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{{Short description|Airport in Boone County, Kentucky, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
| image               = Cincinnati Airport logo.svg
| image-width         = 200
| image2              = Ariel View of CVG from East.jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| IATA                = CVG
| ICAO                = KCVG
| FAA                 = CVG
| WMO                 = 72421
| type                = Public
| owner-oper          = CVG Airport Authority (formerly [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]] Airport Board)
| city-served         = [[Cincinnati metropolitan area]]
| location            = 2939 Terminal Drive<br />[[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone County]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States|U.S.]]<br>{{small|([[Hebron, Kentucky|Hebron]] postal address)}}
| opened              = {{start date and age|1947|01|10}}<ref>{{cite web|title=CVG Airport Marks 75th Anniversary with Year-Long Celebration|url=https://www.cvgairport.com/about/news/2022/01/11/cvg-airport-marks-75th-anniversary-with-year-long-celebration|website=cvgairport.com|date=10 January 2022|publisher=CVG Leadership|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-date=20 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220234313/https://www.cvgairport.com/about/news/2022/01/11/cvg-airport-marks-75th-anniversary-with-year-long-celebration|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| hub                 = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Amazon Air]]
  | [[DHL Aviation]]
  | [[Polar Air Cargo]]}}
| operating_base      = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Allegiant Air]]
  | [[Endeavor Air]]
  | [[Frontier Airlines]]}}
| focus_city = <!-- Delta no longer considers CVG a focus city per this article https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/03/04/delta-kills-cvgs-focus-city-status.html -->
| elevation-f         = 896
| elevation-m         = 273
| coordinates         = {{Coord|39|02|56|N|084|40|04|W|type:airport_region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}
| website             = {{URL|www.cvgairport.com}}
| image_map           = CVGFAA.pdf
| image_map_caption   = FAA airport diagram
| mapframe            = yes
| mapframe-zoom       = 9
| r1-number           = 9/27
| r1-length-f         = 12,001
| r1-length-m         = 3,658
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]/[[concrete]]
| r2-number           = 18C/36C
| r2-length-f         = 11,000
| r2-length-m         = 3,353
| r2-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]/[[concrete]]
| r3-number           = 18L/36R
| r3-length-f         = 10,000
| r3-length-m         = 3,048
| r3-surface          = [[Concrete]]
| r4-number           = 18R/36L
| r4-length-f         = 8,000
| r4-length-m         = 2,438
| r4-surface          = [[Concrete]]
| stat-year           = 2024
| stat1-header        = Total passengers
| stat1-data          = 9,212,348
| stat2-header        = Aircraft operations
| stat2-data          = 160,753
| stat3-header        = Total cargo (tons)
| stat3-data          = 1,869,694
| footnotes           = Source: CVG Airport<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/stats/2022-stats/air-service---stats---jan-2023.pdf?sfvrsn=cbf45815_0|title= 2022 CVG Air Traffic Stats|website= cvgairport.com|access-date= 2023-01-18|archive-date= 2023-01-18|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230118215313/https://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/stats/2022-stats/air-service---stats---jan-2023.pdf?sfvrsn=cbf45815_0|url-status= dead}}</ref>
}}

'''Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport''' {{airport codes|CVG|KCVG|CVG}} is a public [[international airport]] located in [[Boone County, Kentucky]], United States, near the community of [[Hebron, Kentucky|Hebron]]. It is the primary commercial airport for [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] and the [[Cincinnati metropolitan area|tri-state area]]. The airport's code, CVG, is derived from the nearest city at the time of the airport's opening, [[Covington, Kentucky]]. The airport covers an area of {{convert|7,000|acre|sqmi km2|1}}.<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=CVG|use=PU|own=PU|site=07090.*A}} Effective April 17, 2025.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/CVG/Cincinnati-Northern-Kentucky-International-Airport|title=CVG Airport Data at SkyVector|website=skyvector.com}} FAA data effective April 17, 2025.</ref> It is included in the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2023–2027, in which it is [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility.<ref name="NPIAS Airports">{{cite web |title=NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A |url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-10/ARP-NPIAS-2023-Appendix-A.pdf |website=[[Federal Aviation Administration]] |accessdate=March 15, 2024 |date=October 6, 2022 |page=54}}</ref>

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport offers [[Non-stop flight|nonstop]] passenger service to over 50 destinations in [[North America]] and [[Europe]],<ref>{{cite web |title=CVG Fact Sheet October 2020 |url=https://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/leadership/fact-sheets/cvg-airport-fact-sheet---october-202053961287-88f1-4cf6-8848-3bbf5265b285.pdf?Status=Master&sfvrsn=ab8f5715_3 |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2021 |website=cvgairport.com |archive-date=3 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703202231/https://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/leadership/fact-sheets/cvg-airport-fact-sheet---october-202053961287-88f1-4cf6-8848-3bbf5265b285.pdf?Status=Master&sfvrsn=ab8f5715_3 }}</ref> handling numerous domestic and international cargo flights every day.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mayhew |first=Chris |date=March 7, 2018 |title=Amazon, DHL key in new CVG strategy to land development |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/boone-county/2018/03/27/airport-development-beyond-amazon/458198002/ |access-date=June 2, 2018 |website=[[Cincinnati Enquirer]]}}</ref> The airport is a cargo global hub for [[Amazon Air]], [[Atlas Air]], [[ABX Air]], [[Kalitta Air]], and [[DHL Aviation]]. The airport is currently the [[List of the busiest airports in the United States#Busiest U.S. airports by total cargo throughput|5th busiest airport in the United States by cargo traffic]] and 12th largest in the world. CVG is the fastest-growing cargo airport in North America.<ref name="bts">{{cite web |title=Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International (CVG)|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=CVG&Airport_Name=Cincinnati|publisher=Bureau of Transportation Statistics|date=May 2017|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Launching Point 2017: A Year in Review |url=http://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/leadership/cvg-q4-2017.pdf?sfvrsn=2 |url-status=dead |access-date=5 February 2018 |website=cvgairport.com |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004160247/https://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/leadership/cvg-q4-2017.pdf?sfvrsn=2 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Preliminary Calendar Year 2024 All-Cargo Landed Weight|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ARP-CY2024-all-cargo-airports-prelim.pdf|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>

