Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Cincinnati / Covington, Kentucky (United States)

IATA: CVG ICAO: KCVG

Longest Active Runway

12,001 ft

3,658 meters

Field Elevation

896 ft

273 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

39.0488°, -84.6678°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #188 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#299 of 7558

Top 4.0% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United States)

tied #20 of 63 in US

same length as IAH · #63 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CVG in numbers: 12,001 ft longest runway · tied #188 of 650 published · #299 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.0%) · tied #20 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CVG lies at 273 m (896 ft), #204 of 650 published airports by elevation and 64.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 289 ft above the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 5,291 ft higher than CVG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), 72.7 NM, 11,887 ft. Next: IND 85.5 NM. CVG has the longest runway in this radius, 114 ft over SDF.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,001 ft (3,658 m)

CVG runways: 09/27 12,001 × 150 ft permanent paved (pem); 18C/36C 11,000 × 150 ft permanent paved (pem); 18L/36R 10,000 × 150 ft concrete (con); 18R/36L 8,000 × 150 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #20 of 63 in United States with IAH at 12,001 ft; DEN leads by 3,999 ft (16,000 ft). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	12,001 ft (3658 m / 3.658 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18C/36C	11,000 ft (3353 m / 3.353 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18L/36R	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18R/36L	8,000 ft (2438 m / 2.438 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (Louisville)	`SDF`	72.7 NM (134.6 km)	11,887 ft	✅ Lighted
Indianapolis International Airport (Indianapolis)	`IND`	85.5 NM (158.3 km)	11,200 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →