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 | ||
| Hub for | Delta Air Lines | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 896 ft / 273 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°02′56″N 084°40′04″W / 39.04889°N 84.66778°W | ||
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| 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), sometimes called the Greater Cincinnati Airport 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
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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
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The 1960s brought the jet age to the world. On December 16, 1960, a Delta Air Lines Convair 880 began its first regularly scheduled flight into Cincinnati. After the Jet Age arrived the airport needed 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 bond. This bond was used to expand the south concourse of A by 32,000 feet. This provided nine gates for TWA, American, and Delta. In 1971, the construction of a new east-west runway which crossed the longer north-south runway.[citation needed]
After Delta merged with Northwest Airlines in 2008, the airline began to cut flight capacity from the Cincinnati hub.[4] In October 2009, Delta announced another 10 percent cut of flight capacity out of the CVG hub[5]. Delta announced that it will cut flights in February 2010 to 5 cities. It will leave CVG from 140 destinations to only 70 destinations[6].Today, many businesses in Cincinnati want Delta to re-establish the service it once had in the late '90's/early 2000s, and some have already relocated to other cities with more prominent airports. The rescheduling of flights has also left the airport in what is described as a "mess" by some people[who?]—flights are scheduled in morning and afternoon blocks, in which very large numbers of flights are scheduled to take off at the same time. With the previous cuts implemented by Delta, this has been proven to be quite inefficient, and many delays and cancellations have occurred on a daily basis at CVG. The only remaining intercontinental service by Delta is a daily departure to Paris in the evening, but many business analysts speculate that this flight's days are also numbered in the future. Air France canceled its operation out of CVG in 2007 due to Delta making cuts back then.[citation needed] In January 2010 Delta's CEO Richard Anderson anticipated that there will be 160-170 daily departures in the summer and that the number should not change until at least the fall schedule.[7] John Mok, the head of the Cincinnati Airport authority, asked Delta how much money the airport authority could pay the airline so Delta could continue to keep service levels the same. The airline did not reply to Mok's offer.[8]
[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.[9]
The airport has three terminals, though only two are in use. 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, Continental Airlines and US Airways all operate in Terminal 2. Terminal 3, built specifically for Delta, has two remote concourses (not including the aforementioned Concourse C) connected by an underground tram system. Terminal 3 is served by Delta and its regional affiliates. Terminal 3 is the only terminal with US customs and immigration facilities, and is therefore also used by USA3000 Airlines, who predominantly serve international destinations.
The B Concourse in Terminal 3 is well known for its extra wide space, high ceilings, large windows with views of the airfield, and natural lighting during the day. Most Delta mainline flights operate out of Concourse B while most Delta Connection flights are out of the smaller Concourse A.
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
[edit] Employment
In addition to hundreds of ground staff employees, Delta has a flight attendant base and a pilot base for the MD-88, MD-90,and Boeing 737-800. Delta's regional carriers (Comair, ASA, and Chautauqua) also have pilot and flight attendant bases. In total, over 1,000 people are employed at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Delta recently announced that they would be closing the 767-300ER base.
[edit] Skyclub
Delta operates two Sky Clubs, one each in both Concourse A and B. Delta, until recently, also had a Business Elite lounge. Though the lounge was closed, the furniture and space is now used as a military lounge for departing and arriving military personnel and their families. Food and drinks are provided. The airport on average sees 100 soldiers pass through each day.
[edit] Terminals
[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, eight-gate terminal from the 1970s. It is used by Air Canada (Starting in May),American, Continental, United, and US Airways. This terminal has very few post security amenities. After Security there are restrooms, a news stand, and a bagel place.
[edit] Terminal 3
Terminal 3 has two concourses. Concourse C (which housed the Comair gates) was closed on January 1, 2009. Concourses A and B, now housing all 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 two concourses were completed at different times. The newest concourse was C until its closing in 2009. Terminal 3 is used by Delta Air Lines and USA3000 Airlines.