==History==
===Beginnings===
President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s administration approved preliminary funds for site development of the Greater Cincinnati Airport on February 11, 1942. This was part of the [[United States Army Air Corps]] program to establish training facilities during [[World War II]]. At the time, air traffic in the area centered on [[Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport|Lunken Airport]] just southeast of central Cincinnati.<ref name="detailed">{{cite web| title=Detailed History|url=http://www.cvgairport.com/about/history2.html | publisher=cvgairport.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204233340/http://www.cvgairport.com/about/history2.html |archive-date=December 4, 2010 |access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> Lunken opened in 1926 in the Ohio River Valley; it frequently experienced fog, and the [[Ohio River Flood of 1937|1937 flood]] submerged its runways and two-story terminal building.<ref name="Stulz">{{cite web|title=Lunken Airport|first=Larry|last=Stulz|work=Cincinnati-Transit.net|date=February 14, 2008|url=http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/lunken.html}}<!-- Includes photo originally from: http://www.nkyviews.com/boone/boone682.htm --></ref> Federal officials wanted an airfield site that would not be prone to flooding, but Cincinnati officials hoped to build Lunken into the region's main airport.<ref name="flood">{{cite news |author=Kemme |first=Steve |date=December 28, 2010 |title=Flood sank Lunken plans |url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/ourhistory/2010/12/28/flood-sank-lunken-plans/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229164922/http://cincinnati.com/blogs/ourhistory/2010/12/28/flood-sank-lunken-plans/ |archive-date=December 29, 2010 |access-date=October 31, 2013 |work=[[Cincinnati Enquirer]] |publisher=Cincinnati.com}}</ref>

Officials from [[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone]], [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton]], and [[Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell]] counties in Kentucky took advantage of Cincinnati's short-sightedness and lobbied Congress to build an airfield there.<ref>{{cite web |last=Winter |first=Jim |date=27 September 2010 |title=MTM Cincinnati: Why Is Cincinnati Airport In Kentucky? |url=http://eviljwinter.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/mtm-cincinnati-why-is-cincinnati-airport-in-kentucky/ |work=Edged in Blue}}</ref> 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 build four runways.<ref name="detailed"/>

The field opened August 12, 1944, with the first [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|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 it was declared surplus in 1945.<ref name="detailed"/> However, this was not before the first regularly scheduled air freight shipment in the United States arrived in mid-September, signalling the future importance of the airport.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aerial Freight Skips Lunken in Fog, Lands at Kenton |work=Cincinnati Post |date=15 September 1944 |page=30}}</ref>

On October 27, 1946, a small wooden terminal building opened and the airport prepared for commercial service under the name '''Greater Cincinnati Airport'''. [[Boone County Airlines]] was the first airline to provide scheduled service from the airport and had its headquarters at the airport.<ref name="detailed"/>{{efn|Commercial flights had been previously carried out on an ad hoc basis due to the flooding of Lunken in March 1945.<ref>{{cite news |title=Commercial Airline Service is Inaugurated at Kenton County's Greater Cincinnati Port |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/103356456 |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=Cincinnati Enquirer |date=9 March 1945 |page=2}}</ref>}}

The first commercial flight, an [[American Airlines]] [[DC-3]] from Cleveland, landed on January 10, 1947, at 9:53&nbsp;am. A Delta Air Lines flight followed moments later.<ref name="DeBlasio">{{cite news |title=Cincinnati's Century of Change: Timeline |author=Donna M. DeBlasio |author2=John Johnston |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |publisher=enquirer.com |date=July 31, 1999 |page=S3 |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/07/01/loc_cincinnatis_century.html |access-date=October 31, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 {{convert|5500|ft|m|abbr=on}} runways at 45-degree angles, the north–south runway eventually being extended into today's runway 18C/36C.

In the 1950s Cincinnati city leaders began pushing for expansion of a site in [[Blue Ash, Ohio|Blue Ash]] to both compete with the Greater Cincinnati Airport and replace Lunken as the city's primary airport.<ref name="Cincinnati Gale">{{cite journal|title=On the Waterfront|first=Oliver|last=Gale|journal=[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati Magazine]]|publisher=CM Media|date=November 1993|volume=27|issue=2|pages=75–76|issn=0746-8210|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nx8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75}}</ref> The city purchased Hugh Watson Field in 1955, turning it into [[Cincinnati–Blue Ash Airport|Blue Ash Airport]].<ref name="Enquirer Rose">{{cite news|title=Letter to the Editor: History of Blue Ash Airport is important|first=Mary Lou|last=Rose|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=March 22, 2012|access-date=January 20, 2013|url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/letters/2012/03/22/history-of-blue-ash-airport-is-important/|archive-date=February 15, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215172217/http://cincinnati.com/blogs/letters/2012/03/22/history-of-blue-ash-airport-is-important/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city's Blue Ash plans were hampered by community opposition, three failed [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] bond measures,<ref name="Enquirer renaissance">{{cite web|title=Renaissance in '70s led to place among 'Fab 50'|work=Cincinnati.com|url=http://homefinder.cincinnati.com/closetohome/cth_blueash_011397.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509163632/http://homefinder.cincinnati.com/closetohome/cth_blueash_011397.html}}</ref> political infighting,<ref name="Post Wessels">{{cite news|title=Council votes to sell airport land|first=Joe|last=Wessels|work=The Cincinnati Post|date=October 26, 2006|page=A2|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CNPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11508821E4B28BE8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0E5923C6017F8180|quote=Cincinnati City Council voted 8-1 Wednesday for an agreement to sell 128 acres of the approximately 230-acre airport to the city of Blue Ash.... The city of Cincinnati purchased the airport, located six air miles northeast of Cincinnati, in 1946 from a private company that had been using it as an airfield since 1921. Cincinnati officials intended to use the land to build a new commercial airport after 1937 Flood completely submerged Lunken Field in the East End, then the only airport with commercial flights in the area. A series of failed bond issues and political infighting&nbsp;– and Northern Kentucky politicians' successes at securing federal funding&nbsp;– wound up with the region's major airport being developed in Boone County.}}</ref> and Cincinnati's decision not to participate in the federal airfield program.<ref name="History">{{cite web|title=From Humble Beginnings... to an International Hub|publisher=Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=January 20, 2013|url=http://www.cvgairport.com/about/history2.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204233340/http://www.cvgairport.com/about/history2.html|archive-date=December 4, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Jet age===
[[File:CVG Atrium.jpg|left|thumb|270x270px|Main atrium]]
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 from {{convert|3100|to|8600|ft|m|abbr=on}}. In 1964, the board approved a $12 million bond to expand the south concourse of Terminal A by {{convert|32000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and provide nine gates for [[TWA]], American, and Delta.<ref name="detailed"/> A new east–west runway crossing the longer north–south runway was constructed in 1971 south of the older east–west runway.

