Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Item
- Title
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- Alternate name
- Greater Cincinnati Airport
- Greater Cincinnati International Airport
- CVG
- Description
- Built during WWII as a practice field for B-17 Bombers, the Greater Cincinnati Airport was first used commercially in January of 1947. American Airlines, Delta and Trans World Airlines (TWA) were the first commercial carriers to fly out of the Greater Cincinnati Airport. (Salmons, Stephanie)
- Although the airport is located in the Hebron area of Boone County, Nathaniel Riddell agreed to sponsor the airport as long as Kenton County provided the funding. (Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky)
- Has beginning
- Jan 1947
- Political division
-
Taylorsport Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)
- Related resource
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport website
- Air Disasters in Boone County
- Bibliographic citation
- Salmons, Stephanie. "CVG was originally military training field," Boone County Recorder, January 10, 2013, page A1.
Linked resources
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| Air Tahoma Flight 185 Crash, 2004 | Event |
| American Airlines Flight 383 Crash, 1965 | Event |
| TWA Flight 128 Crash, 1967 | Event |
| TWA Flight 694 Crash, 1955 | Event |
| Zantop Air Transport Crash, Ky., 1961 | Event |
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| Active Aero Charter Crash, Ky., 1989 | Event |
| Air Canada Flight 797 Crash, 1983 | Event |
| Comair Crash, Ky., 1990 | Event |
| Comair Flight 444 Crash, 1979 | Event |
| Delta Flight 338 Crash, 1999 | Event |
| TWA Flight 159 Crash, 1967 | Event |
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| Baker-Rouse Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.) | Location |
| Barlow-Airport Cemetery (Hebron, Ky.) | Location |
| Brown Cemetery (Hebron, Ky.) | Location |
| Simeon Christy Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.) | Location |