United to Resume Route to West Coast

Flights will operate daily starting in October.

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A United Boeing 737-800 in Tokyo. (Photo: Shutterstock | viper-zero)
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Key Takeaways:

  • United is resuming daily nonstop service between Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and San Francisco (SFO) starting October 25, utilizing Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
  • This route, last operated in 2020, will become United's sixth nonstop destination from CVG, connecting the tri-state region directly to the West Coast.
  • The new service aims to provide direct access to the West Coast and convenient onward connections through United’s San Francisco hub.
  • The route is partially supported by a minimum revenue guarantee from the JobsOhio Air Service Restoration program.
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United is set to resume nonstop service between Cincinnati, Ohio, and the West Coast.

Starting Oct. 25, the carrier will connect Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport with San Francisco. Flights will operate daily using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

United last served this route in 2020, according to Cirium Diio schedule data.

San Francisco will be United’s sixth nonstop destination from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, behind Chicago O’Hare, Denver, Houston, Washington Dulles, and Newark, New Jersey. United said San Francisco has historically been one of the airport’s largest underserved markets.

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International is located in Boone County, Kentucky, and serves the broader Cincinnati metro area and communities around the tripoint of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.

“We’re thrilled to expand United’s presence in Cincinnati with the addition of new nonstop daily service between Cincinnati and San Francisco,” Mark Weithofer, managing director of domestic network planning at United, said in a news release. “This gives travelers in the tri-state region direct access to the West Coast and from there, convenient access to destinations across the Pacific through United’s San Francisco hub.”

The route will be supported in part through a minimum revenue guarantee from the JobsOhio Air Service Restoration program. Financial details were not disclosed.

Zach Vasile

Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of commercial aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
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