In 1977, before the [[Airline Deregulation Act]] was passed, CVG, like many small airports, anticipated the loss of numerous flights; creating the opportunity for Patrick Sowers, Robert Tranter, and David and Raymound Mueller to establish [[Comair (USA)|Comair]] to fill the void. The airline began service to Akron/Canton, Cleveland, and Evansville. In 1981, Comair became a public company, added 30-seat turboprops to its fleet, and began to rapidly expand its destinations. In 1984, Comair became a [[Delta Connection]] carrier with [[Delta Air Lines|Delta's]] establishment of a hub at CVG. That same year, Comair introduced its first international flights from Cincinnati to Toronto. In 1992, Comair moved into Concourse C, as Delta Air Lines gradually continued to acquire more of the airline's stock. In 1993, Comair was the launch customer for the [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|Canadair Regional Jet]], of which it would later operate the largest fleet in the world. By 1999, Comair was the largest regional airline in the country worth over $2 billion, transporting 6 million passengers yearly to 83 destinations on 101 aircraft. Later that year, Delta Air Lines acquired the remaining portion of Comair's stock, causing Comair to solely operate Delta Connection flights.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nonstop Performance Since 1977|url=http://www.departedflights.com/OHnonstop99.html|website=Departed Flights|publisher=Comair|access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref>

In 1988, two founders of Comair, Patrick Sowers and Robert Tranter launched a new scheduled airline from CVG named [[Enterprise Airlines]], which served 16 cities at its peak. The airline spearheaded the regional jet revolution in a unique manner by operating 10-seat [[Cessna Citation]] business jets in scheduled services. The flights became popular with Cincinnati companies. The airline served destinations including Baltimore, Boston, Cedar Rapids, Columbus (OH), Green Bay, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Memphis, Milwaukee, New York–JFK, and Wilmington (NC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Enterprise Airlines |url=http://www.departedflights.com/BE060390.html |access-date=28 December 2016 |website=Departed Flights}}</ref> The airline also became the first international feed carrier by feeding the [[British Airways]] [[Concorde]] at JFK. In 1991, the airline ceased operations because of high fuel prices and the suspension of the British Airways contract after the first Gulf War.

===Delta Air Lines hub===
[[File:Delta767CVG.jpg|thumb|Delta Air Lines [[Boeing 767-300ER]] heading to Paris in 2015]]
[[File:Empty Concourse C from back.jpg|thumb|Concourse C in 2016]]
In the mid-1980s, Delta opened a hub in Cincinnati and constructed Terminals C and D with 22 gates. During the decade, Delta ramped up both mainline and Comair operations and established [[Delta Connection]].  Delta's continued growth at CVG then prompted them to spend $550 million to build their own terminal facility in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moseley |first=Jace |date=June 14, 2017 |title=The Death and Rebirth of Memphis (MEM) and Cincinnati (CVG) |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2017/06/14/the-death-and-rebirth-of-memphis-mem-and-cincinnati-cvg/ |access-date=2 April 2022 |website=AirlineGeeks}}</ref> The new terminal, known then as Terminal 3, opened in 1994 and would largely replace Terminal D. Terminal 3 consisted of three airside concourses, with most of Terminal D's gate space being repurposed into Terminal 3's Concourse A while Concourses B and C were new construction. Concourses A and B were parallel concourses connected to Terminal 3's main building by an underground walkway which also included [[Cincinnati Airport People Mover|a people mover]] (a similar layout to Delta's main hub at [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]]). Concourse C was only accessible by shuttle buses and was a ground-level facility for regional aircraft used by [[Delta Connection]] (operated by [[Comair (United States)|Comair]]). After the opening of Terminal 3, the former Terminals B and C were renamed Terminals 1 and 2 respectively, which continued to house non-Delta airlines.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stulz |first=Larry |title=Cincinnati/Northern KentuckyInternational Airport (CVG) |url=https://cincinnati-transit.net/cvg.html |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=Cincinnati Transit}}</ref>

Aircraft operations dramatically increased from around 300,000 to 500,000 yearly aircraft movements. In turn, passenger volumes doubled within a decade from 10 million to over 20 million. This expansion prompted the building of runway 18L/36R and the airport began making preparations to construct Concourse D while adding an expansion to Concourse A and B.<ref>{{cite web |title=CVG 2025 Master Plan |url=http://www.airportsites.net/cvgpart150mpu/documents/CVG%20MPU%20022007%20FinalDraft.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075930/http://www.airportsites.net/cvgpart150mpu/documents/CVG%20MPU%20022007%20FinalDraft.pdf |access-date=8 August 2020|archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>

At its peak, CVG became Delta's second largest hub, handling over 600 flights daily in 2005.<ref name="Yamanouchi" /> It was the fourth largest hub in the world for a single airline, based on departures, ranking only behind Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, and Dallas/Fort Worth.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Delta hub plan in wings |url=http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/12/14/biz_hubprofit14.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 February 2016 |website=Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref> The hub served everything from a 64-mile flight to Dayton, to a daily nonstop to Honolulu and Anchorage, to transatlantic destinations including Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Manchester, Munich, Paris, Rome, and Zürich.<ref name="Why">{{cite web |title=Why CVG lost half of all flights |url=http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20100524/EDIT03/5230393/Why-CVG-lost-half-all-flights |url-status=dead |access-date=2015-05-28 |website=Cincinnati Enquirer |archive-date=2015-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629022844/http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20100524/EDIT03/5230393/Why-CVG-lost-half-all-flights }}</ref> Additionally, [[Air France]] operated flights into CVG for several periods for over a decade before finally terminating the service in 2007.<ref name="post">{{Cite news| title=Air France Suspends Paris Flight|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75465884.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106045004/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75465884.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=November 6, 2012| work=The Cincinnati Post| date=June 8, 2001|access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref><ref name="newswire">{{cite news |title=Air France Starts New Daily Service in Cincinnati |url=http://www.itravelmag.com/travel-articles/air-france-daily-flights-cincinnati/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715213506/http://www.itravelmag.com/travel-articles/air-france-daily-flights-cincinnati/ |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |access-date=October 31, 2013 |work=itravel magazine}}</ref>

