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
A clipped portion of the map of Boone County showing the Taylorsport Precinct from 'An Atlas of Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, Kentucky', 1883Taylorsport Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)
Related resource
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport website
Air Disasters in Boone County
Browse resources at BCPL Digital Archive
Bibliographic citation
Salmons, Stephanie. "CVG was originally military training field," Boone County Recorder, January 10, 2013, page A1.
Source
Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky
Item sets
Historic Sites--Kentucky--Boone County--Taylorsport Precinct
Media
Early view of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport