Cincinnati / Covington

CVG · KCVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

39.05°, -84.67°KY, United States

Passengers a year

8.8M

#48 busiest in the U.S.

58

nonstop destinations

36

airlines

125

departures a day

76.0%

arrivals on time

1.8%

flights cancelled

79.4%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from CVG, by passengers: ATL, ORD, MCO, DFW, DEN, CLT, FLL, MSP, DTW, LGACVGDENMSPORDDTWLGACLTFLLMCOATLDFW
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Cincinnati / Covington, with 36% of all passengers. 36 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Delta Air Lines holds 36% of the airport — the 15th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is RNO at 39%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta80% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest
36.2%3.2M+7.6%
AA
American78% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Envoy, Republic, SkyWest, Piedmont
18.6%1.6M-3%
G4
Allegiant85% full
12.1%1.1M+6.7%
F9
Frontier77% full
11.6%1M-25.3%
UA
United81% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic, GoJet, Mesa, SkyWest, CommuteAir
11.0%965.7K-1.2%
+Other airlines
10.5%926K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

52 domestic and 6 international nonstop destinations from Cincinnati / Covington, across 6 countries.

97% domestic · 3% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    435K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    288.7K departing · 74% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    270.8K departing · 85% full

    Frontier Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    227.3K departing · 80% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    219K departing · 83% full

    United Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    157.1K departing · 77% full

    American Airlines

  • Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

    139.6K departing · 81% full

    Delta Air Lines · Allegiant Air · Frontier Airlines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    126.2K departing · 72% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Detroit (DTW)

    118.6K departing · 81% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • New York (LGA)

    111.4K departing · 72% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Paris, France (CDG)

    49.5K departing · 97.1K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    42.6K departing · 87.4K both ways

    British Airways

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    19.1K departing · 39.4K both ways

    Air Canada

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    12.4K departing · 24.2K both ways

    Frontier Airlines · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines

  • Montréal, Canada (YUL)

    5.1K departing · 9.8K both ways

    Air Canada

  • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)

    2.6K departing · 5.3K both ways

    Frontier Airlines

All nonstop destinations

58 nonstop · 11 airlines · 52 domestic / 6 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Cincinnati / Covington.

Body class · share of departures

When Cincinnati / Covington is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

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Dec

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Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
8,715,173
1991
9,455,599
1992
10,633,424
1993
11,003,432
1994
11,635,196
1995
12,526,008
1996
15,398,901
1997
16,005,883
1998
16,311,467
1999
16,081,797
2000
20,624,242
2001
17,229,659
2002
20,766,193
2003
21,231,651
2004
22,142,483
2005
22,772,276
2006
16,223,043
2007
15,676,960
2008
13,517,493
2009
10,530,485
2010
7,914,286
2011
6,896,216
2012
5,889,071
2013
5,606,095
2014
5,764,705
2015
6,124,607
2016
6,578,332
2017
7,632,985
2018
8,625,630
2019
8,878,618
2020
3,495,576
2021
6,152,630
2022
7,468,028
2023
8,633,034
2024
9,053,693
2025
8,772,838
2026
3,484,439 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Cincinnati / Covington, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 22Cancelled 2

19 min

average delay

620

flights cancelled

33.1K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Republic Airways 81.8%

Least reliable here

PSA Airlines 69.8%

Among US airports

#48

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 64.5%–84.3%

The weak spot is July 2025, when 64.5% of arrivals landed on time — 11.5 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 84.3%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)?

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport handled about 8.8M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #48 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 125 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Cincinnati / Covington (CVG), flying about 36% of its passengers. 36 airlines serve Cincinnati / Covington in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)?

Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) has 58 nonstop destinations — 52 domestic and 6 international across 6 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)?

About 76.0% of flights arriving at Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.8% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Cincinnati / Covington (CVG), about 21% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Cincinnati / Covington; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).