When Delta went into bankruptcy in September 2005, a large reduction at CVG eliminated most early-morning and night flights.<ref name="Why"/> These initial cuts caused additional routes to become unprofitable, causing the frequency of low-volume routes to be further cut from 2006 to 2007. Planning for the new east–west runway stopped, along with all expansions to current terminals; Terminal 1 was closed due to lack of service.<ref name="Yamanouchi" />

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.<ref name="Yamanouchi">{{cite news| author=Kelly Yamanouchi| work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]| publisher=ajc.com|url=http://www.ajc.com/business/cincinnati-hub-is-105747.html?cxtype=rss_business_87628| title= Cincinnati hub is shrinking| date=August 2, 2009| access-date=August 2, 2009}}</ref>  Concourse C, which had opened in 1994 at a cost of $50 million, was permanently closed in 2008 and demolished in 2016, since it was built for smaller regional jets which were going out of fashion, and it was not connected to the people mover system.<ref name="Williams">{{cite news| author=Jason Williams| work=[[Cincinnati Enquirer]]| publisher=cincinnati.com|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2016/03/04/cvg-saying-goodbye-concourse-c/81300906| title=CVG saying goodbye to Concourse C| date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Further reductions in early 2010 caused Delta to close Concourse A in Terminal 3 on May 1, consolidating all operations into Concourse B. This resulted in the layoff of more than 800 employees.<ref>{{cite news |title=Delta further reduces operations at Cincinnati hub; 840 face layoffs| date=March 16, 2010| agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/03/delta_further_reduces_operatio.html |work=Cleveland Plain Dealer |access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref>

By 2011, Delta was down to roughly 130 flights per day at CVG.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/business/hub-changes-hit-cincinnati-hard/rboTMNjoZ6VXNnC7q0AZzO/|title=Hub changes hit Cincinnati hard|first=Kelly|last=Yamanouchi|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |via=AJC.com}}</ref> After several years of cuts to its older fleet, which were cited as being cut due to high costs associated with rising oil prices, Delta's wholly owned and CVG-based subsidiary, [[Comair (USA)|Comair]], ceased all operations in September 2012, ending over three decades of operations.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 27, 2012 |title=Comair to Cease Operations |url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=1676 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 28, 2012 |website=Delta News Hub |publisher=[[Delta Air Lines]] |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730051722/http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=1676 }}</ref> In 2017, the hub was downgraded to a focus city, which was eliminated in 2021.<ref name="DLKillsCVGFocusCity">{{cite web |last=Wetterich |first=Chris |date=March 4, 2021 |title=Delta kills CVG's 'focus city' status |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/03/04/delta-kills-cvgs-focus-city-status.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 September 2024 |website=Cincinnati Business Courier}}</ref>

===Recent history===
[[File:CVG ATC Tower.jpg|thumb|Concourse B ramp tower]]

Until 2015, CVG consistently ranked among the most expensive major airports in the United States.<ref name="Enquirer Coolidge">{{cite news|title=Cincinnati's sky-high airfares are tops in the USA|first=Alexander|last=Coolidge|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=January 3, 2007|page=A8 |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-01-03-cincinnati-has-nations-highest-airfares_x.htm |access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> Delta operated over 75% of flights at CVG, a fact often cited as a reason for relatively high domestic ticket prices.<ref name="Dispatch Rose">{{cite news|title=Governors push to keep Delta hub|first=Marla Matzer|last=Rose|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=January 27, 2008|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2008/01/27/airline_mergers.ART_ART_01-27-08_D1_24957SP.html|access-date=October 31, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103125506/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2008/01/27/airline_mergers.ART_ART_01-27-08_D1_24957SP.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Airline officials suggested that Delta was practicing [[predatory pricing]] to drive away discount airlines.<ref name="Enquirer Coolidge" /><ref name="Enquirer Barton">{{cite news| title=High air fares getting attention| author=Paul Barton| work=The Cincinnati Enquirer| publisher=Cincinnati.com| date=December 20, 1999| url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/12/20/loc_high_air_fares.html| access-date=October 31, 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref> From 1990 to 2003, ten discount airlines began service at CVG, but later pulled out,<ref name="Enquirer Pilcher">{{cite news|title=Curse of high fares has economic upside|first=James|last=Pilcher|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 23, 2003|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/11/23/biz_dereg23.html|access-date=October 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> including [[Vanguard Airlines]], which pulled out of CVG twice.<ref name="Post Duke">{{cite news|title=Discount Airline Passes on CVG|first=Kerry|last=Duke|work=[[The Cincinnati Post|The Kentucky Post]]|date=November 30, 2006|page=A1 |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:KYPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=115C1541224360A8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> After [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] downsized its hub operations, low cost carriers began operations and have been sustained at the airport ever since.<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Jason |date=July 23, 2015 |title=Allegiant Air makes CVG a home, creates jobs |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2015/07/23/allegiant-air-cvg-base-jobs/30548707/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 24, 2015 |website= |publisher=Cincinnati.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Flango |first=Adam |date=3 August 2017 |title=CVG doesn't suck anymore. How did that happen? |url=https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/cvg/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=[[Cincinnati Magazine]]}}</ref>

Terminal 2 was closed in May 2012, and CVG re-opened and consolidated all non-Delta airlines to Concourse A in Terminal 3 at that time, which became the sole terminal.<ref>{{cite web |last=Driehaus |first=Bob |date=May 2013 |title=Ground Control |url=https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/features/ground-control1/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=Cincinnati Magazine}}</ref> Renovation and expansion of the ticketing/check-in area and Concourse A took place that year to accommodate the move.<ref>{{cite web |title=CVG's new Concourse A: SLIDESHOW |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2012/05/14/slideshow-preview-of-cvgs-new.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Cincinnati Business Courier |publisher=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wells |first1=Dan |date=14 May 2012 |title=Newly renovated CVG concourse A opens |url=https://www.fox19.com/story/18372878/newly-renovated-cvg-concourse-a-opens |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=FOX19 Now}}</ref> Terminals 1 and 2 were torn down in early 2017 to construct an overnight parking and deicing area.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 7, 2016 |title=CVG to demolish Concourse |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/03/07/cvg-to-demolish-concourse.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 2, 2017 |website=Cincinnati Business Courier}}</ref> Both concourses, the customs facility, baggage claim, and ticketing areas were renovated in late 2017 to mid 2018 under a $4.5 million plan.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 9, 2017 |title=CVG plans multimillion-dollar upgrade |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/06/09/cvg-plans-multimillion-dollar-upgrade.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 8, 2017 |website=Cincinnati Business Courier}}</ref><ref name="Master Plan Report">{{cite web|title = Master Plan Report|url=http://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/master-plan-report/8-recommendations.pdf?sfvrsn=2|website=cvgairport.com|access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> In 2021, the airport opened a new rental car and ground transportation center adjacent to the main terminal.<ref name="CVGconrac">{{cite web |date=20 October 2021 |title=CVG opens new rental car and ground transportation center |url=https://www.lanereport.com/148082/2021/10/cvg-opens-new-rental-car-and-ground-transportation-center/ |access-date=15 February 2022 |website=Lane Report}}</ref>

