Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG), is an international airport located near Hebron in Kentucky, U.S, and serving the Greater Cincinnati area.
Although the airport offers a great variety of non-stop passenger services to 63 destinations in North America and Europe, the airport is also known for its cargo services, being one of the fastest-growing cargo airports in all of North America and the 4th in North America for total cargo operations. The airlines that are hubbed here are both cargo airlines; Amazon Air and DHL Aviation.
The idea for the airport was first developed in 1942, with the airfield first opened in 1944 for use by the United States Army Air Corps using the airport. It wasn't until 1946 that the first terminal building was opened, allowing for commercial flights to operate in 1947.
The airport is located south of the Ohio River, just below the Kentucky/Ohio border. It is located southwest of Cincinnati, about 12.4 miles from downtown Cincinnati.
The airport covers a total area of 7,000 acres, with a main terminal and two concourses. Within these, there is a great selection of facilities, including many food and shopping retailers, and also facilities to improve convenience at the airport.
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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is home to four runways, built to handle everything from passenger jets to cargo planes:
Each runway has high-intensity lighting and advanced landing systems, keeping flights moving safely in all weather. With this setup, CVG easily handles a mix of passenger and cargo flights every day.
This terminal is currently the only operational terminal in CVG Airport, so houses the ticketing, security, shopping areas and other facilities in the airport. There is two concourses in this airport, with Concourse A housing Air Canada, Allegiant Air, Frontier, Southwest and United. Concourse B is used for international arrivals and houses American and Delta Air Lines, as well as the US Customs and Border Protection facility.
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is served by many major airlines. Domestic and international flights are available. Below is a list of the primary carriers operating at CVG:
Nonstop flights are available with these airlines to several destinations across North America and Europe.
If you are coming from Cincinnati, you can access the airport by driving south on I-71 or I-75 and taking exit 185. From the West, follow the I-74 to the I-275 circle freeway to Exit 4. From the south, take the I-71 or I-75 followed by the I-275 to Exit 4B.
The Airporter is a local bus service that offers cheap and fast transport between the airport, downtown Cincinnati and downtown Covington.
There are a number of national rental car companies for you to choose from, including Alamo, Acis, Enterprise and Hertz. There is a shuttle bus which operates free transport between the airport and the car rental locations.
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