Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

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An aerial view of CVG
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°02′56″N 084°40′04″W / 39.04889°N 84.66778°W / 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]
Runway layout at CVG

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. Despite being located in Boone County, the airport operations are governed by the neighboring Kenton County Airport Board. The airport's code, CVG, comes from the nearest major city at the time of its opening, Covington, Kentucky. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport covers an area of 7,000 acres (28 km2).

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[edit] History

This section requires expansion.

The first airplane landed at the airport January 10, 1947. It was an American Airlines DC-3 from Cleveland, Ohio touching down at 9:53am. That flight was then followed by a Delta Air Lines flight moments later. [3]

[edit] Jet Age

The 1960s' brought the jet age to the world. On December 16, 1960 a Delta Air Lines Convair 880 began its first regulary scheduled flight into Cincinnati. After the Jet Age came in the airport need to expand to newer more modern terminals and other airport needs. The original Terminal A was expanded and renovated. The north south runway was expanded from 3,100 feet to 8,600 feet. In 1964 the board approved a 12 million dollar bond. This bond was used to expand the south concourse of A by 32,000 feet. This provided 9 gates for TWA, American, and Delta. In 1971 the construction of a new east-west runway which crossed the longer north-south runway. The closure of the north-south caused airlines to temporarily down size the aircraft they used from September 9th until October of that same year. Most airlines that served Cincinnati chose to down size. The one airline that didn't downsize was Delta. They bused passengers from Cincinnati to Louisville.


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 offered 400 flights per day to 120 nonstop destinations. In 2008, further reductions were made due to high fuel prices and the developing economic crisis. After these cutbacks, CVG offered roughly 325 daily departures to nearly 100 destinations.

[edit] Facilities

The airport's terminal/remote-concourse configuration, combined with simultaneous triple landing/takeoff capabilities, makes CVG a particularly efficient airport for flight operations. CVG is the fifth largest hub of Delta Air Lines and is the central hub of Delta's wholly-owned subsidiary airline, Comair, which provides regional jet service under the Delta Connection banner. As such, the airport serves an important role in Delta's midwest hub-and-spoke system. In recent years Delta Air Lines has considerably pared down the amount of flights out of the Cincinnati hub and in August 2008 announced it would be moving all of its Comair flights to Concourses A and B and closed all operations in Concourse C in January 2009.[4]

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.

The airport currently operates four paved runways:

  • Runway 9/27: 12,000 x 150 ft. (3,658 x 46 m), Asphalt/Concrete
  • Runway 18C/36C: 11,000 x 150 ft. (3,353 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
  • Runway 18L/36R: 10,000 x 150 ft. (3,048 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • Runway 18R/36L: 8,000 x 150 ft. (2,438 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete

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

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Terminal 1

Because of its temporary conversion to Airport Administration, terminal 1 currently does not have any commercial carriers. A few Low Cost Carriers have viewed the terminal for a potential operations center.

[edit] Terminal 2

This is a small terminal from the 1970s'. It houses about 8 gates. It has an attached baggage facilities, they are accessible via a bridge.

Airlines and destinations from Terminal 2
Airlines Destinations
American Eagle Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami
United Airlines Chicago-O'Hare
United Express operated by GoJet Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Washington-Dulles
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Chicago-O'Hare
United Express operated by Trans States Airlines Chicago O'Hare
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin Charlotte, Philadelphia
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines Charlotte

[edit] Terminal 3

Terminal 3 has two gate concourses. Concourse C (which housed the Comair gates) was closed on January 1, 2009. Concourses A and B, housing all other Terminal 3 airlines, are reached by an underground tramway. Terminal 3's Ticket area was completed in 1994 as well as concourse B. The other 2 concourses were completed at different times. The newest concourse was C until its closing in 2009.