==Facilities==
===Terminal===
[[File:CVG Walkway.jpg|left|thumb|241x241px|Underground walkway leading to Concourses A and B]]
The airport has one terminal and two concourses with a total of 51 gates.<ref name="CVGTerMap">{{cite web |title=CVG Terminal Map |url=https://www.cvgairport.com/map/ |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=cvgairport.com}}</ref> Both concourses are islands and are only accessible by an underground moving walkway and [[Cincinnati Airport People Mover|people mover]].<ref name="StepbyStepCVG">{{cite web |title=Step by Step Directions |url=https://www.cvgairport.com/terminal/access/steps |access-date=25 December 2020 |website=cvgairport.com |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609171551/https://www.cvgairport.com/terminal/access/steps |url-status=dead }}</ref> All international arrivals without pre-clearance are handled in Concourse B.<ref name="StepbyStepCVG" />

*'''Concourse A''' has 23 gates.<ref name="CVGTerMap" />
*'''Concourse B''' has 28 gates.<ref name="CVGTerMap" />
[[File:CVG Concourse B.jpg|thumb|Interior view of Concourse B]]
==== Art ====
{{Main|Winold Reiss industrial murals}}[[File:CVG Mastodon Fossil.jpg|thumb|A [[Mastodon]] fossil at Concourse B]]

The current airport is home to 5 of 16 large [[Art Deco]] murals created for the train concourse building at [[Cincinnati Union Terminal]] during the station's construction in 1932. 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 the train concourse building was designated for demolition in 1972, a "Save the Terminal Committee" raised funds to remove and transport 14 of the murals in the concourse to new locations in the Airport. They were placed in Terminal 1, as well as Terminals 2 and 3, which were then being constructed as part of major airport expansion and renovation. When Terminals 1 and 2 were demolished, the murals in those areas were stored and the new Security Screening building was designed to accommodate the heavy weight of the murals with the eastern "store front" windows designed to be removable to permit the future installation of the murals. 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, [[Fear of flying|refused to fly]] on a plane. The nine murals located in the former Terminals 1 & 2 were relocated to the [[Duke Energy Convention Center]] in downtown Cincinnati, while five murals remain in Terminal 3 to this day.<ref>{{cite web |last=Motsinger |first=Carol |date=May 19, 2015 |title=Long hidden at CVG, murals closer to coming home |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/05/19/murals-cvg-closer-cincinnati-homecoming/27584945/ |work=Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref>

Additionally, there are several pieces of [[Charley Harper]] artwork in the Concourse B food court.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charley Harper Collection |url=https://www.cvgairport.com/terminal-information/art/charley-harper-collection/ |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=www.cvgairport.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Cargo hubs===
[[File:N784AX (8989921401).jpg|thumb|A DHL [[Boeing 767-200]] (N784AX) taxiing at CVG]]
In 1984, DHL opened its CVG hub and began operations throughout the world. For a five-year period beginning in 2004, DHL moved its hub to [[Wilmington Air Park]] in Wilmington, Ohio. In 2009, DHL reversed course and moved back to CVG to resume its original operations. CVG now serves as the largest of DHL's three global hubs (the other two being [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]] and [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]) with numerous flights each day to destinations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific.{{Citation needed|reason=The 2004–2009 move to Wilmington and the locations of DHL's other hubs need citations.|date=August 2023}} DHL has completed a $105 million expansion and employs approximately 2,500 at CVG. Because of this growth, CVG stood as the 4th busiest airport in North America based on cargo tonnage and 34th in the world at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/leadership/cvg-2014.pdf?sfvrsn=0 |title=stats |website=cvgairport.com |access-date=2014-09-25 |archive-date=2014-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912225024/http://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/leadership/cvg-2014.pdf?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Prime Air Boeing 767 aircraft at CVG.jpg|thumb|[[Amazon Air]] Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft at CVG, its primary cargo hub]]

On May 28, 2015, DHL announced a $108M expansion to its current facility, which doubled the current cargo operations. The money was used to double the gate capacity for transferring cargo, an expansion to the sorting facility, and various technical improvements, which was completed in Autumn 2016. In addition, this has provided many more jobs for the Cincinnati area, and will dramatically increase the airport's operations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeMio |first1=Terry |date=November 20, 2014 |title=DHL to expand at CVG due to e-commerce growth |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/11/20/dhl-express-expansion-boone-county-hebron-cvg/70007328/ |access-date=28 May 2015 |website=Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=CVG&Airport_Name=Cincinnati |title=RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats |publisher=Transtats.bts.gov |date= |accessdate=2022-08-27}}</ref>

