Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is located 13 miles south of downtown Cincinnati in Northern Kentucky.

Airport History

President Franklin Roosevelt approved preliminary funds for site development on Feb. 11, 1942. The new airfield in Boone County opened on Aug. 12, 1944. Out of the bright morning sky on Jan. 10, 1947, an American Airlines DC-3 touched down at the new Greater Cincinnati Airport. CVG stands for "Covington," that being the nearest city of any size when the airport opened in 1947. Cincinnati natives, however, like to think of it as an abbreviation for "Cincinnati Very Good." That's a slogan they picked up from Neil Armstrong when he was on the airports board of directors in the 1970s.[1][2]

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