Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 28, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000889348
Document Type	10-K
Trading Symbol	CVU
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 82,667,519
Share Price			$ 10.50
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,734,326
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018