On January 31, 2017, [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] announced that its new cargo airline, [[Amazon Air]] would pick CVG as its main worldwide shipping hub, following an investment of $1.49B in the construction and expansion of a cargo facility on the airport grounds.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wetterich |first=Chris |date=January 12, 2018 |title=Amazon adds 200 acres for its CVG air hub |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/01/12/amazon-adds-200-acres-for-its-cvg-air-hub.html |access-date=13 January 2018 |website=Cincinnati Business Courier}}</ref> The company used [[DHL Aviation|DHL]]'s facilities prior to the construction of its new facility. The hub is Amazon's principal shipping hub and was constructed on {{cvt|1,129|acre|ha}} of land at the airport with a {{cvt|3,000,000|ft2|m2}} sorting facility and parking positions for over 100 aircraft. On April 30, 2017, Amazon began operations at CVG with 75 Boeing 767-200ER/300ER aircraft based at the airport and planned to have 200 daily takeoffs and landings from its CVG hub to destinations across the U.S. and internationally.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wetterich |first1=Chris |last2=Caproni |first2=Erin |date=January 31, 2017 |title=Amazon to create $1.5B air hub at CVG |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/01/31/amazon-to-create-1-4b-air-hub-at-cvg.html |access-date=31 January 2017 |website=Cincinnati Business Courier}}</ref> The hub could create up to 15,000 jobs in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 November 2017 |title=Experts: Amazon Prime Air could bring up to 15K jobs over time |url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/transportation-development/development/experts-amazon-prime-air-could-bring-up-to-15k-jobs-over-time |access-date=4 November 2017 |website=[[WCPO-TV]]}}</ref> On August 11, 2021, Amazon debuted its new cargo hub at CVG.  On May 28, 2024, Atlas announced that "Atlas Air has successfully reached an agreement to fully exit their Amazon CMI operations, which no longer aligned with our company plans. Separately, through Titan, we are pleased to extend the dry leasing portion of our relationship with Amazon."{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

===Ground transportation===
The [[Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky|TANK]] 2X bus provides direct service to Florence and downtown Cincinnati.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2023 |title=2x Airporter - Schedule |url=https://www.tankbus.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2x_08122023.pdf |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=tankbus.org}}</ref>

CVG is served by [[Interstate 275 (Ohio–Indiana–Kentucky)|Interstate 275]] via exit 4.

