Airport

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

CVG · Cincinnati / Covington, KY

By Andrew Nov 4, 2026

IATA Code: CVG
ICAO Code: KCVG
City: Cincinnati / Covington
Country: United States
Website: www.cvgairport.com

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport is a major airport serving Cincinnati / Covington, KY. Its IATA code is CVG and its ICAO code is KCVG.

The airfield sits 896 feet above sea level.

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CVG by the numbers

IATA CVG · ICAO KCVG · 896 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #152 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures: 81.0%; Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled: 2.0%; Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late: 85 min; Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked: 34,057; Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

Late-arriving aircraft 36%
Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
Air traffic control & airport 27%
Extreme weather 6%
Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from CVG

Route	Flights	On time
Chicago (ORD)	4,673	71%
Atlanta (ATL)	3,012	85%
Boston (BOS)	2,059	80%
Orlando (MCO)	1,791	80%
Charlotte (CLT)	1,771	81%
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)	1,697	76%
Denver (DEN)	1,498	83%
Philadelphia (PHL)	1,324	79%
Washington (DCA)	1,019	63%
Miami (MIA)	989	82%

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Airlines departing CVG

Airline	Flights	On-time departures
Delta Air Lines	7,606	85%
Republic Airways	4,909	82%
Allegiant Air	3,488	79%
Frontier Airlines	3,096	80%
American Airlines	3,028	79%
OH	2,910	75%
Envoy Air	2,608	83%
Southwest Airlines	2,529	77%
United Airlines	2,424	86%
SkyWest Airlines	1,028	70%

Terminals, parking & amenities

Terminals (7)

A11
A12
A13
A14
Concourse A
Concourse B
Main Terminal

Parking (9)

Main Terminal Lot
Quick Turnaround
Terminal 1 Lot
Terminal 2 Lot

Food & drink (25)

Blaze Pizza
Bruegger's Bagels
Chick-fil-A
Christian Moerlein Malt House Taproom
Costa
Delta Sky Club
Gold Star Chili
Great American Bagel
Hop & Cask
Ida's Seat Tavern
Local Pub
Max & Erma's

Shops (24)

Books, Barrels, and Bridges
Brighton Collectibles
Brooks Brothers
CNBC News
CNBC News & Gifts
Cork ‘n Bottle
Duty Free Americas
Flight Station
Gaslight Gifts
Gaslight Market
InMotion Entertainment
InMotion Entertainment

Gates (47)

A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, A12, A13, A15, A16, A17, A18, A19, A21, A22, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B10, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16, B17, B18, B19, B20, B21

Runways

Runway	Length	Surface
09/27	12,001 ft	PEM, lighted
18C/36C	11,000 ft	PEM, lighted
18L/36R	10,000 ft	CON, lighted
18R/36L	8,000 ft	CON, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

Recorded airport information (ATIS) 134.375 MHz
Recorded airport information (ATIS) 135.300 MHz
Tower 118.300 MHz
Tower 118.975 MHz
Tower 133.325 MHz
Tower 360.850 MHz
Ground 121.700 MHz
Clearance delivery 127.175 MHz
Departure 126.650 MHz
Departure 128.700 MHz
Departure 254.250 MHz
Approach 119.700 MHz
Approach 123.875 MHz
Approach 363.150 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

Tags: CVG, KCVG, Cincinnati / Covington airport, Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

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