Where is CVG airport?

CVG is a large airport in Cincinnati / Covington, Kentucky, United States, at 39.0488, -84.6678, 273 m above sea level. It serves Cincinnati.

Which other airports serve Cincinnati?

Cincinnati has 2 airports: CVG, LUK.

What time zone is CVG in?

CVG is in the America/New_York time zone, UTC−5 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use CVG?

8,731,374 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport opened in 1947.

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Large airport in Cincinnati, United States.

IATA code: CVG
ICAO code: KCVG
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 8,731,374; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 117; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−5 / UTC−4; America/New_York
Elevation: 273 m; 896 ft
Runways: 4; Longest 3,658 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with C

About CVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport is a large airport serving Cincinnati, United States. It opened in 1947 and is run by Kenton County Airport Board. 8,731,374 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 117 nonstop routes from CVG.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CVG

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CVG → ATL	Atlanta, United States	601 km	861,569
CVG → ORD	Chicago, United States	425 km	581,213
CVG → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,218 km	543,514
CVG → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	1,306 km	451,299
CVG → DEN	Denver, United States	1,721 km	435,948
CVG → CLT	Charlotte, United States	539 km	322,368
CVG → FLL	Fort Lauderdale, United States	1,500 km	280,013
CVG → MSP	Saint Paul, United States	959 km	258,996
CVG → DTW	Detroit, United States	369 km	234,339
CVG → SLC	Salt Lake City, United States	2,334 km	229,164
CVG → SEA	Seattle, United States	3,161 km	222,184
CVG → TPA	Tampa, United States	1,244 km	220,110
CVG → BOS	Boston, United States	1,210 km	219,574
CVG → EWR	New York, United States	916 km	216,109
CVG → RSW	Fort Myers, United States	1,414 km	213,102
CVG → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	2,700 km	209,244
CVG → LGA	New York, United States	942 km	206,087
CVG → IAH	Houston, United States	1,402 km	201,060
CVG → JFK	New York, United States	948 km	199,313
CVG → DCA	Washington, United States	662 km	196,718
CVG → PHX	Phoenix, United States	2,525 km	168,820
CVG → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	816 km	157,711
CVG → MIA	Miami, United States	1,526 km	149,789
CVG → BWI	Washington, United States	692 km	145,936
CVG → IAD	Washington, United States	625 km	124,554
CVG → BNA	Nashville, United States	370 km	120,133
CVG → MDW	Chicago, United States	401 km	119,457
CVG → VPS	Fort Walton Beach, United States	965 km	119,220
CVG → PIE	St. Petersburg, United States	1,249 km	113,373
CVG → PGD	Punta Gorda, United States	1,368 km	111,662
CVG → SFB	Orlando, United States	1,183 km	110,645
CVG → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,058 km	107,963
CVG → SRQ	Sarasota, United States	1,307 km	99,580
CVG → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,378 km	93,680
CVG → AUS	Austin, United States	1,541 km	93,577
CVG → CDG	Paris, France	6,688 km	92,903
CVG → CHS	Charleston, United States	800 km	55,756
CVG → YYZ	Toronto, Canada	664 km	50,101
CVG → SAV	Savannah, United States	830 km	48,598
CVG → JAX	Jacksonville, United States	987 km	39,745

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at CVG

DL Delta Air Lines · 15,640 flights
9E Endeavor Air · 14,770 flights
YX Republic Airline · 9,562 flights
G4 Allegiant Air · 6,613 flights
F9 Frontier Airlines · 6,309 flights
AA American Airlines · 6,132 flights
OH PSA Airlines · 5,507 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 5,065 flights
WN Southwest Airlines · 4,891 flights
UA United Air Lines · 4,636 flights
G7 GoJet Airlines · 2,865 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 1,971 flights
QK Jazz Aviation LP · 1,342 flights
YV Mesa Airlines · 970 flights
MX Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze · 872 flights
AS Alaska Airlines · 860 flights
PT Piedmont Airlines · 527 flights
BA British Airways · 498 flights
SY Sun Country Airlines · 110 flights
C5 CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir · 80 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 81.4%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 1.9%
Departures counted: 33,717; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Other airports in Cincinnati

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
LUK	Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field	Cincinnati	22 km

All Cincinnati airports and the distances between them →

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
DAY	James M. Cox Dayton International Airport	Dayton, United States	102 km
LEX	Blue Grass Airport	Lexington, United States	113 km
SDF	Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport	Louisville, United States	135 km

Distance from CVG to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CVG → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,378 km	93,680
CVG → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11,768 km	—
CVG → CDG	Paris, France	6,688 km	92,903
CVG → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,019 km	—
CVG → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,852 km	—
CVG → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,666 km	—
CVG → JFK	New York, United States	948 km	199,313
CVG → ATL	Atlanta, United States	601 km	861,569
CVG → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,058 km	107,963
CVG → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	15,445 km	—
CVG → HND	Tokyo, Japan	10,571 km	—
CVG → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,563 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	3,658 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes
18C/36C	3,353 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes
18L/36R	3,048 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes
18R/36L	2,438 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Cincinnati / Covington, Kentucky, United States · 39.0488, -84.6678

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Questions

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport has the IATA code CVG and the ICAO code KCVG. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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