==Airlines and destinations==

===Passenger===
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| {{nowrap|[[Air Canada Express]]}} | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]<ref>{{OAGWorldJuly2025Ref|title=Toronto, ON, Canada YTO|pages=1156-1162}}</ref> <br/> '''Seasonal:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]]<ref>{{OAGWorldJuly2025Ref|title=Montreal, QC, Canada YMQ|pages=768-771}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/air-canada-new-flight-montreal-cvg-airport/62172443|title=Airline launching new international route out of CVG Airport |website=WLWT |date=September 12, 2024}}</ref> |<ref name="AirCanadaRoutes">{{cite web |title=Flight Schedules |url=https://beta.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html?acid=beta%7Credirect%7Caircanada.com%7CNoBar |website=Air Canada |access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
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| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] |<ref name="AlaskaRouteMap">{{cite web |title=Alaska Airlines - Route Map |url=https://www.alaskaair.com/route-map/?lid=nav:explore-routeMap&int=AS_NAV_Explore_RouteMap_-prodID:Destinations |website=Alaska Air |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>
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| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]], [[Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport|Destin/Fort Walton Beach]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Jack Edwards Airport|Gulf Shores]],<ref name="Allegiant Expansion">{{Cite press release |title=Allegiant Ties Record for Largest Expansion in Company History with 44 New Nonstop Routes, plus 3 New Cities |date=November 19, 2024 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/allegiant-ties-record-for-largest-expansion-in-company-history-with-44-new-nonstop-routes-plus-3-new-cities-302309357.html |language=en |via=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=Allegiant Air}}</ref> [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Key West International Airport|Key West]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] (ends January 3, 2026),<ref>{{cite web | title=Allegiant Exiting Los Angeles After 17 Years | url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/09/16/allegiant-exiting-los-angeles-after-17-years/ }}</ref> [[Melbourne Orlando International Airport|Melbourne/Orlando]], [[Myrtle Beach International Airport|Myrtle Beach]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]] (begins May 21, 2026)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ogwude |first1=Haadiza |title=Allegiant Air launching nonstop flights from CVG to this West Coast city |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2025/11/18/allegiant-launching-nonstop-flights-from-cincinnati-cvg-to-santa-ana-california/87336354007/ |access-date=19 November 2025 |agency=The Enquirer |date=18 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>, [[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Orlando/Sanford]], [[Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport|Phoenix/Mesa]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)|Punta Gorda (FL)]], [[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]], [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]], [[St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport|St. Petersburg/Clearwater]], [[Palm Beach International Airport|West Palm Beach]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Denver International Airport|Denver]],{{cn|date=July 2025}} [[T. F. Green Airport|Providence]]{{cn|date=July 2025}} |<ref name="AllegiantRoutes">{{cite web |title=Allegiant Air - Route Map |url=https://www.allegiantair.com/route-map |website= Allegiant Air |access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref>
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| [[American Airlines]] | [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]],{{cn|date=July 2025}} [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250617-aa2h25319|title=American A319 2H25 Network Additions – 15JUN25|publisher=Aeroroutes|date=June 17, 2025|accessdate=June 26, 2025}}</ref> [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]]{{cn|date=July 2025}} |<ref name="AmericanRoutes">{{cite web |title=Flight schedules and notifications |url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule |website=American Airlines |access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref>
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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]] | {{cn|date=June 2025}}
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| [[Breeze Airways]] | [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]]<br/>'''Seasonal:''' [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]],{{cn|date=July 2025}} [[Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport|Providence]],{{cn|date=July 2025}} [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]]{{cn|date=July 2025}} | {{cn|date=June 2025}}
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| [[British Airways]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]] |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb |title=Timetables |website=British Airways |publisher=International Airlines Group |location=London}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]]{{cn|date=July 2025}} |<ref name="WhereWeFly">{{cite web |title=Where We Fly - Delta Air Lines |url=https://dl.fltmaps.com/en |access-date=6 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410172439/http://dl.fltmaps.com/en|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]] | {{cn|date=June 2025}}
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]], [[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[West Palm Beach International Airport|West Palm Beach]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-22-new-routes-launching-in-december/ | title=Frontier Airlines Announces 22 New Routes Launching in December}}</ref> |<ref name="FrontierRoutes">{{cite web |title=Frontier |work=Frontier Airlines |url=https://www.flyfrontier.com/plan-and-book/route-map/ |access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
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| [[Southwest Airlines]] | [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]] (begins June 4, 2026),<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/southwest-airlines-announcing-new-flights-from-several-major-airports/ar-AA1OaARC</ref> [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]],{{cn|date=July 2025}} [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]],{{cn|date=July 2025}} [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]]{{cn|date=July 2025}} |<ref name="SouthwestRoutes">{{cite web |title=Check Flight Schedules |url=https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html |access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Sun Country Airlines]]}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]]{{cn|date=July 2025}} |<ref name="SunCountryRouteMap">{{cite web |title=Sun Country - Route Map |url=https://www.suncountry.com/route-map |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>
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| [[United Airlines]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]] |<ref name="UnitedRoutes">{{cite web |title=Timetable |url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx |access-date=7 January 2017 |archive-date=28 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[United Express]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]] |<ref name="UnitedRoutes"/>
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===Cargo===
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| {{nowrap|[[ABX Air]]}} | [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan]], [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] |{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
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| {{nowrap|[[AeroLogic]]}} | [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]], [[Frankfurt International Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] |{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
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| {{nowrap|[[Amazon Air]]}} | [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Lehigh Valley International Airport|Allentown/Bethlehem]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Fort Worth Alliance Airport|Fort Worth/Alliance]], [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Lakeland Linder International Airport|Lakeland (FL)]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Manchester–Boston Regional Airport|Manchester (NH)]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.globaltrademag.com/amazon-air-begins-daily-cargo-service-at-manchester-boston-regional-airport/|title=Amazon Air begins daily cargo service at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport|newspaper=Global Trade Magazine|date=November 30, 2022|accessdate=December 3, 2022 |last1=Jay |first1=Tim }}</ref> [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Stockton Metropolitan Airport|Stockton]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]] |{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
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| {{nowrap|[[Ameriflight]]}} | [[Albany International Airport|Albany]], [[Huntsville International Airport|Huntsville]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Smyrna Airport (Tennessee)|Smyrna (TN)]], [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton]] |<ref>{{cite web |title=Fleet and Bases |url=https://w3.ameriflight.com/fleet-bases/ |publisher=ameriflight.com |access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Atlas Air]]}} | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]], [[Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport|Fort Worth/Alliance]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[Lakeland Linder International Airport|Lakeland]], [[Laredo International Airport|Laredo]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Manchester–Boston Regional Airport|Manchester (NH)]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport|Miami–Opa Locka]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]], [[March Air Reserve Base|Riverside–March Air Base]], [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=[[Atlas Air]]|access-date=December 22, 2023|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813134854/http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Cargojet]]}} | [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport|Hamilton (ON)]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]], [[Montréal–Mirabel International Airport|Montréal–Mirabel]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]] |{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
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| [[Castle Aviation]] | [[Akron–Canton Airport|Akron/Canton]], [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport|Hamilton (ON)]], [[Indy South Greenwood Airport|Indianapolis–South Greenwood]] |<ref>{{cite web |title=Flight Activity History (CSJ915) |url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CSJ915/history |access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[DHL Aviation]]}} | [[Albany International Airport|Albany]], [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport|Baltimore]], [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[Boston Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[The Eastern Iowa Airport|Cedar Rapids/Iowa City]], [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Piedmont Triad International Airport|Greensboro]], [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport|Hamilton (ON)]], [[Valley International Airport|Harlingen]], [[Harrisburg International Airport|Harrisburg]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[Laredo International Airport|Laredo]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport|Louisville]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]],<ref name="dhl-aifa">{{cite news |last1=Martinez |first1=Lourdes |title=The company DHL began cargo operations at AIFA |url=https://www.adn40.mx/poder/dhl-carga-aifa-lmo |access-date=28 February 2023 |work=adn40 |publisher=TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. |date=28 February 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref> [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://italiavola.com/2020/11/17/dhl-express-apre-il-volo-diretto-milano-malpensa-cincinnati-e-un-volo-per-lesportazione-del-made-in-italy/ |title= DHL Express apre il volo diretto Milano Malpensa – Cincinnati. E' un volo per l'esportazione del Made in Italy |date=17 November 2020 |website=italiavola.com |access-date=17 November 2020 |language=it |trans-title= DHL Express begins direct flight Milan Malpensa-Cincinnati. It's a flight for Made in Italy export }}</ref> [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]], [[Montréal–Mirabel International Airport|Montréal–Mirabel]], [[Moscow Domodedovo Airport|Moscow–Domodedovo]] (suspended), [[Sheremetyevo International Airport|Moscow–Sheremetyevo]] (suspended), [[Chubu Centrair International Airport|Nagoya–Centrair]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport|Oscoda]], [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Northeast Philadelphia Airport|Philadelphia–Northeast]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Querétaro Intercontinental Airport|Querétaro]], [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]], [[Greater Rochester International Airport|Rochester]], [[Sacramento Mather Airport|Sacramento–Mather]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan]], [[Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport|San Pedro Sula]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]], [[Changi Airport|Singapore]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Changi Airport Freight Arrivals |url=https://www.changiairport.com/en/flights/arrival-freighter.html |website=Changi Airport Freight Arrivals |access-date=26 November 2023 }}</ref> [[St. John's International Airport|St. John's]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport|Wilkes–Barre/Scranton]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]] |{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
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| {{nowrap|[[FedEx Express]]}} | [[Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport|Louisville]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX701 |title=FedEx (FX) #701 ✈ FlightAware |publisher=Flightaware.com |access-date=2017-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX1260 |title=FedEx (FX) #1260 ✈ FlightAware |publisher=flightaware.com |access-date=2017-07-27}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Silk Way West Airlines]]}} | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] |{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
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==Statistics==
===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from CVG (December 2023 - November 2024)'''<ref name="bts"/>
!Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 414,000
| Delta, Frontier
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Florida}} [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando, Florida]]
| 263,000
| Delta, Frontier, Southwest
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 261,000
| American, Frontier
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
| 258,000
| Allegiant, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Illinois}} [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]]
| 233,000
| American, United
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|North Carolina}} [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| 199,000
| American, Frontier
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia, New York]]
| 155,000
| American, Delta
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|Florida}} [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa, Florida]]
| 141,000
| Delta, Frontier
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|Minnesota}} [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| 138,000
| Delta
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|New Jersey}} [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark, New Jersey]]
| 130,000
| Allegiant, Delta, United
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Busiest cargo routes from CVG (January 2019)'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International (CVG)|url=http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/F4SDetailQuery.shtm|publisher=Bureau of Transportation Statistics|date=January 2019|access-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref>
!Rank
! City
! Cargo (pounds)
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage, Alaska]]
| 38,686,878
| AirBridgeCargo, DHL
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle, Germany]]
| 14,447,211
| AirBridgeCargo, DHL
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Florida}} [[Miami International Airport|Miami, Florida]]
| 14,427,248
| Amazon, American, DHL
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Illinois}} [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]]
| 10,341,326
| Amazon, American, Delta, DHL, United
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 8,819,609
| Amazon, American, Delta, DHL
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona]]
| 8,431,588
| Amazon, Delta, DHL
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Brussels Airport|Brussels, Belgium]]
| 8,223,096
| AirBridgeCargo, DHL
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara, Mexico]]
| 7,990,928
| AeroUnion, Cargojet, DHL
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|Texas}} [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston, Texas]]
| 7,066,885
| Amazon, Delta, DHL, United
|}

