources: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG) is located in Hebron, unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. The first airplane landed at the airport January 10, 1947.[3] 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 second 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. After Delta's bankruptcy was announced in 2005, flight cutbacks were announced that directly affected CVG. The numbers and sizes of flights to many cities have been reduced in the late-hour flights to better match local demand, though several services were ended altogether. After the reduction, CVG offers 400 flights per day to 120 nonstop destinations.

The airport has 3 terminals. Terminal 1 closed down on January 16, 2007. It is currently being used by the airport for Administrative offices. Until recently it was served only by US Airways Express. American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways all operate in Terminal 2. Terminal 3, built specifically for and by Delta, has 3 remote concourses connected by an underground tram and bus system. Terminal 3 is served by Delta, its regional affiliates, and SkyTeam partners Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines. Terminal 3 is the only one with US customs offices, and is therefore used by USA3000 Airlines, and until recently, TransMeridian Airlines.

(For air services specific to Hebron, Kentucky, see Combs Field Airport.)

Contents

Facilities and aircraft

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport covers an area of 7,000 acres (28 km˛) which contains four paved runways:

For the 12-month period ending May 23, 2006, the airport had 517,779 aircraft operations, an average of 1,418 per day: 64% air taxi, 31% scheduled commercial, 5% general aviation and <1% military.

Airlines and destinations

Terminal 1

The building is currently being used for Airport Offices and Administration.

Terminal 2

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.

Cargo

Pricing

CVG consistently ranks among the most expensive major airports in the United States.[4] 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.[5] Airline officials have suggested that Delta practices predatory pricing to drive away discount airlines.[4][6] From 1990 to 2003, ten discount airlines began service at CVG, only to later pull out,[7] including Vanguard Airlines, which pulled out of CVG twice.[8] 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.[7]

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.[7]

Notable accidents

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, 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.

References

  1. ^ Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, official website
  2. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for CVG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  3. ^ DeBlasio, Donna M; John Johnston. "Cincinnati's Century of Change: Timeline", The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gannett Company, 1999-07-31, p. S3. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  4. ^ a b Coolidge, Alexander. "Cincinnati's sky-high airfares are tops in the USA", The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gannett Company, 2007-01-03, p. A8. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  5. ^ Rose, Marla Matzer. "Governors push to keep Delta hub", The Columbus Dispatch, Dispatch Printing Company, 2008-01-27. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  6. ^ Barton, Paul. "High air fares getting attention", The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gannett Company, 1999-12-20. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  7. ^ a b c Pilcher, James. "Curse of high fares has economic upside", The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gannett Company, 2003-11-23. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  8. ^ Duke, Kerry. "Discount Airline Passes on CVG", The Kentucky Post, E. W. Scripps Company, 2006-11-30, p. A1. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 

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