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CVG: THE AIRPORT
WHY IS CINCINNATI'S AIRPORT IN KENTUCKY?
The history of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) begins with the establishment of Lunken Field (LUK), the municipal airport built in 1926 in a valley east of Cincinnati.
But the 1937 Ohio River flood innundated Lunken Field. Frequent valley fog made Lunken less attractive. Federal aviation officials wanted someplace more reliable. Boone and Kenton Counties in Northern Kentucky saw the opportunity to build on high ground in Boone County, purchased by Kenton County. Congress agreed and granted $2 million for the construction of four runways in 1942. The field was initially used as a training ground for Army Air Corps bomber pilots.
By 1945, temporary military needs for the Boone County airfield were set aside and air freight service had begun. Local air service began in 1946 at the Greater Cincinnati Airport, and commercial airline service began in January 1947. By 1957, CVG was served by American, Delta, Piedmont, TWA and several other commercial airlines.
The airport code CVG is in reference to the city of Covington, Kentucky, in Kenton County, where the Kenton County Airport Board is located. That entity manages the airport because of the county's investment in the land acquired.
ABOUT ALL THOSE
TAILS YOU SEE AT CVG
You're wondering what that airplane is, where it came from, where it's going, how many people are on it.... right? (Why can't I be on that flight to Cancun?) Here are some pages and some links all about the flying machines you see at CVG.
Passenger jets come and go from CVG from early morning to just past midnight. Cargo jets come and go at a lot of different times.
Passenger airlines currently seen: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, American, Breeze, British Airways, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Sun Country Airlines, United, Vacation Express, and Viva Aerobus. You'll see aircraft from a 50-passenger CanadaAir Regional Jet up to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, carrying 250 passengers.
VISITOR LINKS
Coming soon...
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Here is technical information you may find interesting.
[NOTE: This data is not intended for airmen to use in the execution of planning or flying.]
LISTENING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
You can listen to the airplane pilots and the air traffic control operators in a variety of ways, enhancing your plane-spotting excursion.
Listen through a live stream
Listen on a scanner radio
UNICOM: 122.950
WX ASOS: 134.375
CINCINNATI GROUND: 121.700
CINCINNATI TOWER: 118.300 RWY 09/27, 18C/36C
CINCINNATI TOWER: 118.975 RWY 18L/36R
CINCINNATI TOWER: 133.325 RWY 18R/36L
CINCINNATI APPROACH: 119.700 090°-269° (SOUTH)
CINCINNATI APPROACH: 123.875 270°-089° (NORTH)
CINCINNATI DEPARTURE: 126.650 001°-180° (EAST)
CINCINNATI DEPARTURE: 128.700 181°-360° (WEST)
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 127.175
CLASS B AIRSPACE: 121.000 001°-180° (EAST)
CLASS B AIRSPACE: 128.700 181°-360° (WEST)
ATIS ARRIVAL: 134.375
ATIS DEPARTURE: 135.300
EMERGENCY: 121.500
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