Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
CVG · KCVG · Covington, Kentucky · Boone County · map
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International is a public-use airport owned by Kenton County Arpt Board, 8 miles southwest of Covington, Kentucky, 896 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 12,001 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CVG · ICAO KCVG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Kenton County Arpt Board
- Elevation
- 896 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1944
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 12,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18C/36C | 11,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18L/36R | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18R/36L | 8,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 11,640 ft available for landing
- Runway 27: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 18C: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 36C: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 18L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 36R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 18R: ILS with DME, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 36L: ILS with DME, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Cvg and automated weather (ASOS) Arrival | 134.375 | Cincinnati |
| Digital ATIS Departure | 135.3 | Cincinnati |
| Clearance delivery | 120.4 | Cincinnati |
| Clearance delivery When luk tower closed | 124.9 | Lunken |
| Clearance delivery | 126.25 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Cincinnati |
| Tower Runway 09/27, 18C/36C | 118.3 | Cincinnati |
| Tower Runway 18L/36R | 118.975 | Cincinnati |
| Tower Runway 18R/36L | 133.325 | Cincinnati |
| Approach · Jakie and star arriving from headings 090 to 269 | 119.7 | Cincinnati |
| Class B airspace · Approach and departure arriving from headings 001 to 180 | 121.0 | Cincinnati |
| Approach arriving from headings 270 to 089 | 123.875 | Cincinnati |
| Class B airspace · Departure · Approach and departure arriving from headings 181 to 360 | 128.7 | Cincinnati |
| Departure arriving from headings 001 to 180 | 126.65 | Cincinnati |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Cincinnati |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 859-414-0353.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Covington from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Covington, Kentucky: 4 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 glider, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Kentucky.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 34 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index east available upon required.
- West 4200 feet and east 750 feet concrete; remainder asphalt overlay.
- Closed to passenger aircraft with wingspan gtr than 140 feet.
- Noise sens area north and south of airport; runway asgn 10:00 pm to 7:00 am based on noise abatement.
- Successive or simul departure from runway 18L, 18C, 36L, 36C and 36R apvd with course dvrg bgn no further than 2 MI from eor due to noise abatement.
- Taxiways rstrd to 15 mph or less with wingspan 214 feet or more.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of the airport.
- Ramp control: ramp 1N / 1S txl and ramp 2N / 2S txl - 130.90, ramp 3 txl and north txl - 130.375; dhl ramp control: 129.475; amz ramp control: 130.5.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.