Airlines and destinations from Terminal 3
Airlines Destinations
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Delta Air Lines Amsterdam [ends August 15], Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Frankfurt [ends August 29], Las Vegas, London-Gatwick [ends August 29], Los Angeles, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, Punta Cana [seasonal; begins December 19] [5], Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charlotte, Columbia (SC), Dayton [ends August 31], Des Moines, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Harrisburg, Huntsville, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Knoxville, Lexington, Louisville, Madison, Memphis, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Tri-Cities, Tulsa, White Plains
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dayton [ends August 31], Detroit, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Wayne, Greenville (SC), Indianapolis, Knoxville, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, South Bend, St. Louis, Tri-Cities
Delta Connection operated by Comair Albany (NY), Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL) [ends August 14], Boston, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton [ends August 31], Des Moines, Detroit, Fayetteville (AR), Ft. Myers, Ft. Lauderdale, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville (SC), Hartford/Springfield, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal, Nashville, Nassau [seasonal], New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Omaha, Orlando, Panama City (FL) [seasonal], Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Sarasota, Savannah, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan
Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines Albany (NY), Baltimore, Birmingham (AL) [ends August 14], Charleston (WV), Charlotte, Columbia (SC), Dayton [ends August 31], Detroit, Hartford/Springfield, Huntington, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Lexington, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, New York-JFK, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Rochester, Syracuse, Tri-Cities, Washington-Dulles
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Dayton, Kansas City, Lexington, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Boston, Kansas City, Knoxville, Memphis, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul
USA3000 Airlines Cancún, Fort Myers, Punta Cana [seasonal], Pittsburgh, St. Louis

[edit] Public transportation

TANK bus 2X connects the airport to downtown Cincinnati.

[edit] Aircraft

Passenger aircraft seen in Cincinnati on a daily basis are: Airbus A319 A320 Boeing; 737-300 737-500 737-700 737-800 757-200 767-300 McDonnell Douglas; MD-88 MD-90 Bombardier; CRJ-200 CRJ-700 CRJ-900 Embraer ERJ 140 ERJ 145 ERJ 170 ERJ 175

[edit] Cargo

[edit] Facts

[edit] Statistics

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.

The tarmac as seen from Terminal 2.

[edit] Pricing

CVG consistently ranks among the most expensive major airports in the United States.[6] 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.[7] Airline officials have suggested that Delta practices predatory pricing to drive away discount airlines.[6][8] From 1990 to 2003, ten discount airlines began service at CVG, only to later pull out,[9] including Vanguard Airlines, which pulled out of CVG twice.[10] 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.[9]

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, primarily because residents can save nearly 50% on the price of airfares found locally at one of these other airports.[9]

In a bid to boost local ridership and make CVG more competitive with surrounding airports, Delta Air Lines announced a large-scale fare reduction on February 6, 2009.[11]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Notable accidents

  • On January 12, 1955 a TWA Flight 1955-01-12 to Cleveland Martin 202a was in the take off phase of departure from the airport when it collided with a privately owned Castleton Farms DC-3. The mid-air collision killed 13 people on the commercial airliner and 2 on the privately owned plane.
  • On November 14, 1961, a Zantop cargo flight, a DC-4, crashed near runway 18 into an apple orchard. The crew survived.
  • On November 6, 1967, TWA Flight 159, a Boeing 707, over-ran 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.
  • On November 20, 1967, TWA Flight 128, a Convair 880, crashed on approach, killing 70 (65 passengers and 5 crew) of the 82 persons aboard (75 passengers and 7 crew).
  • On June 2, 1983, Air Canada Flight 797, a DC-9 flying on a Houston-Dallas-Toronto-Montreal route, made an emergency landing at Cincinnati due to a cabin fire. Twenty-three of the 41 passengers died of smoke inhalation or fire injuries, including legendary Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers. All five crew members survived.

[edit] See also

[edit] 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 (1999-07-31). "Cincinnati's Century of Change: Timeline". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company): p. S3. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/07/01/loc_cincinnatis_century.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  4. ^ Coolidge, Alexander, Airport To Close Concourse C, Cincinnati Enquirer, August 27, 2008[1]
  5. ^ http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/destinations/new_routes/index.jsp#caribbean
  6. ^ a b Coolidge, Alexander (2007-01-03). "Cincinnati's sky-high airfares are tops in the USA". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company): p. A8. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-01-03-cincinnati-has-nations-highest-airfares_x.htm. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  7. ^ Rose, Marla Matzer (2008-01-27). "Governors push to keep Delta hub". The Columbus Dispatch (Dispatch Printing Company). http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/01/27/airline_mergers.ART_ART_01-27-08_D1_24957SP.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  8. ^ Barton, Paul (1999-12-20). "High air fares getting attention". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/12/20/loc_high_air_fares.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  9. ^ a b c Pilcher, James (2003-11-23). "Curse of high fares has economic upside". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/11/23/biz_dereg23.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  10. ^ Duke, Kerry (2006-11-30). "Discount Airline Passes on CVG". The Kentucky Post (E. W. Scripps Company): p. A1. 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. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. 
  11. ^ http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=11224

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