KCVG — Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl
Covington, KY · field elevation 896 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KCVG current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCVG 111152Z 21007KT 10SM SCT300 26/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02560233 10267 20250 55010
- Wind
- from 210° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,267 ft · pressure altitude 816 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18C | 6 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 18L | 6 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 18R | 6 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 27 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 09 | 3 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 36C | 6 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 36R | 6 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 36L | 6 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 15,000–30,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCVG 111120Z 1112/1218 24008KT P6SM BKN150 FM111400 23011KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 1115/1117 4SM -TSRA OVC035CB FM111700 25012KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 1120/1124 1SM TSRA OVC015CB FM120300 28005KT P6SM BKN040 FM121400 26008KT P6SM BKN040
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.04884, -84.66782
- Elevation
- 896 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1048Z / 0039Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Boone, KY
Airport diagram
Everything else KCVG publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 12,001 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 18C/36C | 11,000 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 18L/36R | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 18R/36L | 8,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS ARR
- 134.375
- D-ATIS DEP
- 135.3
- Tower RWY 09/27, 18C/36C · Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.3
- Tower RWY 18L/36R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.975
- Tower RWY 18R/36L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 133.325
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 120.4
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 090-269
- 119.7
- Approach 270-089
- 123.875
- Departure 001-180
- 126.65
- Departure 181-360
- 128.7
Published procedures
- 40 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 10 departures published
- 5 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KLUK Cincinnati Muni/Lunken Fld12 nm
- KHAO Butler County Rgnl/Hogan Fld20 nm
- KOXD Miami University28 nm
- KMWO Middletown Rgnl/Hook Fld32 nm
- KHLB Batesville33 nm
- KMGY Dayton/Wright Brothers38 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCVG airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kentucky airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.