[edit] New Security Checkpoint in Terminal 3
The Terminal 3 Security Checkpoint has been moved upstairs to the Ticketing Level. This new, expandable checkpoint opened in November 2009. After clearing security, passengers can take escalators or elevators down to the Cincinnati Airport People Mover that departs to Concourses A and B. Arriving passengers still exit the terminal the same way towards Ground Transportation and Baggage Claim by taking escalators or elevators to the baggage claim level.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| Air Canada Jazz | Toronto-Pearson [seasonal; begins May 17] | 2 |
| AmericanConnection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Chicago O'Hare [begins April 6] | 2 |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare [ends April 5], Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami | 2 |
| Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | 2 |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Cancún [seasonal], Denver, Eagle/Vail [seasonal], Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami [seasonal], Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, Punta Cana [seasonal], Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa | 3 |
| Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Buffalo, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville (SC), Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Nashville, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Washington-Reagan | 3 |
| Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Albany (NY), Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Greenville (SC), Indianapolis, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Nashville, Newark, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, St. Louis, South Bend | 3 |
| Delta Connection operated by Comair | Albany (NY), Atlanta, Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Lauderdale, Greensboro, Hartford/Springfield, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (FL), Madison, New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, Sarasota/Bradenton [seasonal], Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach [seasonal] | 3 |
| Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines | Baltimore, Charleston (WV), Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare, Fayetteville (AR), Greensboro, Harrisburg, Hartford/Springfield, Huntington, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lexington, Little Rock, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New York-JFK, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Rochester, Syracuse, Washington-Dulles | 3 |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Atlanta | 3 |
| Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America | Atlanta, Boston, New York-LaGuardia | 3 |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Buffalo, Cleveland, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Greenville (SC), Milwaukee, Nashville, Omaha | 3 |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | 2 |
| United Express operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles [All service begins February 11] | 2 |
| United Express operated by GoJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | 2 |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver | 2 |
| United Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Chicago O'Hare | 2 |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin | Charlotte, Philadelphia | 2 |
| US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte | 2 |
| USA3000 Airlines | Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Fort Myers [seasonal], Punta Cana [seasonal] | 3 |
[edit] Public transportation
TANK bus 2X connects the airport to downtown Cincinnati.
[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.
[edit] Pricing
CVG consistently ranks among the most expensive major airports in the United States.[10] 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.[11] Airline officials have suggested that Delta practices predatory pricing to drive away discount airlines.[10][12] From 1990 to 2003, ten discount airlines began service at CVG, only to later pull out,[13] including Vanguard Airlines, which pulled out of CVG twice.[14] 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.[13]
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.[13]
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.[15]
[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 8, 1965, American Airlines Flight 383, a Boeing 727, crashed on approach to runway 18, killing 58 (53 passengers and 5 crew) of the 62 (56 passengers and 6 crew) on board.
- 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 to runway 18, killing 70 (65 passengers and 5 crew) of the 82 persons aboard (75 passengers and 7 crew).
- On October 8, 1979, Comair Flight 444, a Piper Navajo, crashed shortly after takeoff . Seven passengers and the pilot were killed.
- 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.
- 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, official website
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for CVG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ 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 2008-04-21.
- ^ Yamanouchi, Kelly. "Cincinnati hub is shrinking." Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sunday August 2, 2009. Retrieved on August 2, 2009.
- ^ Delta to trim more CVG flights
- ^ http://www.kypost.com/content/wcposhared/story/Delta-And-CVG-Expect-More-Cuts/LDf8W5Qe0Em8zXG0tn18kQ.cspx
- ^ "Delta CEO: Expect fewer flights from CVG." Cincinnati Enquirer. January 22, 2010. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.
- ^ Bolton, Doug. "Airport CEO: Name your price, Delta." Cincinnati Business Courier. Tuesday January 19, 2010. Modified on Tuesday January 19, 2010. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.
- ^ Coolidge, Alexander, Airport To Close Concourse C, Cincinnati Enquirer, August 27, 2008[1]
- ^ 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 2008-04-21.
- ^ 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 2008-04-21.
- ^ 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 2008-04-21.
- ^ 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 2008-04-21.
- ^ 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 2008-04-21.
- ^ http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=11224
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport |
- Historical Images of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport
- History of the Industrial Murals
- Mural images and location map
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 14 Jan 2010
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CVG, effective 14 Jan 2010
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCVG
- ASN accident history for CVG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCVG
- FAA current CVG delay information
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