=== Airline market share ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Largest airlines at CVG<br />(May 2024 - April 2025)'''<ref name="transtats.bts.gov">{{cite web|title=Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG)|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=CVG&carrier=FACTS|publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Share
|-
|1
| [[Delta Air Lines]]
|2,022,000
|23.36%
|-
|2
| [[Frontier Airlines]]
|1,310,000
|15.14%
|-
|3
| [[Allegiant Air]]
|955,000
|10.90%
|-
|4
| [[American Airlines]]
|806,000
|9.31%
|-
|5
| [[Endeavor Air]]
|782,000
|9.03%
|}

===Annual traffic===
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=CVG}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Annual passenger traffic at CVG<br />1992–present'''<ref name="2025 Master">{{cite web|title=CVG 2025 Master Plan|url=http://www.airportsites.net/cvgpart150mpu/documents/CVG%20MPU%20022007%20FinalDraft.pdf|website=cvgairport.com|publisher=CVG Airport|access-date=12 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105130559/http://www.airportsites.net/cvgpart150mpu/documents/CVG%20MPU%20022007%20FinalDraft.pdf|archive-date=5 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=News & Stats |url=https://www.cvgairport.com/about/news |url-status=dead |access-date=27 November 2019 |website=cvgairport.com |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818230831/https://www.cvgairport.com/about/news }}</ref>
! Year !! Passengers !! Year !! Passengers !! Year !! Passengers !! Year !! Passengers
|-
| 1992||11,545,682||2002||20,812,642||2012||6,038,817||2022||7,573,416
|-
| 1993||12,213,874||2003||21,197,447||2013||5,718,255||2023||8,718,443
|-
| 1994||13,593,522||2004||22,062,557||2014||5,908,711||2024||9,212,348
|-
| 1995||15,181,728||2005||'''22,778,785'''||2015||6,316,332||2025||4,416,724 YTD
|-
| 1996||18,795,766||2006||16,244,962||2016||6,773,905||2026||
|-
| 1997||19,866,308||2007||15,736,220||2017||7,842,149||2027||
|-
| 1998||21,124,216||2008||13,630,443||2018||8,865,568||2028||
|-
| 1999||21,753,512||2009||10,621,655||2019||9,103,554||2029||
|-
| 2000||22,406,384||2010||7,977,588||2020||3,615,139||2030||
|-
| 2001||17,270,475||2011||7,034,263||2021||6,282,253||2031||
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
* On January 12, 1955, [[1955 Cincinnati mid-air collision]], a [[Martin 2-0-2]] was in the take off phase of departure from the airport when it collided with a privately owned [[Castleton Farm]] [[DC-3]]. The mid-air collision killed 13 people on the commercial airliner and two on the privately owned plane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/334964|title=Accident description for N93211 at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= July 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/334963|title=Accident description for N999B at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= July 22, 2024}}</ref>
* On November 14, 1961, [[1961 Cincinnati Zantop DC-4 crash|Zantop cargo flight]], a [[Douglas DC-4|DC-4]], crashed near runway 18 into an apple orchard. The crew survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/333451|title=Accident description for N30061 at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= July 22, 2024}}</ref>
* On November 8, 1965, [[American Airlines Flight 383 (1965)|American Airlines Flight 383]], a [[Boeing 727]], crashed on approach to runway 18C, killing 58 (53 passengers and five crew) of the 62 (56 passengers and six crew) on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/332515|title=Accident description for N1996 at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= July 22, 2024}}</ref>
* On November 6, 1967, [[TWA Flight 159]], a [[Boeing 707]], overran 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/332009|title=Accident description for N742TW at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= July 22, 2024}}</ref>
* On November 20, 1967, [[TWA Flight 128]], a [[Convair 880]], crashed on approach to runway 18, killing 70 (65 passengers and five crew) of the 82 persons aboard (75 passengers and seven crew).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/331998|title=Accident description for N821TW at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= July 22, 2024}}</ref>
* On October 8, 1979, [[Comair Flight 444]], a [[Piper PA-31 Navajo|Piper Navajo]], crashed shortly after takeoff. Seven passengers and the pilot were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/13577|title=Accident description for N6642L at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= July 22, 2024}}</ref>
* On October 19, 1979, Burlington Airways, a [[Beechcraft Model 18]] crash landed on KY 237 at the I-275 bridge overpass. There were no injures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=35405&key=0 |title= Iad80Flq04|website=www.ntsb.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011213359/https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=35405&key=0 |archive-date=October 11, 2012}}</ref>
* On June 2, 1983, [[Air Canada Flight 797]], a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]] flying on the [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas]]-[[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto]]-[[Montreal Dorval International Airport|Montreal]] route, made an emergency landing at Cincinnati due to a cabin fire. 23 of the 41 passengers died of smoke inhalation or fire burns, including folk singer [[Stan Rogers]]. All five crew members survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/327636|title=Accident description for C-FTLU at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate=July 22, 2024|archive-date=July 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722164123/https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/327636|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322572|title=Accident description for N586P at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= July 22, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Ohio World War II Army Airfields]]
* [[Kentucky World War II Army Airfields]]
* [[Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport]]
* [[Cincinnati–Blue Ash Airport]]
* [[Cincinnati West Airport]]

==References==
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}

===Footnotes===
{{Notelist}}

===Notes===
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.nkyviews.com/boone/boone_airport.htm Historical Images of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport]
* [http://www.cvgairport.com/About_Us/Fun__and__Educational/Art_in_the_Terminals/Mural_History.html History of the Industrial Murals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509193046/https://www.cvgairport.com/About_Us/Fun__and__Educational/Art_in_the_Terminals/Mural_History.html |date=2022-05-09 }}
* [http://www.cvgairport.com/airport/murals/index.shtml Mural images and location map]<!-- http://www.cvgairport.com/about_us/fun__and__educational/art_in_the_terminals/index.html -->
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* {{FAA-procedures|CVG}}

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